Chaperone discreetly reading a book at the beach, circa 1900. Hand-colored woodcut of a Charles Dana Gibson illustration

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Hand-colored woodcut of a Charles Dana Gibson illustration

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Size: 3485px × 5187px
Photo credit: © North Wind Picture Archives / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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