<i>At the Beach</i>, a 1901 print by Charles Dana Gibson.
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The suggestion is that the men might be inclined to enjoy the beach by taking off their clothes to swim, but they do not because a woman is present and such would be considered improper in mixed company-- but the men also think it would be rude to ask the woman to leave, and so have frustrated expressions.</p>
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1901
<p>1901 illustration by Charles Dana Gibson
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