Miami Beach lifeguards - 1926-1955

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HMA0179

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Miami Beach lifeguards - 1926-1955

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  • 1926-1955 (predominant: 1920-1939) (Creation)

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67 photographic prints, 1 scrapbook, 1 typescript

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Photographs of Miami Beach lifeguards at practice, beach and poolside scenes at the Roney Plaza Hotel, Pancoast Lake, the Surf Club, and waterfront scenes in Key West. Most of the photographs show Forrest Lee Retray's fellow lifeguard and mentor, A. Lloyd Milewski, at work and play. Also included is a scrapbook with clippings of Milewski and the Miami Beach Patrol, and a press release from the newly opened Fontainebleau Hotel.

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      Gift of Anne Manning, 2006

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      Accession: 2006-351

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      © Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.

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