Black and white photograph of the beach at Holland, Michigan. Taken by Robert Merrill, looking northeast from the water. Water damage is visible on the image, which was scanned from the negative.

Photograph of two women and a man on a beach in front of an umbrella that is taped to a piece of paper. The younger woman and man appear to be in swim gear, while the older woman is in a dress. Below, it reads: “1922-24. L. to R. “’Pete’ vonBrecht,…

Black and white photograph of a Lake Michigan beach scene in Saugatuck, Michigan. It appears to be a busy day at Oval Beach where people are sunbathing on the sand and swimming in the lake. On the back of the photograph there is a stamp which reads:…

Black and white lantern slide of a group of caucasian sunbathers under a makeshift tent on a beach in Qinhuangdao (Ching Wang Tao), China

Photograph of a beach full of people watching a man climb a wooden pole in the distance.

Photograph of a crowded beach with clusters of people on the sand and exploring the dunes.

Photograph of a large crowd standing on the beach and gathering in anticipation. On the reverse, an inscription reads "Saugatuck, 4th of July Weekend '66, circled is Terry Darling's friend Dick Criuse."

Photograph of a crowded beach next to a large dune covered in beachgrass. The handwriting on the photograph mentions it's Memorial Day.

Photograph of a busy beach with many people sunbathing, standing on the beach and in Lake Michigan. In the distance there is a bigger boat as well as some smaller boats with people joining in on the fun.

Black and white lantern slide (blurry) of a very crowded beach in San Sebastian, Spain.

Photograph of a crowded Lake Michigan beach with boats in the background. Many people are lying down on beach towels sunbathing while others are gathered in the water. Circa summer 1966

Photograph of a large crowd of people sunbathing on the beach. The sky appears to be foggy and the lake is barely visible in the distance.