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Boys along Lakeshore in Evanston, 1905
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For children, swimming at Lake Michigan was generally combined with play in the sandy beaches. Initially, access to Lake Michigan beaches was private. The first public beach opened in Chicago at Lincoln Park in 1896. Suburban beaches, such as this one in Evanston in 1905, followed, particularly up the North Shore.
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