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Letters in Support of Public Bathing Beach on Lake Michigan, 1895
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Letters in Support of Public Bathing Beach on Lake Michigan, 1895
In 1894 the Free Bath and Sanitary League (FBSL) succeeded the Municipal Order League. It comprised a large working committee of club and professional women and an honorary committee of three hundred prominent professional and businessmen. During its first months, the FBSL's immediate goal was to open a public beach in Lincoln Park to give the poor and working class a place to bathe. The League solicited the endorsement of prominent businessmen and government officials, including the governor.

Authors: E. S. Dreyer, William Dose, Theo. Bluchardt, and Lyman Gage
Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-37320 through ICHi-37323)

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