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Title	Sphinx sand sculpture.
Place	New London (Conn.) Ocean Beach (Conn.)
Topic	Sand sculpture Beaches Cottages Dwellings
Genre	Postcards
Theme	Lifestyle Infrastructure
Description	A man's head is emerging from a sand sculpture in the shape of a fat woman. The location of the beach scene is identified as New London, and the man as Ed Keefe. The letters "E. KEEFE" are visible in the base of the sand sculpture. Several beach houses can be seen in the background.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.<br>Possibly Ocean Beach, New London. Developed at the end of the nineteenth century and eventually served by a trolley line and steamers, Ocean Beach included private cottages, a shore dinner hall and pier. Most were destroyed by the 1938 hurricane. <br>Negative number C19
Date created	1909
Physical format	1 photograph : soft negative ; 3 1/2 x 6 in.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number: 1987.47.111<br>File name: IMG0067-4171.PCD
Source	Mystic Seaport.
Rights	Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image are available from Mystic Seaport.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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