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Open Water Swimming (1927)

A person swimming freestyle in a large lake or river, with a grassy shoreline, trees, and a small house visible in the background. — Open Water Swimming (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Taking his camera to the water's edge, Donald A. Hall Sr. documented this open-water swimmer navigating a calm lake in 1927. The quiet residential shoreline in the distance provides a serene backdrop to the athletic exertion in the foreground.