Photographic Portrait of Alsie Aykroyd, Winner of the Boston Light Swim in 1911

by (AYKROYD, Alsie)

$225 · Offered by Between the Covers

Unbound. Photographic portrait. Approximately 9" x 12". Removed from album with paper remnants on verso, one tiny crease, near fine. Portrait of Aykroyd in bathing suit striking a diving pose, with interested male admirers looking on. Aykroyd's bathing cap and lips have been heightened with (probably contemporary) red color. A...... More

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