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1986.5.6047.1
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Seattle-area nuns playing in the surf, Grayland, 1960
Order an ImageA group of nuns from the Order of Saint Benedict enjoyed their summer vacation at the beach in Grayland. Here Sisters Ruth (left) and Agnes play in the surf; partly hidden is Sister Rita. After a weeklong break they returned "refreshed and strengthened" to their routine duties of teaching school in the Seattle and Tacoma area.
Handwritten on sleeve: NUNS, Vacationing at Grayland, Washington coast.
Date photograph was published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: August 21, 1960.
Caption information source: “Happy Nuns on Vacation,” by Stan Reed, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 21, 1960, page 1.
Handwritten on sleeve: NUNS, Vacationing at Grayland, Washington coast.
Date photograph was published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: August 21, 1960.
Caption information source: “Happy Nuns on Vacation,” by Stan Reed, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 21, 1960, page 1.
ID Number: 1986.5.6047.1
Date: 1960
Creator(s):
Brownell, Tom, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 120 roll film
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 1986.5.6047.1, photo by Tom Brownell
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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