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He's feeling romantic, but she just wants to read. Rockaway Beach, 1946.
Photo: Sam Shere for Life magazine via Rare Historical Photos
Ph Sam Shere, Rockaway Beach, Queens, New York, 1946.
Sam Shere (US, 1905 - 1982)
LIFE photos of a 1947 Underwater Fashion Show, Marineland mammal park, Florida
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"Mother and Daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Robinson (right) and Betty, 15, belong to Motor Maids of America. Mother holds 49 motorcycling trophies."
Photo by Sam Shere for LIFE Magazine, August 1947. The New England Tour rally took place in Laconia, New Hampshire, on June 21-22, 1947. [Link to Original LIFE Magazine Article]
83 years ago today, the Hindenberg blew up over Lakehurst, NJ. Sam Shere got the shot saying "I had two shots in my big Speed Graphic but I didn't even have time to get it up to my eye. I literally 'shot' from the hip. It was over so fast there was nothing else to do."
Sam Shere, Underwater bicycling, 1947
A police officer ticketing a woman at Rockaway for "indecent exposure," 1946. Once someone left the beach, they had to cover up with a robe. Men were ticketed, too.
Photo: Sam Shere for Life magazine via baumwollarchives