From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection
Dipsy Beach House -- Kennebunk, Me. C102 "Made for C.R. Peters"
Image of a beach shack housing a small business renting out beach chairs and umbrellas to tourists. The scene along the shoreline road, is the locally beloved Dipsy Baths Beach, probably named for the quiet and shallow waters of this protected stretch of Kennebunk Beach. Signs read: "Dipsy Baths - Beach Chairs - Umbrellas - C. R. Peters, Prop." "Dipsy Baths" recalls the early 20th century name for this area, and the early 20th century terms "bathing" for wading and swimming, and "bathing beach." [no title]
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LB2010.9.119468