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July 08, 2012
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Original caption: Plum Beach, Sheepshead Bay 05/1973. Photo by Arthur Tress. Dear God! I’m praying this is a “catch and release” kind of fishing trip!

Original caption: Plum Beach, Sheepshead Bay 05/1973. Photo by Arthur Tress.

Dear God! I’m praying this is a “catch and release” kind of fishing trip!

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July 01, 2012
Original caption: Plum Beach at Sheepshead Bay 05/1973. Photo by Arthur Tress. Hey, you three! Get up and start cleaning up that beach!

Original caption: Plum Beach at Sheepshead Bay 05/1973. Photo by Arthur Tress.

Hey, you three! Get up and start cleaning up that beach!

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June 28, 2012
Original caption: Plum Beach, Sheepshead Bay 05/1973. Photo by Arthur Tress. This caption just doesn’t capture the moment here! Let’s have a caption contest for this sad picture.

Original caption: Plum Beach, Sheepshead Bay 05/1973. Photo by Arthur Tress.

This caption just doesn’t capture the moment here! Let’s have a caption contest for this sad picture.

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June 22, 2012
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Original caption: Plum Beach on Sheepshead Bay 05/1973. Photo by Arthur Tress. Unthinkable that this level of pollution existed in the U.S. Even more unthinkable that people would use the pollution as a rest spot on the beach. Why aren’t they freaking out and fleeing this scene?!

Original caption: Plum Beach on Sheepshead Bay 05/1973. Photo by Arthur Tress.


Unthinkable that this level of pollution existed in the U.S. Even more unthinkable that people would use the pollution as a rest spot on the beach. Why aren’t they freaking out and fleeing this scene?!

Tags: arthur tress Sheepshead Bay (New York N.Y.) Plum Beach (N.Y.) water pollution