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Sunbathing at beautiful beaches, having rowdy backyard barbecues and hanging with friends defined the quintessential American summer during the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.
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Yankee Magazine July/August 2023 by Yankee Magazine - Issuu
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Summertime at the Beach, summertime
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Boxoffice-June.07.1976
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Grateful Seconds: Rock Archives 1972, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1990, 1991, 1970, 1971, 1967
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The Bat and Ball - Greater Hartford Twilight Baseball League
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Best Spring Break Beaches in Oregon
Connecticut Bands from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, 20s
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Hartford Courant
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Summertime scenes from the '50s, '60s and '70s – Daily Press