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"Girl archers from Camp Greystone, Tuxedo, N.C., demonstrate fancy shooting attired in latest fashion for the bow and arrow sport -- 'shorts' and sox."
August 23, 1928. "A perfect miss with every shot -- Miss Isabel Bonsack of St. Louis, Mo., has a right to feel happy that her fellow members of the Camp Greystone archery team are skillful markswomen. Miss Bonsack volunteered to act as a target during an exhibition of girl archers at the Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina." Gelatin silver print. View full size.
There's a tradition depicting women as St. Sebastian shot with arrows.
I chose this example in the interest of keeping Shorpy PG-rated. It's Leon Bakst's illustration from the 1904 musical version by D'Annunzio and Debussy. Later, wilder takes on the idea are not difficult to find.
Celebrating 100 years:
https://www.campgreystone.com/100-years/greystone-s-history/timeline
At a mere $2000 per week.
The girl second from left looks like she normally wears a pair of those spiffy argyle knee socks for all outdoor activities, hence the nut-brown knees and thighs with bone-white calves and shins.
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