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Sixteen members of the Leap Year Club in Basalt, Colorado pose in two lines. Ten women are in the first row, and six women are in the second row. Characteristic of the early twentieth century, their clothing includes long-sleeved, high-collar blouses with puffed sleeves and long skirts. Several of the women wear jewelry, including earrings, cameo broaches, and pendants. A painting of an ornate room is painted on the wall behind them.

Leap Year Romance Traditions

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