Bathe Collection

Lily Langtry (Lady de Bathe), WW1
Lily Langtry (1863-1929), English actress pictured during the First World War when she was working for the Red Cross in America. Date: 1917

British soldiers bathing in flooded shell hole by Matania
The only advantage of the wet weather on the Western Front - a novel swimming bath used by British soldiers to bathe in. A scene captured at the front by The Sphere special artist, Fortunino Matania

Aristocratic French lady bathing and dressing
An aristocratic French lady is helped by her maids to bathe and dress

When the Hot Water Tap Runs Cold
Ingenious invention for improving the level of bath water, especially when hot water runs out, whereby the occupant inflates a large balloon to order to displace water and raise the level

Naaman the Leper Healed
The Syrian commander Naaman is a leper, but he is cured when he is sent by the king to bathe in the waters of Israel

Bathing Beach of the Royal Muskoka Hotel, Canada
Children playing at the Bathing Beach of the Royal Muskoka Hotel, Canada, in and around the water and a canoe at the waters edge

Nashik - an ancient holy city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari - this card shows the fine stone bridge over the river

Comic postcard, Mother and daughter in the sea Date: 20th century

Duke of Yorks Camp for Boys - Southwold, Suffolk - here, Albert, Duke of York (1895-1952) is returning from a bathe. He spent the night under canvas and attended a concert

Brass band playing to bathers Wannsee, Berlin, Germany
Brass band playing to bathers, in a lake at Wannsee, Berlin, Germany, outdoor scenic photograph. Captioned, Bathing to the band in Berlin

Teaching Mothers to Care for their Infants 1907
In a parish in St. Pancras, Battersea, poor mothers being taught how to care for their infants. Date: 1907

Comic postcard, Father and son in the sea Date: 20th century

Anthropomorphic animals
Mixed Bathing. A humorous scene depicting a hippo, camel, monkey, bear enjoying a bathe in the sea while an elephant sprays water over a lion. Artist: William Henry Ellam Date: 1914

Women kayaking in northern France 1904
Two women in a kayak being helped by a male instructor at Olonne in the Vendee, France. 1904

Six Little Camping Girls Going Down to Bathe, Wallis Mills
Six girls on a camping trip make a jolly sight as they skip down to the beach in colourful pyjamas to bathe. Date: 1929

The tractor coach at Deauville takes children down to beach
One of the delights at the fashionable French resort of Deauville - the crowded tractor-coach taking children from their hotels down to the sea to bathe. Date: 1928

Women paddling in the sea 1906
" Is it fun having the men to teach you to swimming?" " Fun! Why, rather! I ve been taught five times". Date: 1906

Heatwave - girls enjoying a bathe at Victoria Park, London
Bathers enjoying the heatwave of Britains summer, in Victoria Park, London, where the temperature got to 97 fahrenheit. Date: July 1911

Lieutenant Alfred Brandon (1883 - 1974), New Zealand lawyer and military aviator who served in the First World War, and was credited with the destruction of two Zeppelin airships

Boy Preparing to Bathe Date: 1950

South Africa - Durban - Bathing Enclosure on Ocean Beach - fantastic surround featuring a startled seagull and a rather fearsome shark!! Date: circa 1910s

Nurses bathing babies
Five nurses laughing as they bathe two newborn babies. Nurse on far left is holding baby in a bath, while nurse on far right holds baby wrapped in blanket. Date: circa 1931

SPAIN. Ronda. Moorish baths (13th-14th centuries). Main hall

BERRY / AUGUST
AUGUST While peasants bring in the harvest and bathe in the river near the chateau dEtampes, a noble party ride out with their falcons Date: 1409 - 1487

BEACH SCENE / PEDDIE
Ladies emerge from their bathing huts and bathe in the sea, while a man sits on the grass and watches. Date: early 20th century

Two elderly muslim men dress after washing, Istanbul, Turkey
Two elderly muslim men dress after washing themselves outside a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey Date: 1984

Bathing Scene - Atlantic City, USA
A rather magnificent view of the packed beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1902

Fashionable bathing suits of the 1920s
The cover illustration of The Spheres womens section features an array of fashionable outfits. The woman on the right sports an American wasp-stripe bathing suit

Tatler front cover of Lady de Bathe (Lillie Langtry)
Tatler front cover showing Lady de Bathe, Lillie Langtry, by name of Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe, n饠 Le Breton, also called (187497) Emilie Charlotte Langtry (born Oct)

Three young women bathing in the sea, Southwold, Suffolk
Three young women bathing in the sea at Southwold, Suffolk. They are N Cattley, Lucy Auerbach and M Cattley. Date: 1911

Two boys bathing in the sea, Southwold, Suffolk
Two boys (Albert and Harold Auerbach) bathing in the sea at Southwold, Suffolk. 1905

Sunbathing in the Swiss Alps
Holiday-makers at the St. Moritz resort in the Swiss Alps, 1920s. 1927

Illustration, The Order of the Bath -- a little child washes two dolls in a large bowl. Date: 1895

Children / Bathe / Stream
Babies play in and around a stream until their parents come for them... Date: 1905

Women Bathe at Fountain
Two women, one in transparent drapery, bathe gracefully and bashfully by a fountain. Date: 18th century?

Mother Bathes Child / 1929
A mother prepares to bathe her child using the new hot water bath and shower Date: 1929

Sri Lanka - Elephants (with their Mahouts) bathing in river
Sri Lanka - Elephants (with their riders) bathing in river. Ann elephant rider, trainer, or keeper is known as a Mahout. Date: circa 1920s

Nimes, Roman Baths, France
Now part of the Public Gardens, laid out in the time of Louis XIV. " The sacred spring in the garden still fills the Roman baths to the brim with clear water

Boys of Brixton Scout Troop, South Africa, bathing
Boys of Brixton Scout Troop, Johannesburg, South Africa, on bathing parade

Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, WW1
Cartoon, Matinee de Novembre, showing Kaiser Wilhelm shivering in the sea at Calais, with Dover guarded by battleships in the far distance during the First World War

Lt. Brandon, Royal Flying Corps
Flight-Lieutenant Alfred de Bathe Brandon (1883-1974), New Zealand born lawyet and aviator. Credited with bringing down the first Zeppelin (L-15) during the First World War

Bathing at Kalighat, Calcutta (Kolkata), India
People bathing at Kalighat, Calcutta (Kolkata), India. Date: circa 1890s

Bathing Ghat, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
Bathing Ghat, Haridwar, a pilgrimage city in Uttarakhand, India. Date: circa 1890s

People at a bathing Ghat, India. Date: circa 1890s

Mrs Patrick de Bathe - wife of war correspondent
Mrs Patrick de Bathe, formerly Miss Violet Lindsay Wood who was the wife of Mr. Patrick de Bathe, one of The Daily Telegraphs special war correspondents during the First World War

Two girls bathing in a stream with a rubber ring

Japanese dockside scene - with young bathers
Japanese dockside scene - with moored boats and three young male bathers performing their ablutions. Date: circa 1910s

Cordoba (19th c. ). Guadalquivir river. Etching
Cordoba (19th c.). Guadalquivir river. Etching

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