Bathing Collection (page 18)

Thomas Spencer
THOMAS SPENCER churchman described as that extraordinary genius who sadly drowned while bathing at Liverpool before realising his promise... Date: 1790 - 1811

Deal Beach Scene
People relaxing beside a fishing boat on the pebble beach at Deal, Kent, England. Date: 1930s

A Sun Worshipper
A young sun worshipper raises his hands to the sun as he sunbathes in the middle of a field. Date: early 1930s

DOIDALSAS de Bitinia, (3rd C. BC). The Doidalses Aphrodite or Venus Bathing from the Villa Adriano at Tivoli. 3rd BC. Roman art. Early Empire. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. National Roman Museum

Sea-birds by Wilmot Lunt
A lone, young woman in a white swimming costume and red bathing cap, sits on the beach and gazes at the seagulls flying above. Date: 1927

Constanta - Romania - Mamaia
The Bathing house at Mamaia, Constanta, Romania - a 10km strip of beach situated between the waters of the Black Sea and Siutghiol Lake. A boat of the fleet moored off Constanta is also shown

British soldiers bathing, Basra, Mesopotamia (Iraq), WW1
British soldiers enjoying some nude bathing in a river at Busra, Mesopotamia (now Basra, Iraq) during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

A Human Cork
A human cork ! One of the most difficult feats in Royal Life Saving Societys Diploma tests is raising arms above ones head and even reading a newspaper whilst floating! Date: 1930s

View of the beach at Filey Bay, North Yorkshire, from the south, with bathing huts set out in rows. Date: circa 1920

Victorian Swimwear / Uk
Bathing costumes of the late Victorian / early Edwardian era. Date: circa 1901

French seaside bathing scene
A seaside bathing scene somewhere on the French coast, with children having fun in the sea. Bathing huts can be seen on the beach in the background. Date: 1906

Sea Cliff, Long Island
The bathing pavilion, from Prospect Avenue, Sea Cliff, Long Island, New York

The Cleaner Bathing Movement by W. Heath Robinson
Public spirited endeavours of owners of seaside appartments and boarding house keepers to remove all impurities and foreign bodies from the water for the convenience of summer bathers

In the Surf Broadstairs
A cheerful holiday photo in the surf at Broadstairs, Kent (England)

Southend Beach 1950S
Holidaymakers on the beach at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. A sign offers boat trips for adults at 1s (shilling) each and children at 6d (sixpence) each

Cocktail Girls 1950S 4 / 4
Two smiling, leggy young models prop up a bar as they share a drink together. Looking very inviting they appear to be saying, come over and buy me a drink

Holiday Camp
Five bathing beauties standing under the entrance sign of the Coronation Holiday Village at Hayling Island Holiday Camp, Hampshire, England

Bathing Beauty / Periscope
A bathing beauty thumbs her nose at a periscope: " Goodness, I m not afraid of that - I ve seen too many in my time!"

Bathing / Bloodletting 16C
People in a public bath house, bathing and blood letting

Bathing Beauties
Bathing beauties prepare for action at Margate Lido Date: circa 1950

Pompeii Bath / Tepidarium
A view of the excavated Tepidarium (warm room) from the Forum baths at Pompeii, which boasts elaborate wall paintings and relief work at the top of the walls

Fat Lady Diving / 1820
A large lady diving naked into the sea from a bathing machine on the beach

Beach Ball Girl / Woof
Pretty blonde bathing beauty, wearing white court shoes & a pale blue, halter-neck one- piece costume, poses on a sandy beach holding a small beach ball

MISS O DELLs SWIMWEAR
Edwardian bathing beauty Miss M. Odell wears a V -neck, one-piece bathing costume with go-faster stripes down the sides

Naaman and Elisha
Naaman, king of Syria (at war with Israel, of course) is cured of his leprosy when his Israeli captive advises him to consult prophet Elisha, who recommends bathing in Jordan

Bidet in Use
A french lady uses her BIDET but not very privately

SWIMWEAR 1860-1870
French costumes de bains de mers for women & children

Floating swimming bath in the Seine, Paris, France
View inside Les Bains Deligny, a floating swimming bath in the River Seine at Paris, France

Monte Mar (Montemar), Valparaiso, Chile, South America
Monte Mar (Montemar), a bathing cove near Valparaiso, Chile, South America. Date: circa 1908

Two sisters on the beach, Southwold, Suffolk
Two sisters (Lucy and Violet Auerbach) in their bathing costumes on the beach at Southwold, Suffolk. Date: circa 1912

Mother and daughter on the beach, Southwold, Suffolk
Mother and daughter (Ellen and Violet Auerbach) in their bathing costumes on the beach at Southwold, Suffolk, standing outside a changing hut. Date: circa 1912

Little girl at the seaside on a comic postcard -- Hurry up, Auntie, theres another big wave coming! Date: circa 1900s

The Seaside Girl. Date: circa 1910s

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

View towards the harbour at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with a bathing hut visible on the left. Date: 1904

Three people bathing at Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Young woman (Lucy Auerbach) and her two brothers (Albert and Harold) bathing in the sea at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, with ships on the horizon. Date: 1904

The Bathers by F. K. Cockerell
Dreamy illustration of women playing on the beach. 1920

Young man on the beach, Brighton, Sussex
Young man (Albert Auerbach) on holiday on the beach at Brighton, Sussex, with the pier behind him, August 1915. Date: 1915

Sea-suits for sunning and swimming 1930
Women models relaxing with the latest beach pyjamas, (left model), Distinctly nautical air, and is made of sponge cloth and cotton in natural colours with wavy stripes, from Army and Navy Stores

The Belle-Buoy by Douglas Wales
Three 1920s bathing belles take a rest on a floating buoy out at sea. Date: 1929

The Tatler Summer Number front cover, 1929
Front cover of The Tatler Summer Number for 1929 featuring a delightful illustration of a lady in an elaborate swimsuit and marine-themed headdress exploring a rock pool. Date: 1929

Mixed up-to-date bathing costumes, 1925 Date: 1925

Couple on holiday stroll along the promenade at Felixstowe, Suffolk. The badges on his jacket hint that perhaps he is a railwayman

Paignton, Devon - Group of young folk at the seaside
Paignton, Devon - " Myself and Eadie at the front, Doris, Ernie and Arthur at the back" - superb shot showing the party, each in their raincoats

Paignton, Devon - Two young women at the seaside, passing the changing tents - it looks like a rather cold and blustery day... (this is " Myself and Doris" from picture 11680274). Date: 1934

Native bathing pool, Semarang, North Java, Indonesia
Native bathing pool, Samarang (Semarang), North Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Date: circa 1908

Cover design, Gaiety, A Monthly Magazine of Humour, one shilling. Try it in your bath! Edited by Artemas. circa 1920s

Danger notice on beach, Penhale Sands, Cornwall
Danger notice on the beach at Penhale Sands, Cornwall -- due to wind direction, strictly no inflatables allowed in the sea today. Date: circa 1970s

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