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Poster - Eat More Fruit - for Health and Vitality - published / issued by the Retail Fruit Trade Federation Ltd. Date: 1950s
Advertisement for Hotel du Cap D AntibesAdvertisement for the Hotel du Cap D Antibes at Eden Roc, Antibes on the French Riviera, showing sunbathers and swimmers enjoying the flat rocks that act as such a sun trap for sun worshippers
A view of Eden Roc on the French RivieraA view of the fashionable French Riviera destination, Eden Roc, where a bathing and sunbathing complex was fashioned out of the rocky coastal outcrop
Girls on Sun BedA group of factory girls from Leeds, Yorkshire, England, topping up their tans with the aid of sunray treatment. Shame about the goggles... Date: early 1930s
Lady Milford Haven and Gloria Vanderbilt at AntibesNada Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven (1896 1963) seen at the back of this picture with Lady Bower Smith and Gloria Vanderbilt
Poster, All the year round the French Riviera calls youPoster, French National Railways, All the year round the French Riviera calls you. 1949
Beauty on Parade - a beach belle by David WrightFront cover of The American Weekly featuring an illustration by David Wright, of a red-haired woman in a green swimsuit relaxing on the beach. Date: 1948
Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, EnglandA man sits in a deck chair with his feet up on the railing of Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The beach is in the background Date: 1992
The dangers of getting a personal tattoo" First of All, Mary, theres something awful I must get off my chest." The dangers of getting a personal tattoo - A dapper gent has to admit to a previous romantic liason to his new young
Marquise de Casa MauryThe Marquise de Casa Maury, formerly Miss Paula Gellibrand, and Mrs Loel Guinness, formerly Joan Yarde-Buller, daughter of Lord Churston. Joan later divorced her husband and married Prince Aly Khan
Elsa Schiaparelli and daughter Gogo at Monte CarloElsa Schiaparelli (1890 - 1973), Italian fashion designer, pictured on holiday at Monte Carlo in the company of her daughter, Gogo. Date: 1938
Topless girls, Costa del SolTopless girls on beach, Benalmdena, Costa Del Sol, Spain. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
The Roof Garden of Downs Hotel, HassocksThe Roof Garden of the Downs Hotel, Hassocks, fitted up like an ocean liner. Beyond are seen the undulating Sussex Downs. The hotel was one of a number of venues in the south
The Swimming Pool, Havre-des-Pas, Jersey, Channel Islands. Date: 1960s
Broadstairs, Kent - The Sands and Pier. Date: circa 1911
Sunbathing at Kilkee County Clare, Republic of Ireland
Wish You Were Here postcardSeaside postcard featuring a woman in a yellow swimsuit sunbathing in a rather uncomfortable rocky spot on an unidentified beach
Beach lovers, Fuengirola, SpainYoung lovers with arms around each other on the crowded beach at Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, Spain Date: 1989
Cornwall, England - Bossiney Cove, Tintagel. Date: circa 1970s
Cornwall, England - Porth Beach, Newquay. Date: circa 1970s
Cornwall, England - Kingsand, Rame Head. Date: circa 1970s
Advert for Player's cigarettesA young, fashionable couple smoking on the beach, in this advert for Player's cigarettes. Date: 1939
USA - Sunbathing, Santa Monica California
Comic postcard, Large man sunbathing at the seaside Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Large woman sunbathing at the seaside Date: 20th century
Monna Delta enjoying the Riviera at Cannes and Eden Roc at Cap d Antibes, 1927 giving a bathing-suit parade Date: 1927
British high society enjoying the beach at Biarritz, 1927 with Viscount Moore (Earl of Droghedas son and heir) wearing a basque beret, Mr Henry Worthrey and Mr Lowenstein Date: 1927
A party of British high society Belles at Cap d AntibesA party of British high society Belles sunbathing at Cap d Antibes, 1927 with Miss Fletcher-Mossop, Miss Sheldon, the Vicomtesse de Sibour, Mrs Gerald Thompson and Mrs Mountain Date: 1927
Sunbathers at Palm Beach, Florida including the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, 1925 Date: 1925
A family on the beach at the seaside, sitting in deckchairs against the sea wall. Above them, just behind the railings, are the backs of several people sitting along the sea front. Date: c.1935
Advertisement for Maison Lyons chocolates showing art deco style figures indulging in various sport and leisure activities
Shop window beachwear design, woman sunbathing in deckchair. 1937
Lady Lettice Lygon by Olive SnellLady Lettice Cotterell (nÚÑáLygon) (1906-1973), Wife of Sir Richard Charles Geers Cotterell, 5th Bt; daughter of 7th Earl Beauchamp. Lygon family possible inspiration for Waughs Brideshead Revisited
Viscountess Weymouth pictured on holiday (probably on the Riviera) by Olive Snell. She was formerly the Hon. Daphne Winifred Louise Vivian (1904-1997), and married Viscount Weymouth in 1927 Date: 1929
Advert for Elizabeth Arden sun cream 1934Advertisement for sunbathing products by Elizabeth Arden including her Ardena Sunpruf Cream for protection and Velva Beauty Film to make you appear tanned and chic
Ponds Cold Cream as sun protectionAdvertisement for Ponds Cold Cream, suggesting that, if applied before exposure (to the sun), prevents the skin from becoming dry and burnt. I m not entirely convinced by this claim. Date: 1930
Swimming pool and suntan beach area - Ambassadors HotelA colorised representation of the swimming pool and suntan beach area at the Ambassadors Hotel, Hollywood, Los Angeles, 1920s Date: 1920s
Bathing scene in front of Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Atlantic CityA bathing scene in front of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1920s Date: 1920s
A view of the beach and bathers at the Lido, Venice, 1920s Date: 1920s
A sketch of the beach and bathers at the Lido, Venice, 1920s outside the Excelsior Hotel Date: 1920s
People relaxing on the beach, Pesaro, Italy. Date: 1930s
Woman sunbathing underneath a parasol on the beachA woman sunbathing on an unidentified beach, with a parasol offering some protection. Date: 1920s
Family on holiday, 1930sA family relaxing on the beach at an unidentified seaside resort. Behind them, can be seen the backs of other people lined up on benches along a promenade. Date: 1930s
Lady in a deckchair on the beachA woman called June looking very comfortable and organised in a deckchair on an unidentified beach. Date: 1930
M. and Mme. Dubonnet at the Miramar beach, BiarritzMadame Paul Dubonnet, formerly Mrs Jean Nash, regularly declared the best-dressed woman in Europe, on the beach at Biarritz while her husband, of the drinks dynasty, sunbathes nearby. 1932
Mrs Ingram (Dorothy Caruso) on the Venice Lido beachDorothy Caruso, widow of the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso, pictured on the beach at the Venice Lido with her second husband, Captain Ernest Ingram and her children
Sunbathers at Eden RocSunbathers at the famous Eden Roc, Antibes on the French Riviera, an exclusive resort catering to sun worshippers who lay out on the famous orange mattresses. Date: 1930
Sun worshippers at Eden Roc at Cap D Antibes on the French Riviera. A favourite rendezvous of wealthy Brits during the inter-war years when tanning became ultra-fashionable. 1930
Bright Young Things at the Venice LidoFrom left, Alan Parsons, drama critic for the Daily Mail and husband of Viola Tree, Zita Jungman, Mr Robin D Erlanger (formerly Myrtle Farquarson)
The Lido-Laters by Howard K. ElcockFashionable society bathing and lying in the sun at the equally fashionable Venice Lido, under the familiar striped cabanna and parasols. Date: 1929
Mrs Satterthwaite at Eden RocPhyllis Helen Satterthwaite (nÚÑáCarr; 1886 1962) female tennis player from Great Britain who was active from the early 1910s until the late 1930s
Society basking on the Lido sandsWell-known personalities of Venetian society sunbathing at the Venice Lido. The Hon. Mrs Evelyn Fitzgerald, Prince Jean de Faucigny-Lucigne, Count Giovanni Sangro de Buccino
The Joys of the Lido - boating and bathing - to say nothing of sun-bathing. An artists celebration of the fashionable Venice Lido in 1926. Date: 1926
The Riviera in September 1926Fashionably attired people on the beach on the French Riviera in September. Date: 1926
Lido fashions for sunning and swimmingBeach ensembles for the fashionable Venice Lido. On the left is a pyjama suit of stockinette in blue and white with a coat in a modern design
Lady Castlerosse at DeauvilleDoris Delavigne, Lady Castlerosse, pictured at the fashionable French resort of Deauville wearing sunglasses and her signature playsuit, this one in pale blue crepe de chine. Date: 1936
Poster, Fly Cunard Eagle to your holiday. circa 1960
Fashion for a September cruise, 1939A grey jersey shirt-waister dress from Lillywhites, perfect attire for a September cruise. On the arm of the deck-chair is a camel-hair coat. Date: 1939
Grassio beach, San Antonio, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, SpainGrassio beach, San Antonio (Sant Antoni de Portmany), Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, with a sailing boat on the water. Date: circa 1950s
German Mountaineer hitting the heights of satisfactionThats the Limit !! As good as it gets!! A german Mountaineer has reached the peak of a high summit, he is sunbathing and his packed lunch is VERY satisfactory. Date: circa 1930s
Swimming pool and sunbathers in Le Touquet, FranceLe Touquet: sunbathers by the swimming pool. Date: 1938
Nice Beach Postcard - 1920On the beach at Nice, France Date: circa 1920
ZON SUN TAN OIL ADVERTZon sunbathing oil which makes you a glorious brown Date: 1930s
Sunbathing man on beach Newport, near Great YarmouthA sunbathing man sleeps on his back in the sun on the beach at Newport, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He wears sunglasses, a bandana on his head and behind him are the sand dunes Date: 1992
Eastern Caravan Park, Newport, near Great Yarmouth, NorfolkA young family sunbathe and play on the beach outside their static caravan at the Eastern Caravan Park, Newport, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Date: 1992
Sunbathers on the beach at Langrune Sur Mar, NormandySunbathers shelter behind a wind break as they lie on the sandy beach at Langrune Sur Mar, Normandy, France. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1988
Wading birds and female tourist on beach, Hamilton, BermudaA mature female tourist sunbather smiles as she watches four wading birds walking past her sunbed on a sandy beach, Hamilton, Bermuda Date: 2000
Wading bird and male tourist on beach, Hamilton, BermudaA mature male tourist sunbather wearing a cloth cap is unaware of the wading bird walking behind his sunbed on a sandy beach, Hamilton, Bermuda Date: 2000
Man snoozing outside his house in Stewart Street, Barrow inA male resident of Stewart Street, Barrow in Furness, lies on the pavement with his head on his own doorstep to sleep off his lunch in the sunshine
Crowded beach, Fuengirola, SpainThousands of tourists on the beach at Fuengirola, Costa del Sol, Spain. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989
Sunbathing lady on a deckchair - British Seaside Coast. Date: circa 1940s
Anchor Head - Weston-Super-Mare, SomersetSunbathing on the beach at Anchor Head - Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. Date: 1914
Riccoine, Italy - The Green Pearl of the Adriatic Coast. Date: circa 1930s
Marchioness of Milford Haven and Gloria VanderbiltNada, Marchioness of Milford Haven with her good friend Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt at fashionable Eden Roc on the French Riviera. Date: 1932
Derek Studley-Herbert and the Countess of SeafieldDerek Herbert Ogilvie-Grant-Studley-Herbert and his wife Nina Caroline Ogilvy-Grant, Countess of Seafield, sunbathing at the seaside in 1930, on the cover of The Tatler, 16th July 1930
The Cult of Nudity - sunbathing fashions, 1930sPage from The Sphere reporting on the growing vogue for sunbathing fashions, particularly backless swimsuits - a style that began at the fashionable French resorts of the Riviera
Female contortionist Diana Gaye relaxingThe female contortionist Diana Gaye stretching out and relaxing in her bikini. Date: 1971
Holidaymakers at Oddicombe Beach, Torquay, DevonAerial view of holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine on Oddicombe Beach, Torquay, Devon. circa 1960s
Advertisement for Nivea cream -- male and female models (John Miller and Margaret Rowe) with a pink parasol. 1959
Holidaymakers at Babbacombe Beach, Torquay, DevonAerial view of holidaymakers enjoying the sunshine on Babbacombe Beach, Torquay, Devon. Date: circa 1960s
Man outside tent, Lucas Holiday Camp, Norbreck, BlackpoolA man sitting outside a tent at the Lucas Holiday Camp in Norbreck, Blackpool. The camp was a summer holiday camp for young men and the location of holidays taken by the Health and Strength League
Model sunbathing in a white bikiniModel sunbathing in a garden in a white bikini. circa 1957
Family outing to the seaside, beach scene, early 1950sA family pose for an informal photograph on the beach at an unidentified seaside resort. Assorted relatives in varying states of dress from a lady in a bikini at the front to a grandmother in dress
On a Strip of Shore by FougasseA couple, wrapped in gowns and beach towels, look around them aghast at the beach at the (presumably) scantily clad people. Eventually they themselves strip down to the bare minimum. Date: 1931
