Suntan Collection

Walter Hagen, American professional golfer
Walter Charles Hagen (1892-1969), American professional golfer, seen here at Royal Lytham St Annes golf course on 24 June 1926. Date: 1926

Wish You Were Here postcard
Seaside postcard featuring a woman in a yellow swimsuit sunbathing in a rather uncomfortable rocky spot on an unidentified beach

Advert for Elizabeth Arden sun cream 1934
Advertisement 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 protection
Advertisement 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

Sunbathers at Eden Roc
Sunbathers 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

London health club 1926
A group of Hippodrome women from Mercenary Mary enjoying a sun bath, opened in Albemarle Street, London Date: 1926

The Cult of Nudity - sunbathing fashions, 1930s
Page 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

Boy scouts in camp, Czechoslovakia
Boy scouts in camp, relaxing and sunbathing, Czechoslovakia

Air Travel - Thomas Cook
Brochure for Thomas Cook air travel holidays. Date: 1937

John Smedley knitted swimsuits
Advertisement for John Smedley knitted swimwear. Good quality but no doubt rather itchy after a dip. 1938

Society sunbathing at Eden Roc, French Riviera
Cartoon lampooning sunbathing society at the fashionable French Riviera destination of Eden Roc. Date: 1932

Elizabeth Arden suntan kit, 1935
Advertisement for the Elizabeth Arden suntan kit, a case containing Sunpruf cream, suntan oil, Velva Cream, Ardena Powder, lipstick, comb, hairpins and a tiny phial of Blue Grass perfume

Skol Sun Lotion advertisement, 1936
Skol sun lotion advertisement - non-oily, invisible, does not spoil clothes nor cake with sand. Gives complete protection against sunburn and windburn. Date: 1936

Poster advertising Nubian sun cream
Poster by Atelier Pokorny Hofbauer (Czech) advertising Nubian sun cream. Date: circa 1930

Young woman in a boat at Newquay harbour, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Couple running on a beach, West Country
Couple running hand in hand on a beach, West Country. circa 1980s

Girl and boy sitting on rocks at the seaside
Girl and boy in swimsuits, sitting on rocks at the seaside. Date: circa 1920s

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