Swim Collection (page 2)

Prepare for the Holidays by William Heath Robinson
A man learning how to swim without water by correspondence from a college by letter. Date: 1919

Christmas Morning Swimming Handicap in Serpentine 1906
Various scenes of the annual competition at Serpentine lake at Hyde Park, London on Christmas day morning. Date: 1906

Captain Matthew WEBB (1848 - 1883), who on 24 August 1875 was the first person to swim the English Channel Date: 1875

Two women taking their children for an early morning slash in the sea in Trouville. Date: August 1905

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

Comic postcard, Mixed bathing at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man and woman swimming in the sea Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Man paddling in the sea. I can t swim, but I m not afraid - I ve got a floating kidney! Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Swimming in the sea - young man and four pretty women Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, policeman on the beach Date: 20th century

A portrait of Eleanor Black, an American Bathing Beauty, 1926 Date: 1926

St Kilda Railway Baths, Melbourne, Australia, c.1890s

World War II US marines swim and wash, Japan 1945
World War II vintage photograph - US marines swim and wash in a bomb hole Okinawa, war against Japan, 1945

English huntsman and lady watching a fox swim across a river, 19th century. Facey Romford raising his hat and shouting while Mrs Lucy Somerville sits sidesaddle on her mount. The view

Landowner discovering poachers netting partriduges on his land, 19th century. Mr. Jorrocks sees Benjamin wringing the neck of a partridge that Joshua Sneakington has handed him from a net

Woman in a train in pelerinex jacket and taffeta dress, 1913
Woman in a train carriage in old-blue travel cape and black taffeta dress, with exotic bird in a cage. Manteau de voyage a pelerine, bleu ancien, robe de taffetas noire

Family group at seaside, 1920s
Family group photograph at the seaside. An older couple sit on deckchairs with two girls in matching hats and swim suits, the adults smiling whilst the children look less sure theyre enjoying

The morning lounge at Biarritz
Scene on the beach at Biarritz in 1866, about a decade after the resort on the SW French coast was made fashionable by Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie

Knitted swim wear 1940
Page from a magazine showing a model wearing a knitted bikini. Date: 1940

Life Savers on a Continental beach
Life savers stationed on an unidentified Continental beach in 1923. Any adventurous swimmer who dared to swim out a little further than what was deemed perfectly safe was forcibly rescued often with

West Indian Pearl Fishers
A group of West Indian pearl fishers in boats dive for pearl amidst larger galley ships. West Indians and Westerners group on the land behind to trade for the pearls. Date: 1494

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

Beach fashions for women 1930
Model wearing the latest fashionable beach wear. 1930

Advert for Lillywhites beach fashions 1930
A model wearing three styles for beach wear for summer 1930. 1930

Womens swimwear 1909
Woman wearing a daring swimming costume for the time, with criss-cross ties to the sides. 1909

Jumbles by Lewis Baumer - Pigs on the Beach and Swimming. 1897

Fashionable bathing costume 1911
Woman wearing a soft emerald-green satin decorated with white braid, available from Debenham and Freebody s. Date: 1911

Page of Fashion adverts 1937
Two adverts from Woolands of model wearing a graceful full length Ascot dress, designed in floral organza, patterned in charming shades, petalled frill on bodice and skirt

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

French game, International Swimming Championship. early 20th century

Three women wearing braided bathing frocks suitable for the summer months, available from Swan & Edgar s, department store. Date: 1909

Children wearing Swimeesy Buoy, invented two before in 1907. Date: 1909

CROSSING THE RHINE Oudinot and his men swim the river with their horses and immediately have to engage the Austrian forces Date: 1799

Swimming Closeup Date: 1938

Frolicking in the Surf Date: 1948

Salmon Fly Date: 1950

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

Smart bathing dress 1912
Woman wearing a smart swim dress in white with yoke collar, French buttons, cloak and also a (bicorne) Napoleon silk hat. Date: 1912

Fashions for the sun and sea 1929
Women models wearing summer beach wear. Date: 1929

GOOSE SERIES (1 OF 4)
Geese swim in the wild (picture 1 of 4). Date: circa 1840

Bathing women at Trouville, France 1870
Women bathing in the sea at Trouville, France. Date: 1870

GOIN TO SWIM CHANNEL
I WAS GOIN TO SWIM THE CHANNEL, BUT ITS TOO COMMON NOW ! Date: 1928

OBEYING THE LAW
A law-abiding American bather, seeing a notice warning that one-piece bathing suits must not be worn, dutifully takes hers off... Date: 1924

BORELLOS SWIM DEVICE
Borellos device gives the swimmer the benefit of an airbag and webbed feet. Date: 1683

Man diving and swimming
The Art of Diving and Swimming - various diving positions, various swimming strokes Date: circa 1900

CALL THAT A HEADER?
Two girls swim from a boat : Dyou call that a header ? Date: 1870

WEBB NEAR CALAIS
Captain Webb just before reaching Calais, where he becomes the first person to swim the English Channel Date: 24 August 1875

Captain Webb
Captain Matthew WEBB (1848 - 1883), who on 24 August 1875 was the first person to swim the English Channel Date: 1875

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