Swimming Collection (page 27)

Sea Urchins by Charles Robinson
Lovely illustration showing two girls in pretty swimsuits finding a small baby in a rock pool. Date: 1927

What are the Wild Waves Saying by Blam
A couple steal a quick kiss while swimming in the sea. Date: 1927

A Pretty Penny by Batcherlor
A glamorous bathing belle with a fashionable paper parasol poses elegantly on a penny coin. Date: 1927

The beach, Dinard, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Beach and casino, Dinard, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Trooping of the Colour by Norman Keene
A group of young women in an array of rainbow bright swimwear skip and run along a beach. Date: 1927

The seashore and Kursaal, (i. e. Cursaal), Blankenberghe, Be
The seashore and Kursaal, (i.e. Cursaal), Blankenberghe, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The pier and shore, Blankenberghe, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The beach and the sea, Blankenberghe, Belgium. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

A Study in Contrasts at La Plage by Laurie Tayler
A young woman in a fashionable, sporty green swimsuit emerges from the sea at Le Touquet to be met by her elderly maid with a towel. Date: 1927

The Sketch Summer Number front cover 1934
Stylish, graphic front cover of The Sketch Summer Number featuring a swimmer surprised to find a fish on the end of her bathing cap. Date: 1934

Clothes of swimmers hanging on a telegraph pole, Lake Providence, La. The children from the nearby farms and neighborhoods go swimming, on Saturday afternoon and Sunday, in the lake. Date 1940 June

Art deco sketch of a bathing beauty by Jean Gabriel Domargue, 1921 to accompany a feature about the pleasure of Deauville Date: 1922

Beach fashion, 1927
Two elaborate costumes for the beach. On the left is a jockey swimming suit of pik and black satin complete with matching cap

Sur La Plage de Deauville by Peter, 1927
A scene at Deauville, a French resort particularly popular with the well-heeled and fashionable during the 1920s. Image depicts various glamorous bathing belles with colourful parasols

Bystander masthead design, 1927 - Beach scene
Illustration for the Bystander masthead showing a 1920s woman reclining on a beach while her friends enjoy splashing about in the sea. Date: 1927

Winter Garden at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfordshir
Young children with hoes and rakes tend the Winter Garden at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were used to house pauper children away from the workhouse

A Seaside Snap Shot by William Heath Robinson
Ingenious method of overcoming the difficulty of taking ones own photograph by bathing devised by the gadget king, and master of silly ideas, William Heath Robinson. Date: 1927

Sea Scouts swimming off the side of a dinghy
Sea Scouts swimming off the side of a sailing dinghy. circa 1920s

Erdington Cottage Homes Girls Swimming Team
Girls swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Erdington Cottage Homes Boys Swimming Team
Boys swimming team at Erdington Homes, Birmingham. The homes were opened in 1899 by the Aston Union to house pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Titanic - the greatest shipwreck in the world
Double page spread from The Sphere showing interior views of the White Star passenger liner, RMS Titanic, including the luxurious Parisian cafe, the gymnasium

Titanic - Palatial appointments of the liner sunk after iceb
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News following the sinking of the Titanic, showing some of the most well appointed interiors of the luxurious ship including a four-poster bed in

Manin swimming pool
The hot summer 1943. A man takes a refreshing bath in the swimming pool. Date: 24th July 1943

A fish swimming in a river
A fish swims along a river, lush scenery in the background. 1925

Silhouette of two bathing beauties
Beside the Seaside from Friday to Monday -- silhouette of two bathing beauties in their swimming gear on a long weekend

Advertisement for Selfridge bathing costumes
The Plash of the Waves -- advertisement for Selfridge bathing costumes, with a silhouette of three bathing beauties venturing into the sea for their daily dip

German couple bathing in a pool
To enable Fritz and Frau to cool their portly persons -- a plump German couple bathing in a swimming pool, watched by two slimmer people sitting on a diving board

Portugal - Figueira da Foz
A couple running along the beach at Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Date: 1939

Young couple sitting on a rock at the seaside
A young couple enjoying their holiday romance, sitting on a rock at the seaside, wearing their swimming costumes. (2 of 3) Date: 1960s

Young couple sitting on the beach looking out to sea
A young couple enjoying their holiday romance, sitting on the beach wearing their swimming costumes, looking out to sea. (3 of 3) Date: 1960s

Szczecin, Poland - Military Swimming Institute. Szczecin was known (until 1945) by its German name Stettin. It is the capital city of West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. Date: 1900

The Olympic Games - London, 1908
Scenes from the 1908 Olympic Games, held at Shepherds Bush stadium in London. 1. R. W. Rose (U.S.), winner of Putting the Weight, 46ft 7 1/2 in. 2. Gymnastic Team Competition - Swedish. 3. H

Tatler front cover, Summer Number 1927
Front cover of The Tatler magazine Summer Number showing a girl in a bathing costume on the beach. Date: 1927

The Lido - Venice, depicting the Lido Hotel building and bathers Date: circa 1895

Hastings Baths, Barbados, West Indies Date: circa 1920

London - Staff Swimming Bath
The Staff Swimming Bath at Messrs. Bourne & Hollingsworth Ltd. Department Store - Warwickshire House, Gower Street, London, England Date: circa 1930s

Jenny Kammersgaard
Danish swimmer JENNY KAMMERSGaRD in action. Date: 1930s

Underwater Legs
A rather voyeuristic photograph of a womans legs, underwater. Date: 1930s

Boys Swimming
Boys enjoying themselves, swimming beside some steps, one of them wearing a snorkel and goggles. Date: 1950s

Feeding a Dolphin
Feeding a dolphin. Date: 1960s

Buccoo Reef Snorkellers
A group of snorkellers at Buccoo Reef, famous for its coral beauty, Tobago, West Indies. Date: 1960s

Couple on holiday in Scarborough, Yorkshire
A couple on holiday in Scarborough, Yorkshire, with an outdoor swimming pool in the background. Date: circa 1940s

Getting into the Swimming Pool

Swimming medal, Life Saving Championship
Medal of the Derby & District Swimming & Life Saving Association, awarded to JHW (J. H. Watson) for coming 3rd in the Individual Life Saving Championship. Date: 1912

Advert for Kestos brassiere 1934
Advert for Kestos lingerie, to be worn under swimwear. 1934

BACKSTROKE
A female swimmer wearing a bathing cap, doing the backstroke. Date: 1960s

Thames at Radcot
A glimpse of the River Thames at Radcot, where it flows through pleasant meadows and forms the boundary between Berkshire and Oxfordshire, England. Date: 1950s

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