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Mrs Richard Norton & Lady Brecknock at Monte Carlo beachA snapshot from Monte Carlo beach showing two well-known beauties - one sunburned quite brown and the other still white-skinned. The Hon
Dewars whisky advertisement - swimming poolAdvertisement for Dewars whisky featuring a group enjoying the jubilee spirit in the swimming pool. We wouldn t recommend combining whisky with swimming but no doubt this chap is going to enjoy a wee
1930s beach wear1930s woman wearing one piece swimming costume, ribbon tied around the head and white shoes
Aileen Marson - Showgirl Date: 1938
Three children holding hands, paddling in the sea. Date: circa 1960s
Come on and join me! - girl flies off a diving boardCome on and join me! - curvy girl in tight red swimsuit flies off the diving board! Date: circa 1930
Miss Modern Christmas August 1932 by Wilton WilliamsFront cover of Miss Modern magazine featuring an illustration showing women surf-riding - a sort of forerunner of water-skiing. Date: 1932
Young woman in pink swimsuit by swimming poolYoung woman in a pink swimsuit, lying on a diving board by a swimming pool. Date: circa 1980s
Miss Wales at St Ives for Miss UK FinalsMiss Wales (Barbara Christian) posing at St Ives during a break in the Miss UK Finals. Date: 1985
Little girl at the seaside on a comic postcard -- Hurry up, Auntie, theres another big wave coming! Date: circa 1900s
Three young women bathing in the sea, Southwold, SuffolkThree young women bathing in the sea at Southwold, Suffolk. They are N Cattley, Lucy Auerbach and M Cattley. Date: 1911
Sea-suits for sunning and swimming 1930Women 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
John Smedley knitted swimsuitsAdvertisement for John Smedley knitted swimwear. Good quality but no doubt rather itchy after a dip. 1938
Model on beach with fishing boat, St Ives, CornwallModel on the beach in a swimsuit with a fishing boat, St Ives, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s
People in leisurewear and swimwear on board shipA group of people in leisurewear and swimwear on board ship, possibly in Miami, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1930
Sunkist by Webster MurrayA fashionable 1920s woman in a bathing costume. Date: 1928
Max Dearly with bathing costume winners, French RivieraFamous French actor Max Dearly, together with his wife, pictured judging a bathing costume competition at Cap d Antibes in 1928. Date: 1928
Women bathers 1913Women enjoying the summer days at Ostend seaside resort, wearing one piece bathing-dresses, which women were permitted to wear in public. 1913
My Lucky Star - Girl in Red Bathing Costume and Striped Cap. Date: circa 1920s
Mother and son doing handstand -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
Woman on St Ives beach with yacht sail -- one of a series of images taken by Adams for the British Councils postwar Peacetime Britain campaign. circa 1946
Sizing up at the Miss California Beauty ContestJudges at the Miss California beauty contest held at Venice, California in the summer of 1939, using a scientific device to assist them in their decision
The Nose Game - Artistic Nose D6, Denotes Refinement. 1927
Three people relaxing, Lessingen, Germany, WW2Three people relaxing at Lessingen, Germany, July 1945. 1945
Advertisement for Wolsey Bathing Suits 1930Advertisement for a range of colourful bathing suits by British brand, Wolsey. 1930
Bathing beauty reclining on a couch, wearing what was 9for the time) a rther shocking swinsuit. Date: circa 1920
The Plage by A. ValleeScene on the beach at an unidentified French resort, with one stylish bather taking to the sea, while other fashionable types mingle on the rocks and beach. Date: 1925
Aladdin, St Julians Hall, Guernsey, Channel Islands, 23 January 19?? Two nights only. The small venue could probably not afford to reproduce the poster in colour. circa 1910s
Malo-les-Bains, France - bathersA man in a bathing suit stands in the surf of the Malo-les-Bains beach, near Dunkirk (Dunkerque) in France. Behind him are other bathers as well as various boats. circa 1910s
Young woman and sailor on a German postcardA young woman in a swimsuit is carried by a sailor on a German postcard (the caption reads: A sweet burden). The two holes are designed for someone to put their fingers through
Jantzen swimwearJantzen swimming costumes made from Lastex yarn, modelled by a relaxed group of bright young things. Available from Jaeger. Date: 1934
Bathing fashions from Debenham and FreebodyAdvertisement for Debenham and Freebody and their bathing suit fashions for 1934. On the left is the seasons swimming suit with a perfect fitting brassiere top
Mrs Frye at Monte Carlo BeachMrs Frye, wife of Mr W. Byron Frye pictured in a white bathing suit with green sash posing by the waterfall at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera in 1932. Date: 1932
Captain and Mrs Woolf Barnato at Eden RocThe financier and car racer Woolf Barnato and his wife Claridge Quealy pictured at fashionable Eden Roc on the French Riviera in 1932
Wolsey bathing suits and beach suits advertisement, 1931Advertisement for Wolsey bathing and beach suits made of smooth, soft wool, with an elastic, close-ribbed knit that makes them fit, in the water or out of it, just like an extra skin. Date: 1931
The Girl Who Really Went to SwimA girl pauses on a diving board as she prepares to dive into a swimming pool. The title of the picture is a comment on the increasing craze for sunbathing during the late 1920s - somebody actually
Monte Carlo advertisement, 1932Advertisement for Monte Carlo beach on the French Riviera and all its associated entertainments. Date: 1932
Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Bath at the beach. Engraving by Rico. The Spanish and American Illustration. 1890. Colored
Bathing at Brighton during the holidays - young women emerge from a bathing machine. circa 1900s
Music cover, Lets Have A Basinful of the Briny, song by Ralph Butler and Harry Tilsley. Showing a family of three having fun on the beach. 1934
Girl on Rock 1950SFifties brunette, standing atop a barnacle encrusted rock in the sea, recreates the Birth of Venus wearing a plaid swimsuit & hiding her modesty with a towel. Date: 1950s
Swimwear / Barbier 1913Pretty bathing belle in a swimsuit consisting of a high waisted & belted tunic (presumably with shorts or bloomers beneath) & a matching cap daintily holds a crab. Date: 1913
Bathing Beauty 1918An elegant red-headed lady in a green swimsuit goes for her first swim. Date: 1918
Bathing Beauty C1910An elegant bather in red swimsuit and cap, and a diaphanous pink veil, steps gingerly into the sea. Date: circa 1910
First Dip of the YearTaking her first dip of the year, this young womans tight bathing costume doesn t leave much to the imagination. Date: 1914
Bathing Beauty / SportyA sporty young woman balancing on a kind of raft towed by a powerboat, and loving every minute of it. Date: 1917
Slix bathing suit, 1938A slix swim suit in lined oil silk, shirred and draped, never shrinks or sags and telescopically fits all figures. Worn together with a Slix cape in the same fabric. Date: 1938
Young lad sitting on a sandy beach - Summer. Date: circa 1930s