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Boat trip on an old water ratAn old sailor giving a piggyback ride to a young lady wearing a sun hat, swimming costume, high heels and holding a parasol. Date: 1928
France - Jolly girl in a bathing costume on a deckchairFrance - Jolly girl in a bathing costume reclining in a deckchair - studio photograph with a white cliff backdrop. Note the nautical long lace-up slippers and floral umbrella / parasol
Bathing at Brighton during the holidays - young women emerge from a bathing machine. circa 1900s
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
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 party 1927A group of young men and women stand around their car in flamboyant swimwear. Date: 1927
Advert for Simpson lastex swimwear 1938Lastex rules the waves. Two women posing with their swim-suits made from wool lastex. 1938
Swimming suit and bathing dress 1907Swimming suit and a bathing dress for Trouville. Date: 1907
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
Poster, the beach at Annecy, France. Date: 1935
Children playing in a pool on a sandy beach. Date: circa 1960s
Beach scene, men playing leapfrog, women watchingBeach scene, with men playing leapfrog and women watching. Date: 1902
Del Lord and the Neptune SwimmersGirls of the Neptune Swimming Club of Alameda, California posing for a photograph while on a visit to Los Angeles and specifically the Mack Sennett Studio
Powdering before taking plunge in swimming poolA member of the cast of the Paramount film, The Garden of Weeds, powders her face before taking part in a bathing party scene
Everett Adargo, deep sea diver, Santa Catalina Island, USAEverett Adargo (1891-1971), deep sea diver on Santa Catalina Island, California, USA. Date: circa 1920s
Fashionable bathing dress 1912A distinctive bathing dress, in navy-blue bunting decorated with white braid and turkish towelling coat. 1912
American Model modelling an elegant Jantzen swimsuit. Date: 1940s
Three girls sitting in the surf at Hastings, Kent on a hot summer day. Date: circa 1920s
Swimwear for the sea and sun 1933Models wearing three different style woollen swimsuits by Jantzen. Date: 1933
A jolly young Bather sitting cross-legged with her parasolA jolly young Bather sitting cross-legged with her Japanese-style parasol - " I hope it keeps fine for you!" Date: circa late 1920s
Swimming Attire - FranceStylish French girl in a figure-hugging Swimsuit, with light pumps laced up her calves, a bonnet on her head and towel draped over her right shoulder. Date: 1911
Knitted swimming costume, c. 1935Woman wearing a knitted swimming costume in an intarsia pattern, 1930s. c.1935
Swimming pool at a holiday camp, Paignton, DevonHolidaymakers at a swimming pool in a holiday camp at Paignton, Devon, with chalets in the background. Date: 1950s
Glamorous American model in tiger-print bikiniGlamorous American model reclining in a tiger-print two-piece bikini. Date: circa 1940s
Advert for Leyland swim caps 1933Advertisement for Leyland, bathing cap, fits like a glove, without ridges or ruckless. Has shell ear-pieces for comfort. 1933
Forma woollen swim suits 1933Models wearing backless one-piece bathing wear with a stripe theme. 1933
Advert for Debenham & Freebody swimming suits 1933Advertisement for Debenham and Freebody and their smart swimming suit fashions for 1933. Models posed wearing belted one-piece costumes (left) Ribbed light top in bright colours and dark shorts
Pretty bathing dress in alpaca 1906Woman wearing a black swim dress with embroidered applications in white. Date: 1906
Women diving, Lake Placid, New York State, USAWomen diving into the water at Lake Placid, New York State, USA. Date: 1920s
Young woman in a boat at Newquay harbour, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s
Couple running on a beach, West CountryCouple running hand in hand on a beach, West Country. circa 1980s
Waiting to take the stage at beauty competition, ManchesterA thin young lady waits for her turn to take the stage at a beauty competition in a Manchester nightclub. Date: circa 1980
Bathing Suits by Debenham & Freebody, 1927Bathing Suits by Debenham & Freebody, London, 1927 Date: 1927
Macaws in Parrot Jungle, Miami, Florida, USAMacaws perched on a young womans arms in the Parrot Jungle, a tourist attraction in Miami, Florida, USA. Date: circa 1940s
Miss Modern magazine August 1934 by Fred PurvisFront cover of Miss Modern magazine for August 1934 featuring a girl in a yellow bathing costume seated on a diving board over a pool or the sea
Five children on a breakwater at the seasideFive children sitting on a breakwater at the seaside. Date: circa 1920s
Girl and boy paddling at the seaside. Date: circa 1920s
Young woman in swimsuit at the seasideYoung woman in a swimsuit and bathing cap at the seaside. Date: circa 1920s
Girl and boy sitting on rocks at the seasideGirl and boy in swimsuits, sitting on rocks at the seaside. Date: circa 1920s
Young woman in pink bikini, West CountryYoung woman in pink bikini, posing with a beach ball on sand dunes, West Country. Date: circa 1980s
Young woman in bikini, Coverack, CornwallYoung woman in a red bikini, posing with fishing boats in Coverack, Cornwall. Date: circa 1960s
Two children on beach with dogTwo children on a beach with a terrier dog. Date: circa 1930s
Advert for Meakers mens swimwear 1927Two-piece mens bathing suit for your holiday. Date: 1927
Advert for McMallum colour dyes 1937Choose swimsuits bearing the sundip label, knitwear which carries the McMallum Dyed label, safe in the knowledge that they are not only the finest quailty and style
Woman in swimsuit jumpingWoman in a swimsuit jumping. circa 1960s
Woman on beach with ball and sunshadeWoman on a sandy beach with ball and sunshade. Date: circa 1960s
Woman on beach with sunshadeWoman kneeling on a sandy beach under a sunshade. Date: circa 1960s