Swim Wear Collection (page 3)

Diving off the pier during the Whitsun holiday at Brighton. 1920

To attempt to swim the English channel - Mrs Hilda Willing. 15 June 1920

Easter, 1936. Dawn the famous Selfridge model and an outsize Easter egg. 17 March 1936
Easter, 1936. " Dawn the famous Selfridge model and an outsize Easter egg. 17 March 1936

The standard American bathing suit for men. 18 May 1921

Young people enjoying a beach picnic in Jersey, Channel Isles. 11 September 1919

At Finchley Open Air Baths Frank Mose ( Arsenal Football Cub ) with his wife and baby daughter Jean 25 June 1936

The Swanscombe Baths in Kent. Children cheer as David Behar launches two inflatable birds into the swimming pool. 1939

Children play in the paddling pools in Dartford park. 24 August 1937

Putting On Sun Tan Lotion
Chicago, Illinois: July 6, 1958 A girl applies sun tan lotion to her friends back at the North Avenue beach in Chicago

Six attractive young women in two piece bathing suits sit in a row on modern stools
United States: c. 1952. Six attractive young women in two piece bathing suits sit in a row on modern stools

Young Adults On A Beach
Prince Edward Island, Canada: c. 1957. Two youths enjoy Cavendish Beach, Canadas Garden of the Gulf where the water temperatures average 70A

Ship-To-Shore Radio Display
Arlington Heights, Illinois: March, 1973 A young woman in a self-inflating raft holds the latest in ship-to-shore radios at the Midwest Boat Show

Girl in Beach Wrap
A girl in red sunglasses wears a very short, sleeveless, wrap-over beach robe in a bold floral print with a plain border trim... cool. Date: 1969

Advert for J. Roussel swim suits for men & women 1935
The new swim suit by Roussel in airollasta Swim suits by Roussel gently control the figure and mould it to slim beauty without the least restriction to the most vigorous movement. 1935

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1939
Stepping sunwards. For gay feet to flash over sunsplahed beaches, new Dolcis sandals, rediant with glowing colour or brilliant contrasts

Advert for Charnaux womens beachwear 1935
An advertisement for American beachwear for women by Charnaux - their newest contribution to summer gaiety and smartness. Date: 1935

The Bathing Plage at Nice by Howard K. Elcock
A November study in the sunshine at Nice where blue skies, warm sun and gleaming water attract smart society away from the drab British weather for a holiday

As a Duck to Water by Lindsay Cable
A lone female bather in a fetching red and yellow bathing suit sits on the end of a pier or jetty and gazes into the water below. Date: 1927

Bathing on the beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1903
The crowded beach at Atlantic City, New Jersey, favoured resort of the Philadelphians. Almost everyone on the sand is wearing some form of swimwear

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 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

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

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

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

Rays of Sunshine by Peter
A scene in a sunny corner la plage at La Baule when the season is at its height. The resort in south Brittany became increasingly popular during the 1920s. Date: 1927

Fun on the beach at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Six young women run hand-in-hand towards the sea at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. Other holidaymakers and rows of beach huts can be seen in the background. circa 1930

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

Two ladies in saucy swimwear, which would have been EXTREMELY racey for this time period! They fool around on the end of a jetty at the endge of a lake. Date: circa 1904

France, Wimereux - Pas de Calais. A lovely souvenir card featuring a fetching young female bather resting on a large rubber ring

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

Brother and sister on holiday
A brother and sister on holiday, leaning against a wall in their swimsuits. Date: circa 1930s

Getting into the Swimming Pool

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

Advert for Jantzen swimming suits 1934

Swimwear 1910
Auntie Maudie and Auntie Dolly in their rather O.T.T. stripy bathing costumes at Bognor Regis, Sussex, England! Date: 1910

David Wright woman in green swimsuit

Bathers pose for photo at saltair, Utah, USA
Bathers prepare to take a jump into the Great Salt Lake at Saltair, Utah, USA Date: circa 1920s

The Bather - Domergue
" The Bather" Woman in swimwear holding a large parasol sitting on the pier, getting ready to go for a swim

Little boys first traumatic experience of the sea
A little boys first (rather traumatic) experience of taking a dip in the sea, despite soothing and encouraging words from Mama. Date: circa 1910s

Bather afraid to take a dip - Comic postcard
Comic Postcard from the Racing Illustrated series - " A poor display of Form" - this bather is certainly refusing the first jump!!! Date: 1903

Girl in studio pose in swimwear
Girl in a rather splendid swimming costume Date: circa 1910s

Churchill on holiday at Dieppe, 1911
Winston Churchill(1874 -1965), then the Home Secretary, snapped on his holidays at Dieppe in France. Churchill emerges from the sea

Bathing Belle posing on rocks with a large fishing net. Date: circa 1920s

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