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Ruth Colman, c1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company
Irene Hervey, American film actress, c1938. Irene Hervey (1909-1998) appeared in numerous films in the 1930s and 1940s. From the 1950s onwards she switched increasingly to television acting
Myriam Valey, c1938. Cigarette card from Modern Beauties, 3rd series, issued by the British-American Tobacco Company
Bathing pool, Dinard, Brittany, France, 20th century. Stereoscope Camerascope card detail
Women bathing, early 20th century(?)
Sunbathing, Canada, c1930s(?). Artist: Marjorie BullockSunbathing, Canada, c1930s(?). Possibly at Chateau Lake Louise on the eastern shore of Lake Louise, near Banff, Alberta. A photograph from an album of Marjorie Bullock, daughter of WE Bullock
Swimming pool, Balboa, Panama, 1931. Balboa is at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. A warship can be seen offshore in the distance
Two women in swimsuits beside a swimming pool, Balboa, Panama, 1931. The photograph was taken during a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies between January and March 1931
Passengers sunbathing on a Cunard Line cruise to the West Indies, January-March 1931
Swimming pool on board the RML Atlantis, c1929-c1939(?). Previously a liner named Andes, the Atlantis was converted into a cruise ship and renamed by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in 1929
Bathing dress, 1885 (1956). From Sylvias Home Journal. A print from Things, a volume about the origin and early history of many things, common and less common, essential and inessential
Advert for McCallum dyed colours, 1937. A print from Vogue, 28th April 1937
Advert for Krepe-Tex bathing costumes, 1935. A print from Vogue, 1st May 1935
A seaside postcard from Margate, Kent, 20th century
The annual Kew to Putney ladies swimming race, London, 1926-1927. From Wonderful London, volume II, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, published by Amalgamated Press (London, 1926-1927)
Woman diving into a swimming pool, 20th century
Emil Rausch, Geman swimmer, Olympic Games, St Louis, USA, 1904, (1936). Rausch won two gold medals, in the 880 yards freestyle and the 1 mile freestyle
Medallists from the womens platform diving event, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Gold and silver were won by Dorothy Poynton Hill and Velma Dunn of the USA, with Kathe Kohler of Germany winning bronze
Jeanette Campbell, Argentine swimmer, Berlin Olympics, 1936. Campbell won a silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle event
The Prince of Wales with friends on a raft, the Riviera, c1930s. The future King Edward VIII enjoys a dip. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury
Postcard of a swimmer, c1920s
