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Background imageSwimwear Collection: Marianao Bathing Beach, Havana, Cuba, c1910

Marianao Bathing Beach, Havana, Cuba, c1910. [Edicion. Jordi]

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Surf Club, Atlantic Beach, Long Island, New York, 1947. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc

Surf Club, Atlantic Beach, Long Island, New York, 1947. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Surf Club, Atlantic Beach, Long Island, New York, 1947

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Linden Woods Swim Club, Howard Beach, 1959. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc

Linden Woods Swim Club, Howard Beach, 1959. Creator: Gottscho-Schleisner, Inc
Linden Woods Swim Club, Howard Beach, 1959

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Beach, 1917. Creator: Sulho Sipila

Beach, 1917. Creator: Sulho Sipila
Beach, 1917

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Beach, 1917. Creator: Sulho Sipila

Beach, 1917. Creator: Sulho Sipila
Beach, 1917

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Swimmer Girl, 1913. Creator: Oskari Paatela

Swimmer Girl, 1913. Creator: Oskari Paatela
Swimmer Girl, 1913

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Perry McGillivray, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Perry McGillivray, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Perry McGillivray, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Fox, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Fox, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Fox, between c1915 and c1920. Shows vaudeville performer Harry Fox (born Arthur Carringford; 1882-1959) who was a dancer, actor, and comedian

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Fox, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Fox, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Fox, between c1915 and c1920. Shows vaudeville performer Harry Fox (born Arthur Carringford; 1882-1959) who was a dancer, actor, and comedian

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Eleanore Uhl, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Eleanore Uhl, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Eleanore Uhl, between c1915 and c1920

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Miss Annette Kellerman, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service

Miss Annette Kellerman, 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
Miss Annette Kellerman, 1919

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Mina Wylie, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service

Mina Wylie, 1916. Creator: Bain News Service
Mina Wylie, 1916. Shows Wilhelmina "Mina" Wylie (1891-1984) an Australian swimmer who participated in the Olympics

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Long Beach, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Long Beach, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Long Beach, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Boyle & Bleibtrey, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Boyle & Bleibtrey, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Boyle & Bleibtrey, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Charlotte Duggan Boyle (1899-1990) an American competition swimmer and world record-holder with Ethelda Marguerite Bleibtrey (1902-1978)

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Bathing at Brighton Beach, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Bathing at Brighton Beach, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bathing at Brighton Beach, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Trudy Ederle & sister, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Trudy Ederle & sister, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Trudy Ederle & sister, between c1915 and c1920. Shows Gertrude "Trudy" Caroline Ederle (1906-2003), an American competitive swimmer and Olympic champion

Background imageSwimwear Collection: H. Cutting, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

H. Cutting, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
H. Cutting, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Water baseball, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

Water baseball, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Water baseball, 1914

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Sophie Frietag, May Waldis, Elsie Sutan [i.e. Sutton], Rita Greenfield... between c1910 and c1915

Sophie Frietag, May Waldis, Elsie Sutan [i.e. Sutton], Rita Greenfield... between c1910 and c1915
Sophie Frietag, May Waldis, Elsie Sutan [i.e. Sutton], Rita Greenfield, Millie Bartildes, Mrs. Anita Dryer, Clarabelle Barret, Martha Hagstadt, Edna Cole, Mrs

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Beach Tango, Brighton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Beach Tango, Brighton, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Beach Tango, Brighton, between c1910 and c1915. Shows people on Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York City

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Mermaid Club - Philadelphia, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Mermaid Club - Philadelphia, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Mermaid Club - Philadelphia, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Hazel Bess Laugenour [i.e. Laugenour] 'Neptunes Perfect Girl', between c1910 and c1915

Hazel Bess Laugenour [i.e. Laugenour] "Neptunes Perfect Girl", between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Hazel Bess Laugenour [i.e. Laugenour] "Neptunes Perfect Girl", between c1910 and c1915. Shows vaudeville performer Hazel Bess Laugenour (1892)

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Bathers and Bathing Machines-Ostend, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Bathers and Bathing Machines-Ostend, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Bathers and Bathing Machines-Ostend, 1913

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Cropsey, Knecht, Wheatley, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Cropsey, Knecht, Wheatley, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Cropsey, Knecht, Wheatley, 1913. Shows competitive swimmers Rex Cropsey, H. Knecht and J.C. Wheatley

Background imageSwimwear Collection: J.A. Zimrock, G. Hager, Rex Cropsey, C. Ash, H. Knecht, J.C. Wheatley, 1913

J.A. Zimrock, G. Hager, Rex Cropsey, C. Ash, H. Knecht, J.C. Wheatley, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
J.A. Zimrock, G. Hager, Rex Cropsey, C. Ash, H. Knecht, J.C. Wheatley, 1913. Shows competitive swimmers J.A. Zimrock, G. Hager, Rex Cropsey, C. Ash, H. Knecht, and J.C. Wheatley

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Bather posing for photo - Ostend, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Bather posing for photo - Ostend, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Bather posing for photo - Ostend, 1913. Shows bathers with bathing machines, Ostend, Belgium

Background imageSwimwear Collection: May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Mary Elizabeth Miller, a fourteen year old girl who swam across the Hudson River in 1915. She is doing the Trudgeon stroke

Background imageSwimwear Collection: May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
May E. Miller, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Mary Elizabeth Miller, a fourteen year old girl who swam across the Hudson River in 1915

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Rose Pitonof, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Rose Pitonof, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rose Pitonof, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Rose Pitonof, champion long distance swimmer, wearing a bathing suit

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Bathers at Alameda, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Bathers at Alameda, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bathers at Alameda, between c1910 and c1915. Shows three women playing in water and laughing; woman on left is Nell Schmidt

Background imageSwimwear Collection: On the Beach, 1929. Creator: Santeri Salokivi

On the Beach, 1929. Creator: Santeri Salokivi
On the Beach, 1929

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Doctor, U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Doctor, U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Doctor, U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps, between c1910 and c1915. U.S. Volunteer Life-Saving Corps. The doctor's commitment to service during that era is commendable

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Eva Morrison, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Eva Morrison, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Eva Morrison, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Coney Isl'd Swimming Carnival, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Coney Isl'd Swimming Carnival, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Coney Isl'd Swimming Carnival, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimwear Collection: J.G. Smith, Lily Smith, Walter Brickett, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J.G. Smith, Lily Smith, Walter Brickett, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.G. Smith, Lily Smith, Walter Brickett, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Walter Brickett (on right) British Olympic Swimming coach in 1908 and 1912

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Fountains, Madison Sq. Park on hot day, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Fountains, Madison Sq. Park on hot day, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Fountains, Madison Sq. Park on hot day, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Coney Isl. 1/3/15, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Coney Isl. 1/3/15, 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Coney Isl. 1915

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Pioneer camp, 1929. Creator: GP Putintsev

Pioneer camp, 1929. Creator: GP Putintsev
Pioneer camp, 1929. From a collection of 153 photographs and documents drawn from the personal archives of people who lived in the town of Berdsk in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Madame la Baronne, j'ai bien l'honneur!, 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier

Madame la Baronne, j'ai bien l'honneur!, 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
Madame la Baronne, j'ai bien l'honneur!, 1853. Madam Baroness, I have the honour! [I am honoured/it is my honour]'. From Croquis aquatiques, no. 6

Background imageSwimwear Collection: C'est bien ici qu'il m'avait... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier

C'est bien ici qu'il m'avait... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
C'est bien ici qu'il m'avait... 1853. - C'est bien ici qu'il m'avait donne rendez-vous entre la 4me et la 5eme vague

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Quels affreux galets... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier

Quels affreux galets... 1853. Creator: Honore Daumier
Quels affreux galets... 1853. - Quels affreux galets...impossible de marcher la dessus...ce n'est reellement que sur les bords de la mer que l'on apprecie et que l'on regrette le macadam

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Entrez donc dans la mer sans crainte... 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier

Entrez donc dans la mer sans crainte... 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
Entrez donc dans la mer sans crainte... 1856. Entrez-donc dans la mer sans crainte, Monsieur Potard, vous voyez bien qu'il n'y a pas de danger puisque j'y suis

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Ostende, 1857. Creator: Félicien Rops

Ostende, 1857. Creator: Félicien Rops
Ostende, 1857. From periodical: Uylenspiegel, no. 29, 16 August 1857

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Hands up on the beach at Atlantic City, N.J. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Hands up on the beach at Atlantic City, N.J. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Hands up on the beach at Atlantic City, N.J. between 1900 and 1920

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Capt. Riley and lifeguards, Coney Island, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

Capt. Riley and lifeguards, Coney Island, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Capt. Riley and lifeguards, Coney Island, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905

Background imageSwimwear Collection: A Throw down, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

A Throw down, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
A Throw down, between 1900 and 1905

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Bulldog on the beach, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Bulldog on the beach, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Bulldog on the beach, between 1900 and 1910

Background imageSwimwear Collection: La planche démontree par le prècepte... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

La planche démontree par le prècepte... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
La planche demontree par le precepte... 19th century. The Bathers -

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Westchester Country Club, 1932. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Westchester Country Club, 1932. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Westchester Country Club, 1932

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Westchester Country Club, 1932. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Westchester Country Club, 1932. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Westchester Country Club, 1932

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Elle a encore... une jolie taille Madame Coquardeau!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Elle a encore... une jolie taille Madame Coquardeau!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Elle a encore... une jolie taille Madame Coquardeau!, 19th century. The bathers - She still has a pretty size Madame Coquardeau

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Bath house, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown

Bath house, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Bath house, Belle Isle [Park], Detroit, Mich. between 1910 and 1920

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Unidentified group of people, possibly members of the Jewett family, standing on the...c1911-1942

Unidentified group of people, possibly members of the Jewett family, standing on the...c1911-1942
Unidentified group of people, possibly members of the Jewett family, standing on the beach watching the waves, between 1911 and 1942

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Unidentified group of people, possibly members of the Jewett family, at the beach, c1911-1942

Unidentified group of people, possibly members of the Jewett family, at the beach, c1911-1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Unidentified group of people, possibly members of the Jewett family, at the beach, between 1911 and 1942

Background imageSwimwear Collection: En famille, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

En famille, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
En famille, 19th century. The Bathers - A family

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Entrez donc dans la mer sans crainte... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Entrez donc dans la mer sans crainte... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Entrez donc dans la mer sans crainte... 19th century. Aquatic Sketches - Enter the sea without fear

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Atlantic City bathing contest of 1927, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Atlantic City bathing contest of 1927, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Atlantic City bathing contest of 1927, 1927

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Atlantic City bathing contest of 1927, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Atlantic City bathing contest of 1927, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Atlantic City bathing contest of 1927, 1927

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Beach scene, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Beach scene, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Beach scene, East Hampton, Long Island, between 1933 and 1942

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Group of people at Long Beach, New York. between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Group of people at Long Beach, New York. between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Group of people at Long Beach, New York. between 1896 and 1942

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Group of people at Long Beach, New York, between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Group of people at Long Beach, New York, between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Group of people at Long Beach, New York, between 1896 and 1942

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Group of people at Long Beach, New York, between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Group of people at Long Beach, New York, between 1896 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Group of people at Long Beach, New York, between 1896 and 1942

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Arnold Genthe with two women friends in Long Beach, New York, between 1911 and 1942

Arnold Genthe with two women friends in Long Beach, New York, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Arnold Genthe with two women friends in Long Beach, New York, between 1911 and 1942

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Leonard, Mrs. at the beach, between 1926 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Leonard, Mrs. at the beach, between 1926 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Leonard, Mrs. at the beach, between 1926 and 1938

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Lee, Margaret, Miss, and unidentified man, seated outdoors, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Lee, Margaret, Miss, and unidentified man, seated outdoors, 1927 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Lee, Margaret, Miss, and unidentified man, seated outdoors, 1927

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Hunt, Seth, Mr. swimming, between 1931 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Hunt, Seth, Mr. swimming, between 1931 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hunt, Seth, Mr. swimming, between 1931 and 1942

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Hunt, Seth, Mr. at the beach, between 1931 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Hunt, Seth, Mr. at the beach, between 1931 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Hunt, Seth, Mr. at the beach, between 1931 and 1942

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Ford, Elsie, Miss, standing outdoors in a bathing suit, 1932 July. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Ford, Elsie, Miss, standing outdoors in a bathing suit, 1932 July. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Ford, Elsie, Miss, standing outdoors in a bathing suit, 1932 July

Background imageSwimwear Collection: London, Jack, Mrs. by the beach, ca. 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe

London, Jack, Mrs. by the beach, ca. 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
London, Jack, Mrs. by the beach, ca. 1918

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Westchester Country Club, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Westchester Country Club, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Westchester Country Club, 1932

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Westchester Country Club, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Westchester Country Club, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Westchester Country Club, 1932

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Westchester Country Club, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Westchester Country Club, 1932 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Westchester Country Club, 1932

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Les bains a quatre sous, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Les bains a quatre sous, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Les bains a quatre sous, 19th century. Public baths which cost 4 sous - (overcrowded and dangerous)

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Nymphes des bords de la Marne, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

Nymphes des bords de la Marne, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Nymphes des bords de la Marne, 19th century. Nymphs bathing in the River Marne. (View taken from near Nogent)

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Bird of Paradise, Los Angeles, 1938. Creator: Unknown

Bird of Paradise, Los Angeles, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Bird of Paradise, Los Angeles, 1938. Belasco Theatre - "Bird of Paradise" by Richard Walton Tully'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Taylor, Fenton, Mrs. and child, at the beach, 1931 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Taylor, Fenton, Mrs. and child, at the beach, 1931 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Taylor, Fenton, Mrs. and child, at the beach, 1931

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Swiskaya, Countess, portrait photograph, between 1917 and 1929. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Swiskaya, Countess, portrait photograph, between 1917 and 1929. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Swiskaya, Countess, portrait photograph, between 1917 and 1929

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Swiskaya, Countess, between 1917 and 1929. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Swiskaya, Countess, between 1917 and 1929. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Swiskaya, Countess, between 1917 and 1929

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Harper's August, Tom Sawyer Detective a new story by Mark Twain Begins in this Number, c1896

Harper's August, Tom Sawyer Detective a new story by Mark Twain Begins in this Number, c1896. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Harper's August, c1896. Creator: Edward Penfield

Harper's August, c1896. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's August, c1896. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Harper's July, c1899. Creator: Edward Penfield

Harper's July, c1899. Creator: Edward Penfield
Harper's July, c1899. [Publisher: Harper Publications; Place: New York]

Background imageSwimwear Collection: Godowsky's grandchild, at the beach, 1928 Creator: Arnold Genthe

Godowsky's grandchild, at the beach, 1928 Creator: Arnold Genthe
Godowsky's grandchild, at the beach, 1928



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