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Florida bathing beauty, 1948
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What a cute bathing suit!
You gotta have good food
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A beach tailgate in 1950's California.
Like sands through the hourglass . . . so are the days of our lives
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Michigan, 1908.
The line-up
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If you lived in 1920, you probably wore one of these bathing suits to the beach.
Girls wrangling an alligator
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In 1920, the girls were strong!
You got a trophy for being a beauty!
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1920 bathing beauty contest.
Pretty girls always attract men
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1921 costume contest at the beach. Look at those shoes!
Love those bathing caps!
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The kids can't wait
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Opening day at the beach in 1923.
Grandma wasn't a teetotaler!
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In 1914 San Francisco, anything went at the beach. Grandma drank, Sonny shot a gun . . . bathing suits weren't required!
Girls could be casual - but the boys had to wear suits
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England in the 1930's.
She brought her stuffed monkey
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You gotta bring your toys with you to the beach!
A moment of bonding
Such a sweet photo of father and children at the beach.
Ms Doubtfire & Mr. Peacock
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Her maiden name was Doubtfire and she married Mr. Peacock - those are just great names! Here they are at Brighton Beach, Australia.
Under the Boardwalk
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In their very proper bathing attire under the boardwalk.
The British are always well dressed
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A suit and tie on the beach in Liverpool, 1916.
A little more skin in the 40's
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Bathing suits showed more than in the 1920's but not as much as today! 1949 Atlantic City.
Such a cutie!
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This little girl was having fun at the beach in 1943 France - but by the end of the year, she died in Auschwitz.
Wow! How did she float?
We can't imagine swimming in this suit - 1920 New Jersey.
Above the boardwalk
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Above the boardwalk, well-dressed families strolled while bathers had fun below.
Poor thing!
How can you have fun at the beach in a long dress and a corset? 1890 New Jersey.
Yep, guys show off for the gals
Circa 1918, showing off at the beach involved a handstand.
10 cents a photo!
Wonder how much a 1918 tintype would be worth today?
Bathing caps or party hats?
90 yrs later, it's a little difficult to decipher fashion.
Sometimes it snows at the beach!
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And you gotta bundle up.
An easy chair, a good book . . .
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Our idea of beachside living.
You'd NEVER see this today
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A photo of a photographer taking a photo of a goat cart and a mule (with passengers).
Where's the donkey's umbrella?
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The sign on the donkey says "Could stay in Atlantic City forever" but he doesn't look very happy.
1940's California glamour
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They knew how to take glamour shots - even in Northern California!