Florida bathing beauty, 1948
Jennifer Rudd What a cute bathing suit!
You gotta have good food
Michelle Cassidy A beach tailgate in 1950's California.
Like sands through the hourglass . . . so are the days of our lives
Marsha Adams Michigan, 1908.
The line-up
AncientFaces If you lived in 1920, you probably wore one of these bathing suits to the beach.
Girls wrangling an alligator
AncientFaces In 1920, the girls were strong!
You got a trophy for being a beauty!
AncientFaces 1920 bathing beauty contest.
Pretty girls always attract men
AncientFaces 1921 costume contest at the beach. Look at those shoes!
Love those bathing caps!
Gramps Wilson The kids can't wait
AncientFaces Opening day at the beach in 1923.
Grandma wasn't a teetotaler!
Gail L 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
Sue Aitchison-windeler England in the 1930's.
She brought her stuffed monkey
Tammy Montgomery 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
Raelene Wilson 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
Tom Poe In their very proper bathing attire under the boardwalk.
The British are always well dressed
Alan Fraser A suit and tie on the beach in Liverpool, 1916.
A little more skin in the 40's
Elizabeth Groux Bathing suits showed more than in the 1920's but not as much as today! 1949 Atlantic City.
Such a cutie!
Alyssa McIntosh 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
David Koch 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!
Marsha Adams And you gotta bundle up.
An easy chair, a good book . . .
AncientFaces Our idea of beachside living.
You'd NEVER see this today
AncientFaces A photo of a photographer taking a photo of a goat cart and a mule (with passengers).
Where's the donkey's umbrella?
AncientFaces The sign on the donkey says "Could stay in Atlantic City forever" but he doesn't look very happy.
1940's California glamour
Kathy Pinna They knew how to take glamour shots - even in Northern California!
