Bathing Suit Collection

Dunns River Falls, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

San Sebastian, Spain. The Basque city of San Sebastian is well known for its picturestic beaches, beautiful architecture, and delicious food or Tapas

1950s American car on the beach, Goanabo, Cuba, Caribbean Sea, Central America

1940s style Navy pin-up girl posing with a vintage Corsair aircraft
Beautiful 1940s style Navy pin-up girl posing with a vintage Corsair aircraft

20-25 years, adult, archival, bathing suit, black & white, caucasian, circa, coast
20-25 years, adult, archival, bathing suit, black & white, caucasian, , Vintage Black & White, 86480162

Cork swimming suit patent, 1882 C024 / 3602
Cork swimming suit patent, 1882. Artwork of a device designed by Paschal Plant. This clothing item consisted of mesh or netted fabric with cork applied to the surface

MARGARET GORMAN, 1921. First Miss America at Atlantic City in 1921

Flappers (litho)
7148641 Flappers (litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flappers. Illustration from Die Berliner Pflanze (Albert Langen, Munich)

1917 Bathing Suit Fashion
Hollywood, California: c. 1917. Silent screen actress and Mack Sennett Comedy beauty Vera Stedman poses in the latest beach wear

Water, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1926 (colour litho)
STC226843 Water, from Falbalas & Fanfreluches, Almanach des Modes Presentes, Passees et Futures, 1926 (colour litho) by Barbier

AIRLINE POSTER, c1962. Poster advertising travel to Las Vegas and Trans-World Airlines. Lithograph by David Klein, c1962

GOLFING, 1926. Women wearing bathing suits, teeing off from a block of ice on a golf course. Photograph, 1926

Just going for a wet (colour litho)
8656828 Just going for a wet (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Just going for a wet. Women sea bathing)

Lucky buoy! (colour litho)
8656786 Lucky buoy! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucky buoy! Woman in a bathing costume sitting on a buoy)

1920s-era bathing beauty (b/w photo)
7133810 1920s-era bathing beauty (b/w photo); (add.info.: 1920s-era bathing beauty); GG Vintage Images; UIG.

Woman and her admirers at the beach (colour litho)
8656756 Woman and her admirers at the beach (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman and her admirers at the beach. Postcard, early 20th century)

A labour of love (colour litho)
8656728 A labour of love (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A labour of love. Woman mending a man's swimming costume. Postcard, early 20th century)

David Billington, champion swimmer of the world (b/w photo)
8655977 David Billington, champion swimmer of the world (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Billington (1885-1955)

Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water (colour litho)
8656721 Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple slipping on grease and falling into the water)

This is more in my line than working (colour litho)
8656702 This is more in my line than working (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

This is the place for life (colour litho)
8656700 This is the place for life (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: This is the place for life)

Men taking photographs of a woman in her swimsuit (colour litho)
8656691 Men taking photographs of a woman in her swimsuit (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men taking photographs of a woman in her swimsuit)

CWS Crumpsall Swimming Club (b/w photo)
8656046 CWS Crumpsall Swimming Club (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: CWS Crumpsall Swimming Club)

Photographer in the sea taking a photograph of two women having fun in the water in swimsuit. photograph around 1920
IMB4936609 Photographer in the sea taking a photograph of two women having fun in the water in swimsuit. photograph around 1920; (add.info)

Large woman in her bathing costume (colour litho)
8656623 Large woman in her bathing costume (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Large woman in her bathing costume)

It's so jolly to go for a paddle (coloured photo)
8656607 It's so jolly to go for a paddle (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It's so jolly to go for a paddle. Girl and a parasol)

Having a good time at Skegness (coloured photo)
8656600 Having a good time at Skegness (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Having a good time at Skegness. Women on the beach)

Look what the seaside has done for me! (colour litho)
8656554 Look what the seaside has done for me! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Look what the seaside has done for me)

The funniest sight you've ever seen (colour litho)
8656530 The funniest sight you've ever seen (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The funniest sight you've ever seen)

Shy Suzanne's bath (colour litho)
8656483 Shy Suzanne's bath (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shy Suzanne's bath. Busty woman swimming at the beach)

Women dancing around a man in the sea (colour litho)
8656695 Women dancing around a man in the sea (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women dancing around a man in the sea)

Letres G and H: patty and lobster, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205946 Letres G and H: patty and lobster, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Young girl in a swimming costume and cape (coloured photo)
8656028 Young girl in a swimming costume and cape (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young girl in a swimming costume and cape)

One of Walter Trier's Crazy People (colour litho)
8646633 One of Walter Trier's Crazy People (colour litho) by Trier, Walter (1890-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Women swimming up to a man in a rowing boat (colour litho)
8656694 Women swimming up to a man in a rowing boat (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women swimming up to a man in a rowing boat)

I need thee every hour (colour litho)
8656588 I need thee every hour (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I need thee every hour." Married man looking at a young woman at the beach)

Women running along the beach at Tower Bridge, 1947 (photo)
7340361 Women running along the beach at Tower Bridge, 1947 (photo); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: PA Reuter Photos Ltd Six women running along the beach at Tower Bridge)

Cigarette card of Patricia Ellis, American film actress (b/w photo)
8673082 Cigarette card of Patricia Ellis, American film actress (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Film stars, second series of 54)

Man slipping on grease and falling ito the water (colour litho)
8656723 Man slipping on grease and falling ito the water (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man slipping on grease and falling ito the water)

Man floating in the sea, buoyed up by alcohol (colour litho)
8656722 Man floating in the sea, buoyed up by alcohol (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man floating in the sea, buoyed up by alcohol)

Tourists swimming in the sea in France, c.1900 (chromo)
3665467 Tourists swimming in the sea in France, c.1900 (chromo) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: French Leibig card dated circa 1900)

Every girl knows the height of a man's ambition (colour litho)
8656593 Every girl knows the height of a man's ambition (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Every girl knows the height of a man's ambition)

Letter H: lobster, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205958 Letter H: lobster, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon.

Geography. Belgium. Family at the beach of Ostend. Photo, Belgium, 1910
2636359 Geography. Belgium. Family at the beach of Ostend. Photo, Belgium, 1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

People playing Mahjong, 1924 (b/w photo)
8626582 People playing Mahjong, 1924 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: People playing a game of Mahjong, 1924)

Bad form at the seaside (colour litho)
8656583 Bad form at the seaside (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bad form at the seaside. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

My new bathing costume is rather attractive (colour litho)
8656542 My new bathing costume is rather attractive (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: My new bathing costume is rather attractive)

What is syntax? Goodness, are they going to tax that? (colour litho)
8656537 What is syntax? Goodness, are they going to tax that? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "What is syntax)

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Dive into the timeless elegance of bathing suits through the ages. From the stunning Dunns River Falls to the picturesque San Sebastian, these archival images capture the essence of coastal beauty. Picture a 1950s American car parked on a pristine beach in Goanabo, Cuba, with the Caribbean Sea as its backdrop. In another scene, a 1940s style Navy pin-up girl strikes a pose next to a vintage Corsair aircraft. Transport yourself back in time to witness black and white photographs featuring caucasian adults donning bathing suits circa 20-25 years ago. Explore an enchanting watercolor illustration from Falbalas & Fanfreluches depicting bathers enjoying their seaside retreat in vibrant hues. Delve even further into history with an intriguing patent for a cork swimming suit dating back to 1882. Marvel at Margaret Gorman, crowned as the first Miss America in Atlantic City during 1921, proudly showcasing her fashionable swimwear. Immerse yourself in wanderlust with an airline poster from around 1962 enticing you to travel to Las Vegas via Trans-World Airlines. And who could forget those daring women teeing off from blocks of ice while sporting stylish bathing suits on a golf course? Finally, discover Europe's finest Hastings and St Leonard Bathing Pool that has captivated visitors since its inception. Witness how fashion evolved over time by exploring captivating images showcasing bathing suit trends from as early as 1917. Whether it be lounging by breathtaking waterfalls or embracing coastal charm along sandy shores, these glimpses into our past remind us that no matter where we are or when we live – there is always something magical about slipping into our favorite bathing suit.