Archive by category Swimwear

1940 bikini

Publicity photo of Adele Mara wearing a polka dot bikini for Argentinean Magazine. Source and copyright: This work is in

1950s swimwear Source and copyright: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Netherlands license.

A group of bathers photographed in 1946. The group includes Swedish writers Artur Lundkvist and his wife Maria Wine (second and

Girls in their swimsuits photographed in 1920. These female swimmers were photographed at the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. I

I find this photo of Ronald Reagan bizarre in so many ways! As a child I always found it strange

Mina Wylie, a Dutch Olympic swimmer photographed in 1912 wearing her surprisingly modern-looking swimsuit. I thought swimwear was much more

This photo of Betty Grable from 1943 was the most popular pin up photo for American GIs during WWII. You

Young girls in bikinis posing for a photo in Naples, 1948. Which is your favourite swimsuit? I think mine is

1950s fashion model Dovima wearing bikini photographed by Toni Frissell in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1946. Similar image published in: Harper’s

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The wonderful ‘Queen of Pinups’ Bettie Page who died on this day in 2008.

Two couples running along the beach, 1950s Source: No known copyright restrictions

1940s photo of surf sirens on Manly beach in New South Wales, Australia. Which is your favourite? I think mine

I’m a huge fan of vintage swimwear (sooo much more appealing than a string bikini *shudder*) and I’m delighted to

What can I say about this video except that the 70s were a strange and wonderful place…

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