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Good News?circa 1930: A woman in a spotted dress and a jaunty cap sits down to read the newspaper. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)
Feather BoaMay 1902: Miss V Forrestor wearing an Edwardian feathered hat and boa. (Photo by George C. Beresford/Beresford/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Ostrich FeatherJune 1904: Miss Christie wearing a hat with ostrich feather trimming. (Photo by George C. Beresford/Beresford/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Fashion Vanitiescirca 1913: Comic sketches of womens fashions. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Dismounting1857: A Victorian gentleman prepares to help a lady down from her steed at the end of a ride. Original Publication: From The Ladies Equestrian Guide by Mrs Stirling Clarke
Simple ChicApril 1902: Miss Morgan wearing a hat with ostrich feathers, an ornate layered lace collar, pearl studs and single strand pearl necklace. (Photo by George C)
Bathing TentBathers undress using the Skreenette on a public beach. (Photo by Davis/Getty Images)
ScreenettesJuly 1929: Three young women wearing Screenettes, portable dressing tents at Hampton Court. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Holiday Snaps5th July 1927: A woman taking a photograph of a fellow bather at the beach on the Isle of Thanet. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Beach WearMay 1927: Beach pyjamas for an English beach. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
My Herocirca 1930: The stern hero in collar and tie carries off the swimsuited heroine. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Beach Ball Fashion1928: Two women modelling new beach wear beside a giant beach ball on the roof of an Oxford Street store, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Thames Paddler1926: A young woman enjoying a dip in the Thames. Her nearby car was used as a changing-room. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Outdoor Tea Partycirca 1930: A British family wearing swimwear enjoy some tea outdoors. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Bath HouseThe interior of a bath house at the Hotel del Monte, San Francisco. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Skiing Swimmerscirca 1930: Two women in swimsuits venture out into the snow on a pair of skis. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Mill Weir20th September 1926: Lady Lacons friends and clan cool off in Mill Weir, Berkshire, during a heatwave. (Photo by Brooke/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Beach Belles7th May 1928: Two bathers sitting on the rocks at Broadstairs beach under a parasol. (Photo by Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Posing With RollsTwo young women in swimwear posing in front of a Delage D8 adorned with a Lalique glass radiator ornament. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Bargain HuntingA nun searching through swimwear bargains at Barkers summer sale. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Pass The Parcelcirca 1930: A toddler is passed to dad in the water. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Punting Trip1926: Two girls having fun in a surf boat whilst on holiday on the Isle of Wight. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Piggy Backcirca 1936: Children get a lift down to the waters edge on the shoulders of the adults, in order to conserve their energy for swimming in the sea around the Isle of Wight
Hitching a Ridecirca 1928: Bathing beauties hitch a ride in California. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
GoosefleshJuly 1926: A swimmer on a Devon beach appears to be full of joy at the prospect of plunging into the cold English water! (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Beach Hutcirca 1930: Two women and a child sunbathing outside their hut on the beach. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Sleeping Childrencirca 1926: Two children sleeping, oblivious to the world, on a shingled beach. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Swimming RaceJuly 1929: A group of women lined up ready for the start of the 1/4 mile swimming race at Twickenham. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Bathers Backs26th May 1934: Women on the beach in their swimming costumes. (Photo by E. Phillips/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Children By The Seacirca 1928: A group of young children walking hand in hand by the sea. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Human StarfishIda Schnalls physical culture class, the Daily Dozen Girls, in formation on New Yorks Brighton beach. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Low Flying Craft25th July 1933: Holidaymakers on a beach in Jersey wave farewell to an aeroplane whose passengers had dropped in for the day. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Water Dancecirca 1930: Swimmers dancing in the Wannsee, a lake in south west Berlin formed by the Havel river. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Swimming For Healthcirca 1930: Women swimmers at the Peckham Health Centre, London where there is a pioneer health clinic. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Deck Gamescirca 1930: People entertaining themselves on board during their cruise on the steamship SS Lapland. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Broadcastingcirca 1930: Two women listening to a BBC studio broadcast on the beach. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Beach PartyA group enjoying the sun at a beach party in California. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Child Picniccirca 1930: Children enjoying a summer picnic on a campsite. (Photo by London Express/Getty Images)
Low Dive25th March 1929: A swimmer prepares for a plunge into the sea at Margate, Kent. (Photo by H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Diving1929: A man and a woman diving into a pool from a diving board. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Gymnastics On Wall30th August 1935: Two boys from Barnardos Technical School performing gymnastics on the sea wall at Dymchurch, Kent, during their holidays. They are watched by a party of schoolgirls
Loreleicirca 1930: A swimsuited woman sits on a rock gazing out to sea. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)
Haifa Beach10th October 1936: A mother takes her small child by the hand into the surf on Haifa beach, Palestine. Even in October the Mediterranean sea is perfect for swimming
Rear View On FashionFilm starlets walk arm in arm on Miama Beach. They are all wearing trousers but with different tops including an off-the-shoulder Latino type blouse with puffed sleeves
Top HatterA woman worker stands on the brim of a top hat to test its strength in the workshop of Messrs Lincoln Bennett, hatters of south east London, December 1925. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Large HatA woman wearing a wide brimmed hat with a rose. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Top Hat LadyMarch 1929: Doris Jones in an opera hat. (Photo by Smith/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Fur Collar25th November 1929: Mrs A Campbell wearing a white fur collar. (Photo by Sasha/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)