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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)
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)
Canvey Island1925: The crowded beach at Canvey Island on the River Thames, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/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)
Pass The Parcelcirca 1930: A toddler is passed to dad in the water. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Smilecirca 1912: A seaside photographer taking a photograph of a crowd of mob-hatted bathing belles. (Photo by Keystone/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)
Swimmingcirca 1926: Two men about to dive in for a swim. (Photo by Hulton Archive/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)
Beach Ball1930: Young holidaymakers playing ball on the beach at Eastbourne. (Photo by Topical Press 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)
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)
Surfing Derby4th September 1972: A surfing competition being held at Miami Beach in Florida. (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)
Swimming Gala6th October 1927: Competitors in a swimming gala at St Georges Baths. (Photo by Topical Press 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)
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
Mushrooms and fungi: Albatrellus ovinus
Mushrooms and fungi: Pleurotus ostreatus
Mushrooms and fungi: Amanita phalloides (death cap)
War Medals13th March 1946: A collection of campaign stars from World War II. (Photo by Bush/Express/Getty Images)
French Quarter18th January 1946: Washing hangs out on the oldest street in Quebec Sous La Falaise. (Photo by Bert Garai/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
Main Street Parking1946: View of Main Street, with automobiles lined up in the road and parked along the curb, Stroudsberg, Pennsylvania. A man stands and reads the newspaper on the sidewalk
Holy RelicsMarch 1946: Rosary beads and religious relics belonging to Catholic priest Leonid Federov who died at Viatka. He was trained as a missionary for service in Russia at the Pontificia Collegio Russo in
Labour Wanted4th January 1946: Londons gas companies are in need of employees, two men reading the labour wanted notice at the South Met Gas companies, with an empty gasometer in the background
Shell-Mex Housecirca 1946: A giant sphinx in front of the Shell-Mex House which occupies an entire block from the Strand to the Embankment in London. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Atom Bomb Tests25th July 1946: Aerial view of a mushroom cloud rising from the underwater atom bomb test Baker. Image taken from an aF airplane. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Manhattan By Night1946: High-angle view looking north from the roof of the RCA Building of midtown Manhattan and Central Park lit up at night, New York City. On the upper left is the George Washington Bridge
DrawbridgeMay 1946: Londons Tower Bridge with the drawbridge up. The bridge is a bascule bridge with its drawbridge working on counterweights. (Photo by George Konig/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
UnityJune 1946: Unity the Chinese giant panda, formerly Lien Ho meets Pandy the toy panda at Regents Park Zoo, London. (Photo by George Konig/Keystone Features/Getty Images)
Roof Garden15th July 1946: A view of the flourishing roof garden on top of Derry and Toms department above Kensington High Street in London, now Kensington Roof Gardens