Kay Laurell and friends at the Potomac Tidal Basin beach, Washington, DC, 1922
Kay Laurell and friends at the Potomac Tidal Basin beach, Washington, DC, 1922
add water coolchicksfromhistory: A swimming class in New South Wales
medal ceremony for the 100m freestyle swimming: Willemijntje ‘Willy’ den Ouden from the Netherlands, 2nd, American Helene Madison, 1st, American Eleanor Garatti, 3rd, during the Games of the X Olympiad, Los […]
Joyce Halderman. Red, White and Blue swimming troupe – swimmers of Panama Canal Zone. Exhibition of swimming, diving and life saving, at the Wardman Park Hotel pool in Washington, DC, July […]
an advertising fan for Jefferson City, Missouri businesses 1920s see backside for the ads
Colleen Moore & Gertrude Michael are Screen Venuses by Sea and Pool, for 1933! Moore is pictured sitting by the pool at her Hollywood home, and Michael at ‘the beach’, […]
seven women sitting on a gondola in Venice, Los Angeles, California (undated)
Jantzen Swimming Suits ad, 1920s the ad touts the brand’s users, including swimmers Duke Kahanamoku and Norman Ross, and diver Louis Kuehn, all of whom won gold in the 1920 Olympics […]
two photos of swimmer Emma Shemaitis sitting in front of dark backdrop, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Daily News, 1926
‘Joan Desborough (ready for a dive)’ Starlight Park, the Bronx, circa 1921 5×7 glass negative, George Grantham Bain Collection