Hot beaches of past eras. 14 historical frames that will not leave you indifferent (14 photos)

Summer is rapidly ending, and many of us are even on the river did not have time to swim. Not to mention seaside holidays. Well, friends let's go then to the sunny beaches of the past. How are you What about this virtual tour?





Ready? Then let's for the convenience and smoothness of the story Let's move chronologically. That is, from the oldest photos closer to our time.

So, in the first photo, which dates from 1898, on Midland Beach in New York, we are met by a swimming instructor and his confused student.

Please note that only the face and hands of the girl are open. And then - to the elbows. Here, of course, everyone thought about modern bikinis, Yes? But once upon a time it was so strict.

In the next photo from 1905, a woman is "bathing" with her children. She and at all in a dress and a hat just wanders in shallow water, but even girls 5-7 years with her in almost completely closed bathing suits.



We move on. On the calendar June 30, 1922. Police officer from Washington, Bill Norton checks that between the knee and the swimsuit the ladies were no more than 15 centimeters. It's the law, yes.



This is a fairly well-known photo on the Internet, but I took a whole selection of historical shots where girls are either checked representatives of the authorities for compliance with moral standards, or are already receiving fine, in his telegram channel "Photo Chronicles of the Past". Can check out the link and subscribe at the same time.

In the meantime, we will look at the Deauville beach in France. On yard 1925 and mademoiselle in the picture, as I understand it, for those times just oh how honest it looks!



Photo: Maurice-Louis Branger

We return to the USA, but already in 1938. And it's not puritanical swimsuit models, and portable cabanas on the beach.



After all, as today, just hide behind the sliding a towel, in those days it would not have worked. But then people are no less our loved to sunbathe and splash in the sea. And maybe even more. See for yourself.

For starters, a crowded beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1908 You can see how many almost fully dressed people. There are even misters in suits and bowlers.



You talk too many people in Anapa, but how do you like this Coney Island beach in 1940?



Photo: Weegee

In the picture above, the attentive reader has already seen that this time, the amount of nudity of both sexes on public beaches North America has grown exponentially. But before the invention of the bikini and its mass introduction into fashion has not yet reached. Here you are. Four models demonstrate the latest in swimwear while lying on the beach. in Florida, 1950.



By today's standards, it looks more like a mini dress. But now fast forward in another 7 years to Italy on the beach in Rimini and on the next photo we will see how the senior policeman issues a fine to a woman for wearing ... a bikini.



The picture is also famous, I talked about it and in general about the appearance of separate bikinis in detail at the link at the bottom of the page.

I understand that men are now frankly stuck on photo above, so let's change the subject a bit. A little bit of racism beach in Florida in 1964, I think they can distract you from contemplation of this luxurious waist.



It's a white beach that protesters broke into black, so the whites don't let them swim in their, you know, sea. African Americans are caught and forcibly dragged ashore.

Next we have a fragment from a large photo series from photographer Keith McManus. This man has been coming to the same beach for 11 years Florida, documenting the mores of the public. A couple of photos for understanding:



Photo: Keith McManus



Photo: Keith McManus

The next frame, in my opinion, is simply incomparable. On him McManus filmed a single picket of a puritanical girl against too frank bathing suits of other vacationers.



Photo: Keith McManus

In the yard, meanwhile, 1985, and the inscription on the poster can be translate as "You're going to hell!". We also see complete disregard and already absolutely modern swimsuits for girls and beach shorts for guys. Everything, as in the famous series "Rescuers Malibu".

Photos of Pamela Anderson in a red swimsuit, if you wish find it yourself, but I'll show you a photo of a completely different rescuer:



This is Joe Fortes and this is really the very first lifeguard. Vancouver. The photo was taken in 1905 on the beach of English Bay. Officially he credited with saving 29 drowning people.