8 snazzy swimsuits of the sixties (1967)
The young lioness swimsuits
Brave... sensuous... graceful... beautiful...
Don't you want to be a young lioness this summer?
Of cour... Read more...
Doughboy’s giant 22-foot swimming pool (1955)
Doughboy's giant 22-foot swimming pool
Low cost fun for the whole family... Big enough to swim in...built to last for years!
A real full-size swim... Read more...
Summer swimming in New York (1909)
Summer swimming in NYC
Gotham's youth are fortunate in the number of opportunities for swimming which the city's configuration presents. Many a grace... Read more...
Smart summery swimsuits for women (1955)
Summertime cottons by Catalina
For summer, nothing is more "fitting" than a Catalina cotton! These glamorous swimsuits slim the hips, diminish the wa... Read more...
Swimsuits to be pretty at seashore and pool (1948)
Take care to be pretty at seashore and pool
By Betty Clarke, Beauty Editor
It is a very peculiar thing, indeed, that women who can be so ladylik... Read more...
The newest beach clothes & bathing suits (1955)
Swimsuits: Quaintness up-to-date
Old-fashioned cottons with ruffles still leave skin bare for the beach
Although they are brief in size and brash ... Read more...
Should women court men? (1960)
How DOES a girl win a husband? By tradition, she waits until the right man comes along, then he woos her, pursues her, and leads her to the altar.
Coleco above-ground swimming pools (1970)
A variety of pools to fit every taste, every yard, every pocketbook
"We love our Coleco pool!"
"I work out every day. Our Coleco pool really keeps... Read more...
San Francisco’s magnificent Sutro Baths (1894-1901)
The Baths: A great work of Adolph Sutro
The Bath building stands somewhat north of the new Cliff House, and its entrance from Point Lobos Avenue is a... Read more...
Jack, the diving dog (1896)
A diving dog
Jack is only three years old, but he has a record of having dived from a height of more than seventy feet.
Jack is a dog, and is a na... Read more...
Gimme shelter: Striped outdoor tents (1965)
Take cover
If you're lucky enough to have a pool, this portable dressing room can ease the traffic through the house, and also be a poolside addition... Read more...
New toys for a world of watery fun (1961)
A gay new world of watery fun
This summer it isn't enough just to go down to the water, jump in and swim. With a whole flotilla of lightweight, inexp... Read more...
Washington DC having a heat wave (1930)
These photos don't have a specific year mentioned (they say "between 1920 and 1932") but our own research showed that DC had record-breaking temperatu... Read more...
Esther Williams has the Hertz idea (1958)
Esther Williams has the Hertz idea...
Because Hertz rents cleaner, more dependable cars!
Sure, this picture was posed. But there's no doubt th... Read more...
