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Potomac Beach Babes of 1922

Posted by: Ghosts of DC on July 2, 2012 in Faces & Places of Yesterday, Featured 2 Comments

We’ve posted a few of the Potomac bathing beach shots over a while back, and it’s high time we post a few more (given how damn hot it is these days).

Washington, D.C., 1922. "Potomac bathing beach." National Photo Company Collection glass negative (Library of Congress.)

Washington, D.C., 1922. “Potomac bathing beach.” National Photo Company Collection glass negative (Library of Congress)

Any week that includes 1920s beach babes is a good week.

Potomac Bathing Beach Beauties (ghostsofdc.org)
Cooling Off in Rock Creek (ghostsofdc.org)
The Annual Washington Bathing Beach Beauty Show (ghostsofdc.org)
From a GoDCer: A Family Connection to a Tragic Suicide (ghostsofdc.org)
View of East Potomac Park From the Air (1935) (ghostsofdc.org)

Tagged with: 1920s Potomac River Shorpy Washington Bathing Beach

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