The expression on this girl’s face is bizarre … “why the hell are you making me hold a doll, a B.F. Keith’s sign and this stupid parasol, while sitting on this uncomfortable sand?” Poor girl. She looks miserable. Washington was in the throes of a horrible heat wave that summer, with two people dying the same week that this photo ... Read More »
Here’s a great shot from Shorpy of kids in the waters at Potomac bathing beach (I wouldn’t do this today). This is the official kickoff of summer in 1923, Memorial Day weekend. Click on the image for a closer look. Related articles From a GoDCer: A Family Connection to a Tragic Suicide (ghostsofdc.org) Potomac Bathing Beach Beauties (ghostsofdc.org) Old Photo Friday: ... Read More »
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). Any week that includes 1920s beach babes is a good week. Related articles Potomac Bathing Beach Beauties (ghostsofdc.org) Cooling Off in Rock Creek (ghostsofdc.org) The Annual Washington Bathing Beach ... Read More »
I’m sorry, but I’m being very liberal with the word “beauties.” Yeesh. Nevertheless, they look like they’re having a great time hanging out at the old Tidal Basin bathing beach. That would be an absolutely nasty place to swim today. Thanks Shorpy! Related articles Bathing Suit Police at the Tidal Basin (ghostsofdc.org) The Annual Washington Bathing Beach Beauty Show (ghostsofdc.org) Read More »
Maybe this is a bad picture, but these four women aren’t exactly the most attractive I’ve seen. I will say that the fashion is pretty stellar, given that this is 1922. The photo is from the annual beauty show held at the Washington Bathing Beach, and these four were the prize winners. The women, in order, are Gay Gatley, Eva ... Read More »
Here’s an amazing shot I found on Shorpy (what an amazing site), taken at the Tidal Basin bathing beach in 1922. The photograph is Washington police officer Bill Norton measuring the distance between the knee and the swimsuit. Colonel Sherrill, the Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds had issues an order that suits not be over six inches above the knee ... Read More »
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