2. Circa 1918: One of the fabulous bathing belles from the Mack Sennett 'stable,' Mildred June, poses for photographers. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

3. Circa 1911: Bathers at Ostend in Belgium. (F J Mortimer/Getty Images) 

4. July 1921: Bathers dance hand in hand on the beach at Plymouth, in Devon, England. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

5. Circa 1911: A young woman emerges from her bathing machine dressed for the beach at Ostend, a Belgian city. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

6. August 1919: Bathing belles on the beach at Southend-on-Sea, Essex
August 1919: Bathing belles on the beach at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

7. Circa 1900: Two women in swimwear amuse themselves by taking photographs. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

8. Circa 1929: Two 'Bathing Beauties' on the beach
Circa 1929: Two 'Bathing Beauties' on the beach. (General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) 

9. August 1916: Bathers collecting seaweed on the beach at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

10. August 1922: A studio shot of two young women in swimming costumes reading under a large parasol. (Gill/Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

11. Circa 1929: A row women showing off some unusual and original swimwear on the beach. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

12. July 1938: Vacationers wearing stripped one-piece swimsuits enjoy a piggyback ride on the beach of Ostend, a Belgian city. (STAFF/AFP/Getty Images) 

13. Circa 1909: Two bathers relax outside their hut
Circa 1909: Two bathers relax outside their hut. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

14. August 1922: A bather tries to induce her friends into the water at Canvey Island, Essex. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

15. Circa 1900: Bathing suits hung out to dry. (F J Mortimer/Getty Images) 

16. July 1927: Two women playing leapfrog on the beach at Broadstairs in Kent. (H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

17. Circa 1929: A group of women are seen dragging men into the sea at Shanklin, Isle of Wight. (Edward G Malindine/Getty Images) 

18. July 1938: Women bathers riding donkeys on the beach at Ramsgate, Kent, England. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

19. July 1926: Two small bathers on the waters edge at Lowestoft, Suffolk
July 1926: Two small bathers on the waters edge at Lowestoft, Suffolk. (E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

20. Circa 1925: Women are seen posing near a Paris beach
Circa 1925: Women are seen posing near a Paris beach. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

21. Circa 1929: American actress Bebe Daniels with actor Ben Lyon at their California beach home. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

22. August 1928: Holiday makers have a piggy back race on the beach at Shanklin on the Isle Of Wight. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

23. Circa 1929: Life savers practicing on Bondi Beach in Sydney
Circa 1929: Life savers practicing on Bondi Beach in Sydney. (Fox Photos/Getty Images)

24. August 1919: Bathing belles paddling at Southend-on-Sea, Essex
August 1919: Bathing belles paddling at Southend-on-Sea, Essex. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

25. August 1922: A group is seen walking on the beach at Canvey Island, Essex. (MacGregor/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

26. Circa 1927: Actress Joan Crawford playing on the beach with fellow star Dorothy Sebastian. (General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) 

27. Circa 1911: Eager bathers go for an early morning dip at Scarborough, Yorkshire. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

28. May 1929: A young bather lighting a cigarette with the tip of her friend's on the beach at Broadstairs, east of London. (H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

29. Circa 1924: A group is seen on a beach. (Fox Photos/Getty Images) 

30. March 1929: Two women are seen using a 'skreenette' at the beach. (H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

31. Circa 1925: Actresses relax in beach fashions on the set of the film 'The Palm Beach Girl'. (General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) 

32. Circa 1934: A group of women wearing beach pajamas
Circa 1934: A group of women wearing beach pajamas. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

33. Circa 1924: Actress Viola Dana is seen on the beach
Circa 1924: Actress Viola Dana is seen on the beach. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

34. Circa 1926: Four bathing belles shading themselves with parasols on the beach at Skegness, in Lincolnshire, England. (Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images) 

35. Circa 1924: A professional photographer taking snaps of vacationers on the beach at Ostend. She is using a ladder to steady her camera and keep it out of the waves. (General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) 

36. Circa 1929: Bathing belles enjoying a smoke on the beach at Aldeburgh, Suffolk. (Fox Photos/Getty Images) 

37. July 1927: Two women walking along the beach at Broadstairs, Kent. (H
July 1927: Two women walking along the beach at Broadstairs, Kent. (H. F. Davis/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

38. July 1935: Sailors from HMS Fury on the beach in New Jersey having fun playing jump rope with two female beach goers. (William Vanderson/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

39. Circa 1935: A surf girl relaxes on Palm Beach, Australia, beside a life-ring. (Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) 

40. Circa 1939: Young women strolling along the front of Thorpe Bay in Essex, England, wearing matching beach pajamas. (J A Hampton/Getty Images) 
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