Vtg B&W Snapshot Woman Swimsuit Bathing Cap Wading Ocean Beach Surf 1920s
Vernacular Snapshot

Vtg B&W Snapshot Woman Swimsuit Bathing Cap Wading Ocean Beach Surf 1920s

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Condition
Used
Format
Vernacular Snapshot · c. 1888–1970s
Listing location
Wichita, Kansas, US
Item ID
398348481747
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Vtg B&W Snapshot Woman Swimsuit Bathing Cap Wading Ocean Beach Surf 1920s

This authentic snapshot captures a woman standing in the surf, wearing a classic period swimsuit and a snug bathing cap. The B&W composition highlights the contrast between the dark wool swimwear and the white foam of the breaking ocean waves as she is wading near the shoreline.

This 1920s piece perfectly illustrates the evolving leisure culture of the early twentieth century. It is a quintessential artifact for collectors of beach history or early swimwear fashion. A evocative glimpse of a woman enjoying the surf in her 1920s bathing cap.
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