People bathing in the sea

Maker
Thomas Easton
Production date
Circa 1907
 Description
Three men, three women and a boy stand in waist deep water at Blackness. Two of the men are in swimming briefs but the third has a full length costume as have the women.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Easton, Thomas, Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Circa 1907
Subject notes
Victorians favoured swimsuits that covered the body, although boys would swim in canals etc in 'the bare scud' ie without a swimsuit. After World War One swimsuits for both sexes were briefer. The Edwardian period was one of transition, as illustrated here.
Accession number
P11783

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