Sennett bathing girls, 1919
Tag: bathing beauties
“Mack Sennett Girl,” circa 1919. Actress Marvel Rea, one of film producer Mack Sennett’s well-rounded “bathing girls”, in somewhat mouldy National Photo glass negative. From a series of pictures using cars and tires as props. 1 src and hi-res Shorpy
Probably edited from this photograph. [zoom in detail of hands’ retouching]
“Mack Sennett girls in costume”, circa 1919. Sennett, an early producer of silent films, was known as the King of Comedy for his slapstick reels. National Photo Company Collection. | src and hi-res Shorpy
Nelson Evans :: Myrtle Reeves, Lillian Langston and Edith Roberts posed on rock in water for Mack Sennett Productions, LA, ca. 1918
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Vintage photograph of Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty Phyllis Haver. A darling antique portrait of the silent film actress posed atop a wooden stump along the seashore in a flirtatious fur trimmed bathing costume, 1910′s / src: eBay
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While the trend has barely changed, little details show the differences in taste. The swimsuits were a lot more modest than the ‘barely there’ styles of today’s fashions. These 1950′s bathing beauties prepare for action at the Margate Lido – they seem to be partaking in some form of dressing-up game, the exact details, rules and outcome sadly long lost. (Photo: Mary Evans Picture Library) / src: The Mirror
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