Elsie Norrie’s beach outfit, 1923

(Original Caption: Beach Rompers Latest Fad. Atlantic City, New Jersey, Miss Elsie Norrie of New York sprung a surprise on this popular beach resort when she appeared attired in natty striped rompers and strolled along the sands thus attired. These rompers are made somewhat after the fashion of overalls and may be discarded when the wearer wishes to dive in to the briny. Of course the usual bathing suit is worn also. 12 June, 1923. | src Getty Images (Bettmann)

Workers on the struts of the Blackpool Tower during the repair work,

Blackpool, UK,
August

1934
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“The beach at Old Orchard, Maine – Ocean Pier and Hotel Velvet.” Which, following the curiously inevitable destiny of beach resorts surrounded by ashtray-grade sand and literal oceans of water, “burned like oil” in the Great Fire of 1907. Glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co.

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