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West Palm: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 05/31/2012 - 8:12pm.
Circa 1910. "Bathing at West Palm Beach, Florida." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Comfort
Submitted by jegan on Sun, 06/03/2012 - 10:11am.
There's nothing quite as comfortable as sitting down in the sand in a suit, a bowler, and a pair of freshly shined cordovans.
Uncomfortable?
Submitted by Pudgyv on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 8:54pm.
Knowing how hot it can be on the beach in West Palm I wonder which is worse, sweating under those heavy dresses or wearing the damp, sticky, full length bathing suit? The good old days weren't always good.
[The Florida beaches were winter resorts. People didn't go there when it was hot. - Dave]
But that would mean...gasp...that some of them are wearing white after Labor Day!
As someone observed many Shorpy beach pix ago
Submitted by Don Struke on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 12:44am.
Not a beach blanket, sit-upon or sand shield in sight. I just looked at a Venice Beach, California, photo dated 1920 and a few people (still in suits and dresses) were using some kind of cloth under them. But I do wonder when it was that the first person slapped him/herself on the forehead and said, "Next time we come to the beach, let's bring something to sit on, OK?"
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