The Bowery Boys New York City swimsuit edition, 1880-1920
The notion of organized ‘ocean bathing’ — actually going into the water for health, relaxation and enjoyment — was really a 19th century invention, first popularized in the United States during the 1830s at the Marine Pavilion on the Rockaway Peninsula. For propriety’s sake, people would enter a bathing hut hitched to a horse and … Continue reading The Bowery Boys New York City swimsuit edition, 1880-1920
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