journalofanobody: “The kachido, “walking people”, dive in shallow water, usually from the shore, and toss their catch in a floating wooden tub; the funado, “ship people”, older and more experienced, dive in deeper water from an anchored boat.” (Luis Marden, National Geographic, 1971)

journalofanobody:

“The kachido, “walking people”, dive in shallow water, usually from the shore, and toss their catch in a floating wooden tub; the funado, “ship people”, older and more experienced, dive in deeper water from an anchored boat.” (Luis Marden, National Geographic, 1971)

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coolchicksfromhistory: Three young women posing in swimsuits and wearing their swimming competition medals

coolchicksfromhistory:

Three young women posing in swimsuits and wearing their swimming competition medals

theticketthatexploded: Walter Baumhofer, American Magazine, July 1949

theticketthatexploded:

Walter Baumhofer, American Magazine, July 1949

billyjane: Bebe Daniels * in Swim Girl, Swim [Paramount, 1927; presumed lost]  imdb

billyjane:

Bebe Daniels * in Swim Girl, Swim [Paramount, 1927; presumed lost] 

imdb

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mudwerks: (via Down to the River: 1923 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive)

mudwerks:

(via Down to the River: 1923 | Shorpy Historic Photo Archive)

adski-kafeteri2: submerged

adski-kafeteri2:

submerged

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vintagegal: Postcard circa 1908

vintagegal:

Postcard circa 1908

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muratdemirelli: People swimming in a frozen lake in Scandinavia. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). February 1972

muratdemirelli:

People swimming in a frozen lake in Scandinavia. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). February 1972

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oldbookillustrations: Like a pair of migratory swans, we traversed the solitary waves. Gustave Doré, from Atala, by François-René de Chateaubriand, New York, 1889. (Source: archive.org)

oldbookillustrations:

Like a pair of migratory swans, we traversed the solitary waves.

Gustave Doré, from Atala, by François-René de Chateaubriand, New York, 1889.

(Source: archive.org)

Hastings Humour  vintage postcard artist: Donald McGill

Hastings Humour  vintage postcard

artist: Donald McGill

mudwerks: North Avenue Beach, Chicago by Yasuhiro Ishimoto 1952 (by picassoswoman)

mudwerks:

North Avenue Beach, Chicago by Yasuhiro Ishimoto 1952

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Duke Kahanamoku - The legendary Hawaiian won three Olympic gold medals and two silvers in swimming and is considered the father of modern surfing. Above: Kahanamoku in 1912. LIFE magazine hmm, water must be kinda cold.

Duke Kahanamoku - The legendary Hawaiian won three Olympic gold medals and two silvers in swimming and is considered the father of modern surfing. Above: Kahanamoku in 1912.

LIFE magazine

hmm, water must be kinda cold.

Oh!  This sooo needs a Burt Bacharach song, too! korybalski: “Shades of Love” | ph: Dimitris Yeros

Oh!  This sooo needs a Burt Bacharach song, too!

korybalski:

“Shades of Love” | ph: Dimitris Yeros

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hoodoothatvoodoo: Taken from an erotic French magazine ‘Gens Qui Rient Au Grand Air’ 1927

hoodoothatvoodoo:

Taken from an erotic French magazine ‘Gens Qui Rient Au Grand Air’ 1927

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Collier’s, “Lost In A Fog” (1941) Mario Cooper / artist (1905 - 1995) - Cooper could be considered the dean of watercolor, embracing the medium totally and teaching and writing about it over the years. Taught at The Pratt Institute and was President Of The American Watercolor Society (a medal in his name is now given by the AWS). Wrote Painting With Watercolor, Flower Painting In Watercolor, Watercolor By Design, and The Art of Drapery: Styles and Techniques for Artists. He illustrated a number of books and worked extensively with Collier’s, American Weekly, and Cosmopolitan. more

Collier’s, “Lost In A Fog” (1941) Mario Cooper / artist

(1905 - 1995) - Cooper could be considered the dean of watercolor, embracing the medium totally and teaching and writing about it over the years. Taught at The Pratt Institute and was President Of The American Watercolor Society (a medal in his name is now given by the AWS). Wrote Painting With Watercolor, Flower Painting In Watercolor, Watercolor By Design, and The Art of Drapery: Styles and Techniques for Artists. He illustrated a number of books and worked extensively with Collier’s, American Weekly, and Cosmopolitan.

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