Beach Gallery

GABRIELLE COCO CHANEL (1883-1971). French fashion designer. Photographed on the beach in Etretat, Normandy, early 20th century. In the background is the cliff, Falaise d'Amont

GABRIELLE COCO CHANEL
(1883-1971). French fashion designer. Photographed on the beach in Etretat, Normandy, early 20th century. In the background is the cliff, Falaise d'Amont

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20th Century, Beach, Carousel Collection, Chanel, Cliff, Coast, Coat, Coco, Damont, Designer, Dress, Early, Etretat, Falaise, Fashion, France, French, Gabrielle, Haute Couture, Normandy, Woman

Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944). American illustrator. After A Vain Search For Rest And Quiet, He Falls Into A Most Sensitive Condition And Suffers From The Cold. Pen and ink drawing, 1903

GIBSON: THE WEAKER SEX VI.
Charles Dana Gibson (1867-1944). American illustrator. After A Vain Search For Rest And Quiet, He Falls Into A Most Sensitive Condition And Suffers From The Cold. Pen and ink drawing, 1903

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1903, America, American, Beach, Bench, Board Walk, Charles, Dana, Dress, Early, Fashion, Gibson, Gibson Girl, Hat, Men, Parasol, Trench Coat, Upper Class, Women

BATHING SUITS, 1922. A Public Buildings and Grounds officer measures womens bathing suits to ensure they are not more than six inches above the knee, Washington, D.C., 1922

BATHING SUITS, 1922.
A Public Buildings and Grounds officer measures women's bathing suits to ensure they are not more than six inches above the knee, Washington, D.C., 1922

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1922, American, Bathing, Beach, Cap, Daily Life, Dc, Early, Fashion, Leg, Men, North, Officer, Official, Police, Potomac River, Prudery, River Side, Tape Measure, Washington, Women