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"Sirens of the Sea" Scene Still

Date: 1917
Description: Jack Mulhall and Louise Lovely meet on a beach surrounded by young women wearing bathing costumes composed mostly of seaweed in "Sirens of the Sea" (Univer...
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Norma Talmadge and a Rat Terrier Dog

Date: 1919
Description: A snapshot of the actress Norma Talmadge wearing a bathing suit. She is sitting on a table behind a rat terrier that is sitting up on its haunches. She was...
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Wallace Reid, Dorothy Davenport, and their Son

Date: 1920
Description: Dorothy Davenport Reid, Wallace Reid, Jr., and the silent film star Wallace Reid in bathing suits at the edge of a swimming pool.
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Faire Binney and Georges Carpentier in Bathing Suits

Date: 1920
Description: In this flirtatious scene still from "The Wonderman," Henri D'Alour (played by Georges Carpentier, the French boxer, aviator, and actor) holds the hand of ...
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Faire Binney and Georges Carpentier with Four Others in Bathing Suits

Date: 1920
Description: In a publicity still from "The Wonderman," Henri D'Alour (played by Georges Carpentier, the French boxer, aviator, and actor) stands with his arm around Do...
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Clara Bow

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Description: Clara Bow standing in between some ropes or small poles on the schooner Diablo for a publicity photo. She is wearing a swimsuit with a belt.
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Barbara Payton Posing by Swimming Pool

Date: 1949
Description: Barbara Payton posing for a publicity photograph for the film "Trapped." She is standing on the pool deck in between the hand rails for the pool ladder.
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Barbara Payton

Date: 1949
Description: Barbara Payton posing outdoors for a publicity portrait for the film "Trapped." She is standing against a tree wearing a swimsuit. A swimming pool is below...
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Barbara Payton Sitting on a Diving Board

Date: 1949
Description: Publicity still for the film "Trapped." Barbara Payton is wearing a white bathing suit and sitting on a diving board above a swimming pool.
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Pearl White Clamming

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Description: Actress Pearl White stands on the beach with two small boys — Billie and Buddie — one of whom is her nephew. The three are digging for clams. White wears a...

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