I found this postcard yesterday at an Antique Centre in Gloucestershire, England. The message on the back is beautiful handwritten and reads ‘This is a glimpse of our bathing. Yours Truly Stan’. The reason I selected this photograph from the hundreds I looked at was that there is so much going on, some of the people are out of focus, fooling around, smiling and having fun.
I bought this small photograph (just over 2 x 3 “) and a few others from Wolverhampton Books & Collectables
No message or information on the reverse of this one.
I love the details in this image; the boy standing directly in front of the man, the subjects being off centre,
the cigarette and part of their reflection on the wet floor.
I bought this carte-de-visite from a camera fair in Wolverhampton, the photograph does not contain any other information but will probably date from around the turn of the 19th century.
It’s unusual for two reasons, the young man is in his bathing costume rather than more formal dress and it seems to have been taken outside rather than in a studio.
After watching the swimmers at the London 2012 Olympics this weekend it does seem that swimming costume have changed just a bit!
Postcard bought as a collection from ebay.
No message on the back other than Chambers Kiosk, Weymouth, for further copies quote No 7270.
Hard to tell the exact date but from searching the internet it looks as if this kiosk was in use 1910-1930s.
The family all seem to be having having fun especially the chap at the back and most of them are smiling!
I have a few more photos of this family which I will post here soon….
lost and found 