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Image Not Available for Advertisment for men’s swimsuit captioned 'Made with a "Y" shaped back that allows full play for masculine muscles and leaves plenty of bare back to tan'
Advertisment for men’s swimsuit captioned 'Made with a "Y" shaped back that allows full play for masculine muscles and leaves plenty of bare back to tan'
Image Not Available for Advertisment for men’s swimsuit captioned 'Made with a "Y" shaped back that allows full play for masculine muscles and leaves plenty of bare back to tan'

Advertisment for men’s swimsuit captioned 'Made with a "Y" shaped back that allows full play for masculine muscles and leaves plenty of bare back to tan'

Date1936
Object numberANMS0459[057]
NameNewspaper clipping
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Dale O'Sullivan
Image Not Available for Beach ban off - Council will allow bare backs
Beach ban off - Council will allow bare backs
1937
Image Not Available for Over rubber bathing suits, Emily Lane and Janice Jaratt find protection for their legs by wearing transparent rubberized silk skirts which may also be worn as a cape to cover a bare back
Over rubber bathing suits, Emily Lane and Janice Jaratt find protection for their legs by wearing transparent rubberized silk skirts which may also be worn as a cape to cover a bare back
c 1938
Image Not Available for Advertisement for Lowe's original all wool elastic Spider back swimsuits captioned 'This value doesn't need adjectives'
Advertisement for Lowe's original all wool elastic Spider back swimsuits captioned 'This value doesn't need adjectives'
1936
Image Not Available for Article titled 'The Spooner ban defied' with photorgaph captioned 'Above: bare chests for men in the sunshine at Newport beach'
Article titled 'The Spooner ban defied' with photorgaph captioned 'Above: bare chests for men in the sunshine at Newport beach'
1936 ?
Image Not Available for Advertisement captioned 'Men's reliable all wool elastic knit - Men's latest backless swimsuits'
Advertisement captioned 'Men's reliable all wool elastic knit - Men's latest backless swimsuits'
1936
Image Not Available for Advertisement captioned 'Men's quality swimsuits - Very latest backless swimsuits, good weave and splendid fit'
Advertisement captioned 'Men's quality swimsuits - Very latest backless swimsuits, good weave and splendid fit'
1936
Image Not Available for Advertisement for men's swimsuit captioned 'Your holiday swimsuit', 1936
Advertisement for men's swimsuit captioned 'Your holiday swimsuit', 1936
1936
Image Not Available for Article titled 'Where was Mr Spooner?' with photograph captioned 'The group of bare-chested bathers photographed on Newport beach'
Article titled 'Where was Mr Spooner?' with photograph captioned 'The group of bare-chested bathers photographed on Newport beach'
1936
Image Not Available for Men's black woollen costume with cutaway back and modesty panel
Men's black woollen costume with cutaway back and modesty panel
Challenge
1930s
Image Not Available for Article titled 'The art of the diver' with photograph captioned 'The art of the diver: Frankie Kurtz, the American, demonstrating one of his famous back dives at the Brighton Swimming Club's carnival
Article titled 'The art of the diver' with photograph captioned 'The art of the diver: Frankie Kurtz, the American, demonstrating one of his famous back dives at the Brighton Swimming Club's carnival
1930s
Image Not Available for The Sun News-Pictorial article 'This burning question of sun tan' with photograph captioned 'This bathing belle believes in helping along King Sol with a liberal soating of sun tan from a bottle'
The Sun News-Pictorial article 'This burning question of sun tan' with photograph captioned 'This bathing belle believes in helping along King Sol with a liberal soating of sun tan from a bottle'
1935
Two men placing leaves on beach
Two men placing leaves on beach
Valerie Taylor
November 1979