Comments

You must log in or register to comment.

fritobugger t1_j1ydj13 wrote

Now folks were less clothes to church

21

GottaUseFakeNames t1_j1yz36b wrote

hold on, i just need to throw on my wedding dress to go to the beach real quick.

19

lapislazuly t1_j1yx7dl wrote

There is just so much fabric in this photo.

8

10EBBE01 t1_j1zc0hr wrote

Towels were for wimps back than.

5

LesChatsVerts t1_j1yeqhv wrote

My excuse to come heeah, I went to Lantic City

2

TheEbster t1_j200s6j wrote

A lot of women are wearing white...I wonder what's that about?

2

jennc1979 t1_j207x5t wrote

Doesn’t absorb the heat like the dark dresses. Plus the top of the dresses have a lot of lace components over a tank top like bodice and that made for more breathability.

4

whmike419 t1_j20066w wrote

Old timey mens swim suits were made of wool, at the indoor YMCA pools men swam naked because the wool fibers clogged up the pool filters.

1

Boomdidlidoo t1_j21eyci wrote

All of them without exception are dead... I wish we were able to point and click anyone of them on that picture and see what kind of life they had. Anyway, cool photo.

1

johnboy2978 t1_j21yj3w wrote

Nice top hat and 3 piece, Poindexter old bean.

1

FranklynTheTanklyn t1_j1z0ckd wrote

I can assure you this is not what Atlantic City looks like any longer. The city itself is in shambles, literally a beachfront slum. But the beaches and boardwalk are getting better.

0

sparkie0501 t1_j1z5sce wrote

Really obvious how far society has come in terms of equality, I don’t see any “people of colour”, and how the adult women are fully clothed, maybe they wanted to enjoy the beach too? Still a long road ahead, if you look at the planet as a whole. Even in the most liberal of cities today, it’s easy to find ignorance more in tune with the popular opinion at the time of this picture

−2

Common-Watch4494 t1_j213f2a wrote

People of color? I bet they didn’t allow dirty Irishmen or Italians in this beach back then

1

skuzzlebutt36 t1_j1y42rs wrote

You can tell it’s old school because people are clothed and decent lol

−3

souse03 t1_j1ypapm wrote

If having to be covered from head to toe under the sun it's decent, sure then

6

turdferguson3891 t1_j1zm4m2 wrote

Not to mention the majority of them were probably racists which was the style of the time.

0