1957: A young African-American woman stands between large rocks at the seashore, smiling and modeling a bathing suit. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
circa 1955: A model in a bathing suit sits on the prow of canoe. (Photo by George Pickow/Three Lions/Getty Images)
circa 1955: Two women, one wearing a one-piece bathing suit, the other a two-piece, smile as they sit back-to-back on a beach. (Photo by Harold M. Lambert/Lambert/Getty Images)
1st November 1954: A woman modelling a beach outfit with a patchwork design, consisting of shorts, a bra top and co-ordinated shirt. (Photo by Chaloner Woods/Getty Images)
Six attractive young women in two piece bathing suits sit in a row on modern stools, circa 1952. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)
