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Cotton or stockinette? Old and new swimming costumes at the Arlington Baths

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 ~ Arlington Baths Club History Group ~ 1 Comment

Everyone wore regulation swimsuits at the Arlington Baths. For ladies before the First World War, these were heavy cotton tunics and bloomers but after the War there were demands for change...

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