“Spruce Girls”
Wooden bathing suits, supposed to make swimming a lot easier. Haquian, Washington, USA, 1929
“Spruce Girls”
on beach wearing spruce
wood veneer bathing suits during “Wood Week” to promote products of the
Gray Harbor lumber industry, Hoquiam, Washington”
Wooden
swimsuits. Look your best on the beach with these wooden bathing
costumes in Haquin, Washington, 1929. The contraptions, which do not
look comfortable, were made to make swimming easier. Luckily the trend
did not catch on.
A group of unknown bathing beauties. Date and photographer unknown.