7th Ann Bathing Girl Review Galveston, Texas, 1926 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic image of 7th Ann Bathing Girl Review Galveston, Texas, 1926 brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: First Internation[al] Pageant of Pulchritude & Seventh Annual Bathing Girl Review at Galveston, Texas
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7th Ann Bathing Girl Review Galveston, Texas, 1926
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Galveston, Texas, in 1926 was an island port still recovering its identity after the 1900 hurricane, which killed thousands and led to the great seawall and the raising of the city's grade. Cotton shipping and dock work had long shaped its economy, though the Houston Ship Channel, opened in 1914, was drawing commerce up the coast. By the mid-1920s the island also drew summer visitors to its Gulf beaches and bathhouses, and during Prohibition its reputation for open gambling and liquor made it a lively resort. The Bathing Girl Review, a bathing beauty show held on the sand, reflected that seaside trade, with contestants in swimsuits presented to a crowd of onlookers.
| Created / published | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Creator | cecil thomson studios |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Texas |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,330 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | First Internation[al] Pageant of Pulchritude & Seventh Annual Bathing Girl Review at Galveston, Texas |
| Reference | TX 1926 7th Ann Bathing Girl Review Galveston |
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