Name/Title
Official rental Ladies' bathing suit, Sunny Cove Beach, c. 1912Entry/Object ID
1983.35.11Description
Acc. No. 83.35.11
Subject Category: Beaches, Sunny Cove
Date or period: Circa-1912
Object: Bathing suit (female)
Description: One piece red & white striped bathing suit (bloomer type, with elastic gathering at knees), made of heavy cotton material. Flaps (in front & back), neck, waistline, sleeves, and pocket are trimmed in solid red material. Hook & eyes serve as fasteners on the bodice. Inscribed in black ink at neck "Box 45". No clothing label.
Size: 46 inches in length.
History of Object: Ladies bathing suit (circa-1912), from Sunny Cove Beach, 456 Central Avenue, Alameda, Ca. George H. & Bertha Masters, owners and proprietors.
Now the present site of Paden School.
Acquired from: Marjorie Fraley
Date: July 23, 1983
