My great grandmother got a ticket for indecent exposure in the 30s for taking off the skirt portion of her bathing suit, leaving on the leggings, top, etc.
And here is a picture of a man in the 30s getting a ticket for the same thing. he appears to be wearing a sports bra. Of course, that was in the Netherlands.
The bicycle picture comes just after I finished reading an article on the “Iron Riders”, an all black bicycle corps in 1897 who rode a 1900 mile trek from Montana over mountains and plains to St. Louis. That’s a Chris Rock movie waiting to happen. Pic.
Someone at Shorpy put together a video montage of the Jersey Shore photos along with a 1901 Edison movie clip and some cool ragtime music for a soundtrack.
From the site:
“For maximum impact, view it in Full-Screen mode at 1080p resolution (click “Play,” select 1080p, then click the icon, or else the picture will be fuzzy and small). More videos are in the works, and maybe even a DVD or two. Enjoy!”