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Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum

19 April – 27 August 2022

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100 Years of Women’s Swimsuits / 1920s-2020s

Swimwear fashion has gone from the poofy, knee-length satin bathing frock in the 1910s to the advent of the bikini in the 1940s to the more inventive (and revealing) cuts introduced in the 1970s to the sexy rebirth of the more cutting-edge one-piece suit in the 2000s.

Women’s swimwear is a barometer of time, reflecting the sociological and technical changes throughout history. We’ve come a long way since full-body frocks and bathing machines

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What Suits You? Coloring Book

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download individual swimsuit cards & color digitally

digital coloring book

download swimsuit cards for printing & color physically

printable coloring book

SWIMMING TOGETHER: A Brief History of Swimming in Tuscaloosa and Across America