The Mermaid | 1944 Woman wearing one-piece skirted bathing suit reclining on swimming pool diving board, circa 1944. Charles “Teenie” Harris, photographer. Carnegie Museum of Art.via Black History Album. FIND US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TUMBLR | FLICKR | PINTEREST

The Mermaid | 1944

Woman wearing one-piece skirted bathing suit reclining on swimming pool diving board, circa 1944. Charles “Teenie” Harris, photographer. Carnegie Museum of Art.via Black History Album.

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Group of young Howard University women in bathing suits seated at the edge of a swimming pool, circa 1950s. Addison Scurlock, photographer. Scurlock Studio Records, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album. FIND US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TUMBLR | FLICKR | PINTEREST

Group of young Howard University women in bathing suits seated at the edge of a swimming pool, circa 1950s. Addison Scurlock, photographer. Scurlock Studio Records, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.

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Don’t Hate Me Cus I’m Beautiful | 1950s Young bathing beauty hailing from Greenwood, Mississippi, circa 1950s. Photo source: The Nite Tripper via Flickr. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album. FIND US ON TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TUMBLR | FLICKR | PINTEREST

Don’t Hate Me Cus I’m Beautiful | 1950s

Young bathing beauty hailing from Greenwood, Mississippi, circa 1950s. Photo source: The Nite Tripper via Flickr. African American Vernacular Photography courtesy of Black History Album.

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