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Forty-two Kids by George Bellows (1907) depicting boys swimming from a pier in the East River, New York City "Swimming baths" and pools were built in the late 19th century in poorer neighborhoods of northern industrial cities of the US to exert some control over a public swimming culture that offended Victorian sensibilities by including not only nakedness, but roughhousing and swearing.
Children's bathing beach, Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 1905. Many swimmers swim for recreation, with swimming consistently ranking as one of the physical activities people are most likely to participate in. Recreational swimming can also be used for exercise, relaxation, or rehabilitation. [16]
The beach is a place of work for some people, such as this hearty group of fishermen from circa 1900 in a University of Washington image — seen fishing for salmon in the vicinity of the Lower ...
Muscle Beach is the birthplace of the United States physical fitness boom, which started in 1934 with predominantly gymnastics activities on the south side of the Santa Monica Pier. [1] Muscle Beach Venice is the contemporary title of the outdoor weightlifting platform constructed in Venice, California , a distinct neighborhood in the city of ...
Recreation is any human activity done for pleasure (or "play") during leisure time as opposed to those activities that are necessary for survival.Historically, this means that recreation only existed after human society reached the stage where leisure time existed, perhaps during the late stone age (Upper Paleolithic), as shown by the first appearance of cave paintings and musical instruments.
The sand dunes at Sand Dune Park, Manhattan Beach, California The warning sign at Sand Dune Park, Manhattan Beach, California The stairs and warning sign at Sand Dune Park, Manhattan Beach, California. Sand Dune Park is an area of public sand dunes partly on a steep slope that is used for exercise in Manhattan Beach, California. The area has ...
John Sturges (/ ˈ s t ɜːr dʒ ɪ s /; born 1947), known as Jock Sturges, is an American photographer, best known for his images of nudist colony residents, particularly prepubescent children and early adolescents with their parents in Gascogne France and Northern California.
In a less formal setting, young boys might be nude in mixed company, as shown in a home movie of an outing featuring young Brownies, Girl Guides and Scouts playing in the grounds of a stately home in 1940s Britain. While the girls and older boys wore suits, the boys of about 10 years of age played in the river naked. [34]