22 Vintage Summer Photos Full Of Glamor, Fun, And Sun
Get ready to break out your new swimsuit and fire up the barbecue! This week marks the official start of summer with the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year. Even if you can’t appreciate scorching heat and sweaty seats, these classic shots of summer are sure to put a smile on your face:
A group of women run and enjoy a day at the beach. AFP/GettyQueenie the Elephant water skiing with keeper Liz Dane in 1958.WikimediaWalt Disney sits and plays with his grandson in a child's inflatable pool.Gene Lester/GettyBeachgoers jump rope.National Media MuseumTwo boys eat ice creams bought from an Austin ice cream van in July 1961.Bert Hardy Advertising Archive/GettySenator John F. Kennedy and fiancée Jacqueline Bouvier go sailing while on vacation at the Kennedy compound in June 1953 in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.Hy Peskin Archive/GettyNeighborhood children launch a lemonade stand. Bettmann/GettyRevelers at Paragon Park, a small amusement park across the street from Nantasket Beach Hull, Massachusetts. Super Stock/GettyIn 1972, Princess Grace of Monaco takes a photograph at a swimming competition in Palm Beach.Hulton Archive/GettyA family drives an amphibious car on the lake.Gerald R. Massie/Missouri State ArchivesConey Island's Luna Park in 1910. George Grantham Bain Collection/Library Of CongressA family enjoys pool time in the backyard.H. Armstrong Roberts/GettyA young man helps a barefoot girl step on exposed rocks to cross a small river.Gerald R. Massie/Missouri State ArchivesA family has a arbecue on a sunny day. Josef Scaylea/ CORBIS/ Getty ImagesTwo women paddle their way across the lake on water bikes. Gerald R. Massie/Missouri State ArchivesA group of teenagers pile on top of each other on a crowed day at Coney Island, New York. Bettmann/GettyA group of friends enjoy their time at a summer house.Missouri State ArchivesWomen water ski on Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Missouri State ArchivesAn enterprising young boy sets up a stall selling cake, candy and lemonade to his neighbours, 1955. Lambert/GettyA group of young men and boys swims in Eel River, Garberville, California. H. Armstrong RobertsRetrofile/Getty ImagesParkers enjoy a picnic.George Grantham Bain Collection/Library Of CongressA man catches fish in a shallow river.Ralph Waler/ Missouri State Archives
