Law enforcement in Washington DC in 1922
You can´t escape the long arm of law enforcement. Washington D.C. police officer Bill Norton measuring the distance between the knee and the swimsuit in 1922. The Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, Colonel Sherill, had issued an order that bathing suits should not be over six inches above the knee so that young women would stay decent while enjoying their swim ...
My colorization of an image in the Library of Congress archive.
Law enforcement in Washington DC in 1922
You can´t escape the long arm of law enforcement. Washington D.C. police officer Bill Norton measuring the distance between the knee and the swimsuit in 1922. The Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds, Colonel Sherill, had issued an order that bathing suits should not be over six inches above the knee so that young women would stay decent while enjoying their swim ...
My colorization of an image in the Library of Congress archive.