D. Photographs & Renderings
The following are historic photographs obtained from publications and the Internet depicting the common experience of how boys and young men swam in public schools, associations like the YMCA and Boys Club, and in rivers or lakes in the nude in much of the early to mid 20th century. You will find in a number of these there are clothed girls and women present with the boys as they enjoy themselves completely nude.
Vintage Photography
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Current Era Photography
The following are photographs found on various travel/geographic websites recently taken from countries around the world. They evidence that although the custom of boys swimming nude at public places has long since left most western cultures, it still thrives throughout Asia, India and Africa. It is thus not so hard to imagine how it could have been the same in western society a hundred years ago.
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Vintage Paintings & Sketches Archive
A number of artists attempted to memorialize 20th century scenes wherein boys and young men were expected to swim nude, even in public places. Here are a few such paintings and sketches.
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Downloading Above Photography and Art
The above works are included in electronic file folders compressed and then uploaded to Depositfiles.com. The entire download, including certain videos, can be accessed by the link at the bottom of the following sub-page (please note - a separate download is required for original documents, which can be found on the sub-page "Archives - Early 20th Century and After")::