Picture No | 12152411 |
Date | 1901 |
Description | Bathing at the Lido, near Venice |
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Bathers enjoying the warm waters of the Adriatic Sea at the Venice Lido in 1901. The building of the bathing establishment ('stabilimenti'), seen here on the left, was to encourage many Venetians to visit the Lido and within a decade, the erection of smart hotels saw the Lido become a fashionable destination for the smart set.
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Source | Unattributed photograph in The Traveller magazine, 13 July 1901 |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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