this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2025
80 points (100.0% liked)

HistoryPhotos

1396 readers
102 users here now

HistoryPhotos is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!

Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Foster a continuous learning environment.
  4. No genocide or atrocity denialism.
  5. Photos MUST be at LEAST 10 years old, and ideally over 20. We appreciate that we are living through events which will become history, but this is ultimately not a comm for news or current affairs, but events which have occurred some time in the past.

Related Communities:

founded 9 months ago
MODERATORS
 

Context (Source): In 1907, when Annette Kellerman appeared on Revere Beach in a one-piece swimsuit ending in shorts above her knees, her bold choice created an uproar. Her legs, visible and daring by the standards of the day, led to her arrest for indecency.

Yet those same legs had made her a sensation: Kellerman, an Australian swimmer, held all the women’s world records by 1905.

Beyond the pool, she captivated audiences as a vaudeville star with breathtaking high dives and graceful underwater ballet, earning her the nickname “The Original Mermaid” in the press.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Men and their bs Christian sharia laws

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

DUDE there are so many parallels between Christian nationalism and like sharia laws.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It's almost like they originated in the same part of the world.

[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago
[–] guy@piefed.social 1 points 3 months ago
load more comments (2 replies)