Programme for a Festival of Britain Aquarevue at the Pier Approach Baths, Bournemouth, 1951

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Cover of the official programme for a Festival of Britain Aquarevue at the Pier Approach Baths, Bournemouth, 1951. The event featured an early version of what is now known as synchronised swimming. It refers to the females taking part in this water ballerinas or ‘Aquabelles’- vintage nineteen fifties graphics for editorial use

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Size: 2551px × 3780px
Location: Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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