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Wilhelm Tobien

Girls in matching bathing suits and caps sit on a concrete ledge in Bucharest, Romania.

People sit around the Lido, an outdoor swimming pool in Bucharest, Romania.

A woman in Bucharest, Romania, sits on a bench wearing a red hat and bathing suit in a January 1936 autochrome by Wilhelm Tobien.

In this November 1931 autochrome by Wilhelm Tobien, two women from the Netherlands’ Zeeland province pose with their daughters. Their fan-shaped bonnets are hallmarks of the region’s folk costume.

A dancer on Tenerife Island, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, poses in her costume in this July 1929 autochrome by National Geographic staff photographer Wilhelm Tobien.