Col. Sherrell, Supt. of Public Buildings and Grounds, has issued an order that bathing suits at the Wash[ington] bathing beach must not be over six inches above the knee

Col. Sherrell, Supt. of Public Buildings and Grounds, has issued an order that bathing suits at the Wash[ington] bathing beach must not be over six inches above the knee still image graphic still image Photographic prints-1920-1930. dcu monographic 1922 eng 1 photographic print. Photo shows Bill Norton, the bathing beach "cop", using a tape measure to determine the distance between a woman's knee and the bottom of her bathing suit on a beach in Washington, D.C. No known restrictions on publication. Title from item In album: Washington, D.C., 1 June 1922 to 30 June 1922, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, v. 6, p. 31, no. 19126. Published in: "Images of America" chapter of the ebook Great Photographs from the Library of Congress, 2013. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Bathing suits 1920-1930 Law enforcement Washington (D.C.) 1920-1930 Measuring Washington (D.C.) 1920-1930 Women Clothing & dress Washington (D.C.) 1920-1930 Dress reform Washington (D.C.) 1920-1930 LOT 12294, vol. 6, p. 31 [item] Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b45864 90708909 LC-USZ62-99824 DLC hdl:loc.pnp/cph.3b45864 aacr gihc DLC 900515 20250606173828.4 11534161 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.8 using MARC21slim2MODS3-8_XSLT1-0.xsl (Revision 1.172 20230208)