Col. Sherrell, Supt. of Public Buildings and Grounds measuring swimsuits

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... Photo from the National Photo Company Collection, 1922. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b45864/