12 Coolest Swimming Hats (1/12)
 

Forget the tightly fitted, unflattering, rubber swimming caps we are all familiar with today. The 1960s saw colourful, flowery and exotic bathing caps come into vogue. Here are British Pathe's top 12 coolest ways of keeping hair dry.

Famous Last Words

From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words. British Pathé...

BERNARD SHAW - A TRIBUTE

Lady Nancy-Astor (Britain's…

MR CHURCHILL IN RUSSIA

Winston Churchill "I'm…

BASEBALL MAKES ITS BOW aka BASE BALL MAKES ITS BOW Dublin issue

Franklin D. Roosevelt …

This is the 'Trumps' swimming cap, designed by Kleinert.

The Death of King George VI

THE KING'S SPEECH

To mark the 60th anniversary of the death of King George VI, we've created a gallery featuring stills from a selection of original British Pathe...