: In 1928, doctors André and Gaston Durville opened the first naturist club in Paris on an island in the Seine.
In the public imagination of the 1950s and 1960s, nudist camps occupied a contradictory space: simultaneously a locus of titillating curiosity and a symbol of wholesome, middle-class family values. The reality of camp life was deliberately, almost defiantly, mundane and family-focused. The ASA stressed family life, and camps often had more than 30% of their members as children. Activities were typical of any summer camp: swimming, tennis, volleyball, hiking, and arts and crafts.
To comply with strict mid-century obscenity laws, publishers had to get creative. Airbrushing was used heavily to blur out genitalia, and photos were carefully staged so that strategically placed tree branches, volleyball nets, or shadows maintained a legal level of modesty.
: In 1928, doctors André and Gaston Durville opened the first naturist club in Paris on an island in the Seine.
In the public imagination of the 1950s and 1960s, nudist camps occupied a contradictory space: simultaneously a locus of titillating curiosity and a symbol of wholesome, middle-class family values. The reality of camp life was deliberately, almost defiantly, mundane and family-focused. The ASA stressed family life, and camps often had more than 30% of their members as children. Activities were typical of any summer camp: swimming, tennis, volleyball, hiking, and arts and crafts. Vintage Nudist Camps
To comply with strict mid-century obscenity laws, publishers had to get creative. Airbrushing was used heavily to blur out genitalia, and photos were carefully staged so that strategically placed tree branches, volleyball nets, or shadows maintained a legal level of modesty. : In 1928, doctors André and Gaston Durville