The Snapshots in Time Collection

Rocky Cove and Swimmers, Acapulco Bay, 1949

Rocky Cove and Swimmers, Acapulco Bay, 1949

Swimmers and small boats fill a rocky cove of Acapulco Bay in this 1949 photograph, with hillside hotels overlooking the popular swimming spot. Scenes such as this illustrate the natural beauty that drew growing numbers of American tourists to Mexico's Pacific coast in the postwar era. Project: 218339