Kids and grown-ups, too, have their way of getting through the hottest days of the year. Here are some of our favorite “cooling off” covers. If you’d like to see all of The Saturday Evening Post covers and read the pages of these and other issues from our archive, become a member.
Rainy Day at Beach Rental
Stevan Dohanos
July 31, 1948
Alabama
This lonely, wet house surrounded by raindrops and telephone poles would fit right in at Ft. Morgan Beach, Alabama, the narrowest strip of land with nothing but sand, sea grass, and a handful of houses.
Swimming in the Creek
John Clymer
August 29, 1959
Four-H Fair
Stevan Dohanos
August 28, 1948
Surf Swimming
John Falter
August 14, 1948
Dog Days of Summer
June 25, 1955
Water Fight
Thornton Utz
June 30, 1951
On Leave
Norman Rockwell
September 15, 1945
Swimming Hole
Norman Rockwell
August 11, 1945
Summertime, 1933
Norman Rockwell
August 5, 1933
No Swimming
Norman Rockwell
June 4, 1921