Municipal Plunge swimming pool brimming over with children, ca.1930

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Photograph of the Municipal Plunge swimming pool brimming over with children, ca.1930. Children in their swimsuits play in the shallows of the pool, some with their arms in the air, others with their backs to the camera. In the foreground is a group of young boys. The swimming pool is a crowded sight, with children and some adults playing in the water, a few riding each others' shoulders. On the poolside, to the right, stands a wooden lifeguard tower, topped with an umbrella that shades a seated man from view. Behind this is a diving board. A crowd gathers on both sides of the pool, scattered loosely and watching the scene. Behind the right-hand crowd is a building marked "Municipal Plunge". Another diving board can be seen on the left side, directly across the right diving board. In the background are two roofed strictures, behind which sit a line of trees behind a wire fence.; Photoprint reads: "Outdoor activities in the sunshine makes for healthy bodies -- and minds of the youth of Los Angeles. To that end organized recreational activities have a large place in the out-of-school time for children. Above is one of the many outdoor swimming pools operated by the recreation department of the city".

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Title Municipal Plunge swimming pool brimming over with children, ca.1930

Subject Children (lcsh), Municipal Plunge (subject), Recreation -- Swimming and Diving (file heading), recreational facilities (adlf), Swimming (lcsh), Swimming pools (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1930

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 18 x 23 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1930

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m11578

Identifier 42913 (accession number), CHS-42913 (call number), CHS-42913 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-10998 (legacy record id), chs-m11578 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-11728 (legacy record id), 84-1-154 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 10998

Unique identifier UC118544

Legacy Identifier CHS-42913.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 14.4 in × 18.6 in at 300dpi
36.7 cm × 47.2 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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