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Candid photograph of children playing at Bartholomew Park's large swimming pool. Close range view shows 8 children in the pool water, at the rightmost lanes. Four other children are near them at the outside edge of the pool.

undated

Candid photograph of children playing at small swimming pool of Bartholomew Park. About 10 are in the water and three at poolside. An adult sits at poolside bench, under umbrella, supervising them. Nearby stairs lead to the platformed area of larger pool.

1959

View of poolside at Bartholomew Park, with swimming pool at background right. No visitors stand on the grass poolside area; a tree gives shade to nearby bench. A few children are along the concrete area, as well as under pavillion at background left.

undated

Candid photograph of four children playing in a small swimming pool at Bartholomew Park. In the background left, three adults sit at poolside benches under pavillion.

1968

Photograph of swimming pool at Bartholomew Park, on a clear day, with about six swimmers in it. The large pool has about 10 swimming lanes. At left, two divers each stand on a board with back facing the pool. A few visitors walk or sit around the pool.

1968

Photograph of swimming pool at Bartholomew Park, on a clear day, with about six swimmers in it. The large pool has about 10 swimming lanes. At distant left, a lifeguard sits at chair and, nearby, several visitors are seated by the pool house.

1968

View of Brentwood pool. People are swimming while others relax around the pool.

1954-06-08

Close view of Brentwood pool. Several children are swimming while others relax around the pool. A field behind a chain link fence is visible in the background.

1954-06-08

View of children swimming at Big Stacy public swimming pool.

undated

About 30 children swimming at Stacy Pool. Several children are splashing in the pool. One child stands on diving board. Lifegaurd on duty and seated on high chair under umbrella

circa 1960

The shower head and deep end of the Rosewood Park swimming pool. A lifeguard sits in the lifeguard chair on the far end of the pool.

1936-05-19

Rosewood Park Pool built by J. F. Johnson Construction Company. The pool is 70 feet wide by 75 feet long and 3 feet to 7 feet, 6 inches deep. Two cars are parked in near the pool. A lifeguard sits underneath a rules notice.

1936-05-19

Rosewood Pool was a popular swimming destination after remodelling and expansion. New pool was 70' x 125' with a 20' x 40' wading pool, a 3-gal per hour filtering system and underwater lights in the deep end. Total cost was about $68,000.

circa 1936

A group of black children watching a youth prepare to dive from the diving board into the public pool at Rosewood Park.

1938-09-08

View of pool and building at West Austin Park

undated

Children in the swimming pool at Gillis Park in 1968.

1968

Austin Independent School District Superintendent Irby Carruth cuts a ribbon across a gate at Givens Park Recreation Center. A group of children in swim attire stand behind him.

1959

Photograph of Dan Love (left) and Beverly Sherffield (right) at a ceremony at Northwest Swimming Pool Park.

undated

Photograph of a busy day at Northwest Swimming Pool. Sunbathers at the poolside, on laid out towels, are the forefront of the image. There are also many visitors sitting at the poolside bleachers, and swimming in the pool.

1961-06-02

Photograph of a diver at Northwest Pool. He is in mid-air, doing a straight back dive, with fully extended arms and legs, just off of the highest diving board. Other than in the diving section, many swimmers are in the pool.

undated

Photograph of a diver at Northwest Pool. She standing at the edge of the lowest diving board, with arms extended for the dive. There are barely any swimmers in the pool; a few sit at the opposite poolside of the diver, at tables and bleachers.

undated

Photograph of Dan Love speaking to seated visitors, at a ceremony at Northwest Swimming Pool Park.

undated

Photograph of Dan Love with visitors at a ceremony at Northwest Swimming Pool Park.

undated

Photograph of Dan Love (left) and Beverly Sherffield (right) at a ceremony at Northwest Swimming Pool Park.

undated

Photograph of a diver at Northwest Pool. She is in mid-air, doing a straight back dive, with fully extended arms and legs, just off of the lowest diving board. At the side of the pool, two men stand by the diving boards and watch her dive.

1956

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