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Park swimming pool
The Commons : a monthly record devoted to aspects of life and labor from the social settlement point of view.

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Title
Park swimming pool
Description
  • From text: "Under an act passed by the legislature May 14, 1903, the South Park commissioners were authorized to issue bonds to the extent of one million dollars for the purpose and creation of small parks or playgrounds in the South Park district. … There will also be in each of the playgrounds a swimming tank or pool varying in size from 80x50 to 150x75. This pool will be enclosed by the large building which will be erected in each of the playgrounds. This building will have all the sanitary accommodations required by the playground, suitable shower and other baths, dressing rooms for those using the tank and lockers and dressing rooms for both men and women and boys and girls using the gymnasium. It will also have a large room that will be used as an indoor gymnasium during the winter. Kindergarten provision will also be made in this building ..."
  • June 1904.
Date
1904  
Type
Photograph  
File Name
commonsmonthlyre9chic_0246.jp2
Source Page
http://www.archive.org/stream/commonsmonthlyre9chic#page/238/mode/2up
Link to the Full-Text
http://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:Serial/commonsmonthlyre
Subject
Swimming pools  
Coverage-Spatial
Chicago (Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal
1900-1909  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
Images in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book Title
The Commons : a monthly record devoted to aspects of life and labor from the social settlement point of view.  
Collection Title
Picture Chicago
Collection
Picture Chicago
TitlePark swimming pool
Description
  • From text: "Under an act passed by the legislature May 14, 1903, the South Park commissioners were authorized to issue bonds to the extent of one million dollars for the purpose and creation of small parks or playgrounds in the South Park district. … There will also be in each of the playgrounds a swimming tank or pool varying in size from 80x50 to 150x75. This pool will be enclosed by the large building which will be erected in each of the playgrounds. This building will have all the sanitary accommodations required by the playground, suitable shower and other baths, dressing rooms for those using the tank and lockers and dressing rooms for both men and women and boys and girls using the gymnasium. It will also have a large room that will be used as an indoor gymnasium during the winter. Kindergarten provision will also be made in this building ..."
  • June 1904.
Date1904  
TypePhotograph  
File Namecommonsmonthlyre9chic_0246.jp2
Source Pagehttp://www.archive.org/stream/commonsmonthlyre9chic#page/238/mode/2up
Link to the Full-Texthttp://hdl.handle.net/10111/UIUCOCA:Serial/commonsmonthlyre
SubjectSwimming pools  
Coverage-SpatialChicago (Ill.)  
Coverage-Temporal1900-1909  
Publisher
  • University of Illinois at Chicago  
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionImages in this collection were digitized through the University of Illinois Library's participation in the Open Content Alliance and may be used freely. Attribution to the University of Illinois is appreciated. High-resolution images can be downloaded from the Internet Archive at www.archive.org. For further information, contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Book TitleThe Commons : a monthly record devoted to aspects of life and labor from the social settlement point of view.  
Collection TitlePicture Chicago
CollectionPicture Chicago

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