Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Slightly elevated view of a newly-opened swimming pool in Norco in 1928. The pool is divided into two sections, with a large shallower area for swimming and a 10 foot deep section for diving. There is a raised diving board visible on the left. There are bleachers and a building along one side of the pool, with numerous spectators watching the swimmers.
photCL Whitt 2055 ; Whitt neg. 0219
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View of a swimming pool opened in Norco in 1928. The pool is divided into two sections, with a large shallower area for swimming and a 10 foot deep section for diving. There is a raised diving board on the right and three higher diving platforms at the far end of the pool. There are bleachers and a building along one side of the pool, with numerous spectators watching the swimmers.
photCL Whitt 2056 ; Whitt neg. 0220
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An elevated view of a swimming event at the 10th Olympic Games in Los Angeles. There are four swimmers in the pool, which has diving platforms at one end and bleachers filled with spectators on each of the long sides.
photCL Whitt 3106
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Image of swim meet competitors diving into swimming lanes for a race taking place next to the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California. There is a crowd of spectators watching the race from the pier.
photCL_555_06_871
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Two canoes with two young men in each float in a pool at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. One of the boys in each boat is standing and holding a long pole with a padded end, which they are trying to push the other boy with. A crowd composed mostly of children and teenagers sit on the pool edge watching. A lifeguard sits in a raised chair.
photCL Whitt 0756 ; Whitt neg. 0431
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A chariot race with numerous spectators, held at Tournament Park. Two chariots, each drawn by four horses, are coming down the track, towards a two story spectators' booth. On the left there are bleachers full of people, while on the right people are crowded at the railing or seated on horses, watching over the standing spectators.
photCL 402 (40091)
