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This photograph shows young men diving from a platform at the Cahan Swimming Pool about half a mile west of Marysville in Marshall County, Kansas. Cahan's was a very popular place and included a dance hall in later years. Also visible are people in the pool, spectators, and parked automobiles in the background.
Creator: Hawkins, Omar F. (Omar Finlay), 1890-1967
Date: July, 1929
Item Number: 210894
Call Number: Richardson/Hawkins Collection, #295-1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210894
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Entertainment/Recreation
Built Environment - Function - Recreation and Culture - Sports Facility - Swimming Pool
Collections - Photograph - Richardson/Hawkins
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Sports - Swimming
Date - 1920s - 1929
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Marysville
Places - Counties - Marshall
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
Type of Material - Photographs
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