Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Hunt, Richard A. |
Date |
1947 |
Print size (inches) |
8" x 10" |
Location |
Vermont, Bennington, Willow Road |
Description |
Black and white photograph of swim class at Bennington YMCA pool. Instructor bending over in front of row of boys. Other swimmers in background and another adult in right foreground. Photographer's stamp on back, Richard A. Hunt, taken August 25, 1947. |
Information |
The YMCA outdoor pool off of Willow Road was completed in 1945 with water pumped from Furnace Book. It was 200 by 150 feet and 11 feet deep at its deepest part by the dam. It proved extremely popular, but was plagued with pollution issues. |
Related People |
Hunt, Richard A. |
Subjects |
YMCA |
Credit line |
Gift of the Bennington YMCA Board |
Catalog Number |
2024.14.32 |