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Title: 1948 - California Swimming Stadium at Verdugo Park Opening Day
Contributor: Paul E. Wolfe (Photographer)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1948
Contributing Institution: Burbank Public Library
Collection: Burbank Parks and Recreation
Rights Information: Burbank Public Library, Burbank in Focus Office
Description: Young people wait in line to enter the California Swimming Stadium at Verdugo Park on opening day. According to the Burbank Daily Review, opening day was Wednesday, August 25, 1948, though handwritten notes on a number of photos in the collection indicate it was the following day, Thursday, August 26, 1948. From notes on photo: “California Swimming Stadium -- At Verdugo Opening Day 8-26-48”. Stamped “RECEIVED AUG 26 City of Burbank City Manager”.
Type: Image
Format: nonprojected graphic
8 x 10 b&w print
Identifier: islandora:1009
local: cco00881
Subject: Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.)--Swimming Pools--Park facilities--Teens--Children--Bathing suits--Fashion--Bicycles--1940s
Relation: City Clerk's Office

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