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Title: The Santa Clara Plunge
Date Created and/or Issued: 1855-1860
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Publication Information: Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Santa Clara University
Collection: From College to University - SCU's first 150 years
Rights Information: Permission to copy or publish any portion of SCU Archives materials must be given by Santa Clara University Library, Archives & Special Collections.
Description: The 'Santa Clara Plunge', on the grounds of the College, was perhaps the first artificial outdoor swimming pool in California. It had a cement bottom, brick walls, and was fed by an artisan well that also supplied water to the College for over ninety years.
Type: image
Format: image/tiff
Identifier: http://content.scu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/college/id/103
Subject: Student life
Mission Santa Clara
Santa Clara (Calif.)
Santa Clara University (Calif.)

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