Image / Orange City Plunge, Orange, California, ca. 1950

View source image on the Online Archive of California.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on the Online Archive of California.

Title: Orange City Plunge, Orange, California, ca. 1950
Date Created and/or Issued: ca. 1950
Publication Information: Orange Public Library
Contributing Institution: Orange Public Library and History Center
Collection: Orange Public Library Local History Collection
Rights Information: For information on copyrights and permissions, please contact Orange Public Library, Orange, California.
Description: Plunge in Orange City Park (renamed Hart Park in 1964), Orange, California, ca. 1950. Image shows seven men lined up on diving board, three identified as Leo Mathis, Pat Richardson, and Vic Sutton, trying to make one fall into the pool. The Orange Plunge was built jointly by the city and the WPA in 1935-36, and officially dedicated in 1937. A bandshell was added west of the Plunge in 1938.
Photographic print
B&w
20.4 x 25.40 cm
Type: image
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt0000156b
OPL4183
10511720
Language: English
Subject: Orange (Calif.)
Swimming pools
Parks--Orange (Calif.)
Orange City Park--Orange (Calif.)
Orange Plunge--Orange (Calif.)
Mathis, Leo
Richardson, Pat
Sutton, Vic

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.