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United States Army Balloon School at Ross Field--Enlisted Men's Pool
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Title
United States Army Balloon School at Ross Field--Enlisted Men's Pool
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1917-1918
Publication Information
Arcadia Public Library
Contributing Institution
Arcadia Public Library
Collection
Arcadia History Collection
Rights Information
Public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description
U.S. Army Balloon School at Ross Field in Arcadia, California. Photo of swimming pool which apparently was enlisted men's pool located approximately where Bekins Storage was at 35 W. Huntington Drive. There appear to be two diving platforms. Mr. H.F. Paden, an officer stationed at Ross Field in 1919, says there was another officer's pool of field stone in what is now Arcadia County Park.
Type
image
Format
1 black and white photographic print; 17 x 26 cm
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt7q2nd548
caarpl_134
182
Language
English
Subject
Military training camps--California--Arcadia
Swimming pools
United States. Army. Balloon Section
Place
Arcadia (Calif.)
Ross Field (Calif.)
Source
Arcadia Public Library Image Archives

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