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Collection: 2019-P-031 - Hoskins-Meyer
Folder: 0000.000
Item: 00043
Title: Children swim in the Bismarck Municipal Elks Post #1199 swimming pool Bismarck (N.D.)
Date: 1921
Creator: Hoskins-Meyer (Bismarck, N.D.)
Inscription/Marks: [embossed in front lower right corner of photograph] Made by Hoskins, Inc. Bismarck, N.D. [handwritten on back of photograph] D163 Bismarck. Swimming Pool, Municipal. Hoskins Photo [black ink stamp on back of photograph] STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH DAKOTA.
Summary: Children and young men swim in the Bismarck Municipal Elks Post #1199 swimming pool while others stand outside the fence with bicycles. In the background large houses are visible. Bismarck Elks Post #1199 started a campaign to build a swimming pool for the community, using as a fundraiser selling bags of cement. Local boy scout troops assisted in the campaign and the city engineers identified Custer Park as the ideal location because of the drainage and water supply. Work building the pool began in June of 1921 and was completed in July of 1921. The grand opening and formal transfer of ownership to the city of Bismarck happened on Saturday,July 30, 1921. [Bismarck_Tribune_Sat__Jul_30__1921_P01] Campaign to start building the Municipal Swimming Pool started in May of 1921 with high school boys selling sacks of cement to raise money for constructing the pool. The local Elks Club requested permission to donate to the construction fund in memory of all the children who died in waters near the city. The construction was started in June and completed in July of 1921. It was completely paid for by the community under the direction of the local Elks club #1109 and included not only the swimming pool but separate changing rooms for boys and girls, hot water shower baths, fencing, bathing suits, life preservers, spring boards, checking baskets, games. The pool held over 500,000 gallons of water and officially opened at 2:00pm Saturday, July 30, 1921.
Red ID: PH_I_193102 Image ID: 172911 Image Notes: 2019-P-031-00043

Collection: 2019-P-031 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: Hoskins-Meyer
Date: 1920-1930

Summary: Collection of negatives and photographs taken by Hoskins-Meyer Studios in and around Bismarck (N.D.) and used to produce real photo postcards for sale.

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