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[Lakeview Swimming Pool]

Description: Photograph of Lakeview Swimming Pool in Port Arther, Texas. Several people are in the pool and others are jumping off of diving boards to the left of the photograph. In the foreground, a man is sitting in a lifeguard chair. In the background, there is a brick structure with a white awning attached. An imprint at the bottom-right of the photograph says "Watkins Studio;" handwritten text below the photograph says "Lakeview Swimming Pool - Port Arthur 1978."
Date: 1978
Creator: Watkins Studio
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library

[Plaza Natatorium]

Description: Photograph of the Plaza Natatorium. Seven men are in the pool, and several people are standing along the side and sitting in bleachers. Text at the bottom of the photograph says "Natatorium Port Arthur Tex." Text below the photograph says "Second Natatorium - built 1909," and "1903 - First natatorium burned when Sabine Hotel burned." The Plaza Natatorium was built by John W. Gates. Women were allowed to swim only on Thursdays, for an admission of five cents each.
Date: unknown
Partner: Port Arthur Public Library
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