Flashback: Swimming In The City
7 photos
<p>"Fountains, Madison Sq. Park on hot day." Taken between 1910 and 1915.</p>
<p>"Coney Island Carnival: swimming race in street clothing." Taken between 1910 and 1915.</p>
<p>"Boy diving from top of building on wharf, poised in air over river." New York, NY. June 1947</p>
<p>"Many people, of all ages, swimming at St. George Hotel pool." New York, NY. September 1946</p>
<p>"Photo shows Vice Commodore Edward F. Otto, who gave swimming exhibitions in the New York City area with his hands tied behind his back." Photo taken around 1910. </p>
<p>"Five girls who will be competing in a swimming match posing by the shoreline at Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY." August 27, 1887</p>
<p>"Fascinated group of swimmers at indoor swimming pool, watching large TV screen showing Russian Amb. to the UN Jacob Malik filibustering to tie the Security Council in parliamentary knots." August 1950</p>