Black and White Photograph. View over looking lanes of female swimmers just starting race. AAU Championships at Lake Shakamak. Beach and bathhouse in background.
Black and White Photograph. Esther Williams was an MGM movie actress, staring in several musical films in the 1940's and 1950's. She got her start as a competitive swimmer who contested at Shakamak State Park, host to numerous AAU Swimming and...
Color Photograph. View of trophies and awards for AAU Championship Swim Meet held at Lake Shakamak. Diving platform and spectators on beach are visible in background.
In September, 1937, the City Council agreed to buy the former Trow's Perfection Flour Mill building which had been damaged by the 1937 flood. The original plan, pushed by local businessmen, was to lease the building to a business concern from...
Color Photograph. View from diving platfrom at Lake Shakamak looking back at beach. 6,000 spectators at AAU Championship Swim Meet. Photograph appears to be taken at night.
The postcard shows Syracuse Park. The description on the back of the postcard reads: "Syracuse City Park, Syracuse, IN. This beautiful park is located at the North End of Syracuse Lake, one of the finest natural lakes in Northern Indiana, for...
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
War crimes; Torture victims; Priests; World War, 1939-1945--Military facilities--American--Guam; Softball; Correspondence; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Censorship; Military discharges; Swimming; Guam--Social life and...
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
