#21 Children are pictured above learning to swim during a class session at the Astoria Pool in 1940. The city offered free swimming lessons to those who swam at the public pools.

New York City’s Swimming Pool: The History and Photos of the Pool Culture of NYC from the 20th Century

#21 Children are pictured above learning to swim during a class session at the Astoria Pool in 1940. The city offered free swimming lessons to those who swam at the public pools.

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