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#23 Dozens of New Yorkers gather around the Astoria pool on August 20, 1936, during a swim competition.

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#23 Dozens of New Yorkers gather around the Astoria pool on August 20, 1936, during a swim competition.

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

#23 Dozens of New Yorkers gather around the Astoria pool on August 20, 1936, during a swim competition.

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←#22 A super-crowded McCarren Park pool in Brooklyn during the summer of 1937; the park and pool still exist today.
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