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Title
Indoor Natatorium
Creator
unknown

Institution
Maud Preston Palenske Memorial Library

Subject
St. Joseph (Mich) -- Silver Beach

Subject
St. Joseph (Mich) - Indoor Natatorium

Subject
St. Joseph (Mich) -- Amusement Park

Item Number
LD01c016

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
tiff

Description
The indoor natatorium at Silver Beach was 210 feet long and 70 feet wide. Depth of the poor varied from 3 feet to 5-1/2 feet. The pool was filled with water from Lake Michigan that was heated by a steam furnace. Skylights let in sunlight for additional heating. Bathing suits, shores, towels, and hats were available for rent.

Indoor Natatorium

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