Young boys and girls diving into El Mirador pool, Palm Springs, 1941
- Description:
- This is a picture taken at the historic El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs, regarded one of the finest luxury hotels of its time. This is a picture of guests diving into its famous Olympic-size swimming pool that had five diving boards, an underwater window on the pool for use by photographers, and a pool observation platform. In the background, we can see the most defining feature of the hotel, a pink Byzantine tower from which the hotel took its name — El Mirador — meaning "The Lookout."
- Date:
- February 1, 1941
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Photographer:
- Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
- Collection:
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Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
