Photograph of an unidentified person diving into a pool on a winter day. A building is visible in the background; the building’s roof and ground around the pool are covered with snow. The photograph may have been taken at the Swim Resort near Government Camp, Oregon. The resort was also known as the Mount Hood Mineral Springs. Also see image Nos. 374N0497 and 374N0551.

Photograph of an unidentified person splashing into an outdoor pool from a trail. The ground and trees are covered with snow. A second unidentified person is standing on the trail, watching. The photograph may have been taken at the Swim Resort near Government Camp, Oregon. The resort was also known as the Mount Hood Mineral Springs. Also see image Nos. 374N0489 and 374N0551.

Photograph of an unidentified person standing at the edge of an outdoor pool on a winter day. The ground is covered with snow. A building and other swimmers are visible in the background. The photograph may have been taken at the Swim Resort near Government Camp, Oregon. The resort was also known as the Mount Hood Mineral Springs. Also see image Nos. 374N0489 and 374N0497.

Photograph showing a group of children splashing at an unidentified city pool in Portland. They are facing towards and camera, and several children are holding their arms in the air (negative 1 of 26).

Photograph showing children in a pool at an unidentified Portland city park. A baby is being held by an older child, and other children can be seen splashing in the background (negative 13 of 26).

Photograph showing people swimming in a pool at Sellwood Park in Portland. At the far side of the pool is a brick building. Next to the building is a fence, behind which bicycles and people can seen (negative 17 of 26).

Photograph, taken from a hillside, looking downward at a swimming pool in Creston Park in Portland. People can be seen in and around the pool, and a pool house is on the right side of the frame. A hillside and trees can be seen on the other side of the pool, with a lamp post (negative 18 of 26).

Photograph showing a child at a pool in an unidentified Portland city park. She is holding a toy boat, and other children can be seen in the background (negative 2 of 26).

Photograph showing swimmers at the 1941 Oregon State Championships, at an unidentified pool. Several swimmers mid-dive, having just jumped off the side of the pool. Onlookers can be seen across the water (negative 4 of 8).

Photograph showing a crowd of swimmers at the edge of the pool at Sellwood Park in Portland. Many of them are wearing swimsuits with the words “Sellwood Park” on the chest. Image note: Negative damage at upper right.

Photograph showing a crowd of swimmers in the water and on the deck at the Sellwood Park pool in Portland. Some are wearing swimsuits with the words “Sellwood Park” on the chest.

Swimmers jumping into a pool at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, during a state swim meet. Five women are photographed mid-jump while an audience watches from the pool edge. From left to right, swimmers are: Bernice Lindsay, Marg Shea, Nancy Merki, Janet Rogers, and unidentified (negative 3 of 5).

A swimmer, wearing a team jacket, kneels down on the edge of a pool at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, at a state swim meet. She is yelling downward at another swimmer in a pool, who is approaching the wall (negative 5 of 5).

Children and young adults during a swimming class at Blue Lake, outside Portland. A teacher stands on a wooden dock with her arms extended, demonstrating to the students. Several lifeguard chairs have been attached to the dock (negative 2 of 11).

Children and young adults during a swimming class at Blue Lake, outside Portland. The shore and a wooden building can be seen at the edge of the water. Water is splashing through the air (negative 5 of 11).

Children line up on a dock for swimming classes at Blue Lake, outside Portland. Several children lean on a railing in front of a wooden building (negative 1 of 11).

Swimmers at the annual state high school invitation swim meet, at the Multnomah Athletic Club pool. Two women can be seen approaching a wall during a heat, both wearing swim caps (negative 6 of 10).

People swimming at a dock at Devils Lake on the Oregon coast. The women are wearing swim caps, as two stand on the dock looking downward at the water. The far shore of the lake can be seen in the distance (negative 10 of 19).

People in bathing suits gather on a dock at Devils Lake on the Oregon Coast, while three adults stand in front of a house looking towards them. Taken through a window, a woman can be seen holding a megaphone towards the group on the dock. The far shore of the lake can be seen in the distance (negative 18 of 19).

Children playing in a creek (Laughing Water Creek?) at the newly opened Camp Howard near Corbett, operated by the Catholic Youth Organization. A numbered “check board” is setup next to the water. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 14, 1953 (negative 1 of 16).

Campers learning to swim in a creek (Laughing Water Creek?) at the newly opened Camp Howard near Corbett, operated by the Catholic Youth Organization. The group stands on the shore of the creek, while a teach demonstrates a swimming motion. Photographs from this series were published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 14, 1953 (negative 13 of 16).

Campers playing in a creek (Laughing Water Creek?) at the newly opened Camp Howard near Corbett, operated by the Catholic Youth Organization. A swim teacher, standing, holds onto a swimmer, who has just emerged from the water. Other young women, wearing swim caps, stand around the group in the water. This photograph was published in the Oregon Journal on Friday, August 14, 1953 (negative 7 of 16).

Negative of a photographic postcard showing people recreating at Suttle Lake, Oregon. Some swim in the water; some sit on shore, and others stand or sit on a large pier that juts into the lake. Handwriting on negative reads, "Suttle Lake, Oregon. S169."

Eight photos show scenes from in and around Camp Wolf Creek, including the infirmary, company officers, horses, and men swimming in the Little River. Identified individuals are Edgar Flack; Private Frank L. Gourley, 11th Cavalry; Sergeant Eldridge McCormack, 11th Cavalry; Sergeant Henry R. Ross, 11th Cavalry; and Staff Sergeant William R. Kelly, 76th Field Artillery.