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View of bathers playing and splashing each other at a pool at Wheeler Hot Springs.

A beach scene in Ventura with numerous fully dressed people sitting on the sand. Other people in silhouette are standing in the water. Children are playing in the shallow water at the edge of the surf. On the left side of the image is a horse and…

Two children sit or swim in a creek, with only their heads and shoulders showing above the water. Caption at bottom of postcard reads "Lyon Springs, Cal."
[Brock-Higgins Photo]

Women and men in regular clothing stand around the edges of a pool. A group of boys swims in the pool. Wooden walls/fences around the pool with numbered doors, possibly changing rooms. A sign on one of the wooden walls reads "Bathing Suits 25¢ Pay in…

Four young women pose for a photo at the beach. Standing in calf high water are (l-r): Maria Sanchez, Pilar Gurrola, Refugio Sanchez. They all wear dark colored one piece swimsuits. Concha Guerrero sits in the water in front of them in a swimsuit…

Image of swimmers at Matijila Hot Springs. A large group of figures in early 20th century bathing suits pose on the porch and staircase of a Victorian style building. The building has ornate decorative features and it set in front of a rocky hillside…

View of Pierpont Beach looking west from east of Seaward Avenue after fishing pier was destroyed. Four figures, probably children, play in the waves, houses and mountains in the background.

Interior view of the Ventura Bath House, showing swimmers in the pool, spectators on a balcony.
[Brakey, J.R., Ventura, Cal. (C.T. American Art, Chicago, Ill.), A80120]