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Swimming pool at McMillen Park, Fort Wayne, IN, circa 1946

Subjects
Public Parks & CommonsSwimming & Bathing
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1946 (Chrome)
Front of Swimming pool at McMillen Park, Fort Wayne, IN, circa 1946, c. 1946 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

A fenced outdoor swimming pool is crowded with bathers on a sunny day. A high diving board rises at the far end, with a lower board to the right. Behind the pool stands a long white building with a dark roof and a row of windows; a bench and seated onlookers fill the foreground, and a tree line runs beyond. The caption presents the pool as typical of Fort Wayne's public recreation system, which it says included 39 parks and playgrounds. The scene shows a municipal pool serving as a summer gathering place in a mid-century Indiana city.

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PublisherMarquart Camera Shop
Swimming Pool at McMILLEN PARK. Typical of Fort Wayne's fine recreational facilities in its 39 beautiful public parks and playgrounds. Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien
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Postcard record

PublisherMarquart Camera Shop
Series397-D13 64471
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedMcMillen Park, Fort Wayne, IN
Place mentionedDexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, NY
PublisherFort Wayne, IN
NotesChrome-era color card with visible halftone dot texture; no white border or printed text on the front. No postmark. Divided-back chrome-era card; glossy color photo (Ektachrome by Helen O'Brien), Dexter Press imprint ("Genuine Natural Color. Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, N.Y."), published by Marquart Camera Shop, Fort Wayne, Indiana; series 397-D-13, 64471. No handwriting, no stamp affixed. Light surface soiling.

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Swimming pool at McMillen Park, Fort Wayne, IN, circa 1946, postcard, c. 1946. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/swimming-pool-at-mcmillen-park-fort-wayne-in-circa-1946. Accessed November 2, 2026.