[Postcard of Pool Behind Camelback Inn]

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Postcard of the pool behind the Camelback Inn with the colorful umbrellas closed, and the pool nearly deserted. The back of the postcard adds, "Camelback Inn Near Phoenix, Arizona A glass-walled pool is the heart of activity at world-famous Camelback Inn on the sun-drenched desert near Phoenix, Arizona. One swims here from October to May."

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm

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Norton Louis Avery Creation Date: Unknown.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Texas History Collection and was provided by the McFaddin-Ward House Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 116 times. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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The McFaddin-Ward House, built around 1905-1906 in the Beaux-Arts Colonial style, housed a prominent family in Beaumont for 75 years. The museum of the same name preserves the building and the artifacts, providing visitors with a firsthand glimpse of Southeast Texas History.

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Postcard of the pool behind the Camelback Inn with the colorful umbrellas closed, and the pool nearly deserted. The back of the postcard adds, "Camelback Inn Near Phoenix, Arizona A glass-walled pool is the heart of activity at world-famous Camelback Inn on the sun-drenched desert near Phoenix, Arizona. One swims here from October to May."

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1 postcard : col. ; 9 x 14 cm

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  • Jan. 5, 2015, 9:43 p.m.

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  • May 27, 2015, 3:29 p.m.

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Norton Louis Avery. [Postcard of Pool Behind Camelback Inn], postcard, Date Unknown; Phoenix, Arizona. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth562553/: accessed April 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McFaddin-Ward House Museum.

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