Zupp family photograph album documenting pool construction, 1958

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Summary

Title:

Zupp family photograph album documenting pool construction

Dates:

1958

Creators:

Zupp family

Abstract:

This collection comprises a photograph album with 57 tipped-in black and white photographs documenting the building of the Zupp family pool in Van Nuys, California. The photographs (each approximately 9 x 9 cm) and accompanying handwritten captions document the process from start to finish, showing numerous steps including the excavation and shaping of the grounds, installation of steel rods, and plastering. The album, titled "Our Pool from Start to Finish," illustrates the creation of a backyard pool in the 1950s in a working class Southern California neighborhood.

Extent:

0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Our pool from start to finish: photograph album. MS-R104. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

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Background

Scope and content:: This collection comprises a photograph album with 57 tipped-in black and white photographs documenting the building of the Zupp family pool in Van Nuys, California. The photographs (each approximately 9 x 9 cm) and accompanying handwritten captions document the process from start to finish, showing numerous steps including the excavation and shaping of the grounds, installation of steel rods, and plastering. The album, titled "Our Pool From Start to Finish," illustrates the creation of a backyard pool in the 1950s in a working class Southern California neighborhood.
Acquisition information:: Acquired, 2003.
Processing information:: Processed by Andre Ambrus, 2003.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Andre Ambrus.
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-08-24 22:24:39 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection open for research.
Terms of access:: Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.