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Title	Children swimming, circa 1950
Creator	North Carolina. Division of State Parks.
Subjects	African Americans Jones Lake State Park (N.C.) Lakes North Carolina North Carolina. Division of State Parks Parks--North Carolina Outdoor recreation Swimming Cultural history
Place	Jones Lake State Park, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States
Time Period	(1954-1971) Civil Rights era (1945-1989) Post War/Cold War period
Description	A group of young boys with floating toys looking at the camera from the swim area, circa 1950. Jones Lake State Park opened in the summer of 1939 as the first state park for African Americans, and achieved immediate popularity. In later years the park, like all other North Carolina State Parks, became fully integrated.
Rights	Prior permission from the North Carolina Division of State Parks is required for any commercial use.
Physical Characteristics	Black and White Photograph
Collection	North Carolina State Parks
Local Call No.	YORK-P7543
Type	Image
Language	English
Format	Photographs
Digital Collection	North Carolina State Parks
Digital Format	image/jpeg
Audience	All

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