Robert Dafford's "Dreamland Pool" Flood Wall Mural in Portsmouth, Ohio

ID: 860 ~ Source: Scioto Historical Collection, Center for Public History Community Archives, Clark Memorial Library, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio. ~ Creator: Andrew Feight, Ph.D. ~ Date: 2017

This file appears in: Integrating Portsmouth, Ohio’s Dreamland Pool

Robert Dafford's "Dreamland Pool" Flood Wall Mural in Portsmouth, Ohio

Based upon a post card from the 1930s, Robert Dafford's mural captures the Terrace Club in the City's East End neighborhood. First opened in 1929, the pool was operated as a private, white-only swimming pool and youth recreational center until the summer of 1965, when the facility was integrated and re-christened "Dreamland."

This file appears in: Integrating Portsmouth, Ohio’s Dreamland Pool

Integrating Portsmouth, Ohio’s Dreamland Pool

By Andrew Feight, Ph.D.

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