West Side YMCA photographs, 1930s-1960s.

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West Side YMCA photographs, 1930s-1960s.

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The West Side YMCA photos focus on the interior and exterior of the building on West 63rd Street in New York City. There are also many photographs of the athletic programs operated by the West Side YMCA, including swimming, wrestling and gymnastics. Notables appearing in the collection include photos of appearances made by future president Richard Nixon, TV personalities Mike Wallace and Geraldo Rivera, actor Burgess Meredith, and boxer Rocky Marciano.

2.5 cubic feet (5 boxes)

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7263468

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Amateur Athletic Union of the United States

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Baum, Dwight James, 1886-1939

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Dwight James Baum (1886-1939) was an award-winning American architect and writer on architecture. Much of his work was done in Florida; he also designed several buildings for Syracuse University. Born in Little Falls, New York, Baum graduated from Syracuse University in 1909 and almost immediately began a steady rise in reputation and respect in his chosen field. He specialized in country homes and institutional work; among other things he designed Syracuse Memorial Hosp...

YMCA of Greater New York. West Side Branch.

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The West Side branch of the YMCA of Greater New York began in November 1896 on 57th Street. In 1930, the branch moved to a new location between 3-11 West 63rd Street and 6-12 West 64th Street, near Central Park West, with a capacity for 10,000 members. Soon after, an addition was constructed to house the Trade and Technical School of the Educational Department, later to be a college preparatory school known as the McBurney School. Designed by Dwight James Baum, the structure was the world's larg...