Name/Title
Diving PlatformEntry/Object ID
BCH.8Description
A black and white photograph of a wooden platform with a diving board extension standing in semi-shallow water close to the shore in Boca Ciega Bay. There are at least 10 children around and on the platform. Two children are standing on the diving board, a loose wooden plank, while one is getting ready to jump off a higher wooden pole into the water. The coast of Gulfport and several small, wooden docks can be seen in the background.
"Ed + Bill on diving board
Jack on Top of Post"Photograph Details
Subject
Beaches--Florida--Gulfport, Fashion--1920-1930, Diving, Swimming, Tourism, Boca Ciega Bay (Fla.)Subject Place
City
Gulfport, FLLocation
Gulfport BeachContext
"Joe Roberts built the town's first diving pier about 1927... It was located to the east of the Casino and the town pier, in an area not now used for swimming. Also in that era, some Gulfport people developed a new sport called water baseball, and the diving pier became the pitcher's mound, while the rest of the teams took up positions on the little rafts circling around it." (Gabber Newspaper, April 29, 2010)Collection
Photograph CollectionAcquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
UnknownInscription/Signature/Marks
Location
ReverseTranscription
#1 Beach / 1925 / a / Mary Johnson / The diving platform on Gulfport beach in 1925Language
EnglishDimensions
Height
2-7/8 inWidth
4-1/2 inUpdated By
MCUpdate Date
February 26, 2026