Exercising at the Independent Turnverein in Indianapolis, 1914

ID: 504 ~ Source: W.H. Photo Company Collection, ~ Creator: W.H. Bass Photo Company Collection, Indiana Historical Society ~ Date: 1914
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Exercising at the Independent Turnverein in Indianapolis, 1914

The Independent Turnverein often hosted exercise classes open to the public. Featured here, the female participants are wearing dark bloomers with with tops and dark ties. Also note the sports equipment along the walls and hanging from the ceiling. Photo Courtesy of Indiana Historical Society, W.H. Bass Photo Company Collection.

This file appears in: The Athenaeum

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