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Pool Game: 1924
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 06/05/2008 - 1:00am.
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June 20, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Warm weather Mah-Jongg at Wardman Park Hotel pool. Left to right: Jane Eynon, Betty Carey, Helen Plummer, Ruth Nebecker." National Photo Company Collection glass negative. View full size.
An excuse to cool off
Submitted by Diving on Sat, 09/25/2010 - 4:59pm.
I suppose if you dropped a tile, it would be a good excuse to duck down into the water and cool off while you retrieved it.
Fun in the Sun
Submitted by MabelNormand on Tue, 06/17/2008 - 8:10pm.
I just recently read (today, for that matter) that Mahjongg was a wildly popular game in the 1920s. Great to see picture evidence to back up my research! I love the swim caps, too. Thank you, Shorpy.com, for these photos. I especially love the ones from the 20s.
Do the tiles float?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 06/06/2008 - 7:50pm.
I've never seen a floating game of Mah Jong before! I wonder if the tiles float.
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