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The Question Box: Please Give the Height of the Flagpole in Swope Park
Title
The Question Box: Please Give the Height of the Flagpole in Swope Park
Description
The flagpole just east of the main shelter house [of Swope Park] is 175 feet high. The pole, given to the city by the late Jacob L. Loose, originally was 200 feet high and the highest unguyed flagpole in the world.
Date
1955-08-30
Swope Park
Title
Swope Park
Description
Rooftop view, looking east, of unidentified crowd on grounds east of flower gardens and park entrance; also shows Loose Memorial Flagpole.
Date
1920
Object Type
Photograph
Loose Memorial Flagpole
Title
Loose Memorial Flagpole
Description
Rooftop view, looking east, of unidentified crowd on grounds east of flower gardens and park entrance; also shows Loose Memorial Flagpole.
Date
1920
Object Type
Photograph
Pole Restored to Its Old Glory
Title
Pole Restored to Its Old Glory
Description
Article about the history of the Loose Flagpole located in Swope Park. Jacob Loose gave the pole to the city and it was dedicated on July 5, 1915. The tall fixture that stands 200-feet high was refurbished and rededicated on July 9, 2011.
Date
2011-07-20
Object Type
Newspaper Article