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Article: Making their mark: these history-makers touched the pool and spa industry in ways that will never be forgotten.(History-Makers)

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November 19, 2004
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Whether they were aware of it or not, these individuals shone a spotlight on the pool and spa industry during or after their time. From artisans and apothecaries to animals, they are responsible for helping advance the pool and spa industry to where it is today.

Carl E. Akeley

What do museums of natural history and swimming pools have in common? One man: Carl E. Akeley. A taxidermist in Chicago who stuffed and mounted unique animals for museum displays, Akeley would soon be responsible for developing a technology that would shape pools for years. In 1907, while working on two African elephants, he was given a task by the museum director: repaint the ...

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