For Scholars
For the curious minds looking for more information.
Websites
Rich resource of information by Gary Nance.
City of Spokane | Parks and Recreation
Brief summary, hours of operation, admission prices, ticket purchases, and fun statistics
An Eastern Washington University project from the Public History program that uses digital platforms to tell stories about Spokane and Eastern Washington.
Digitial documentation of Spokane's carrousel, or "Natatorium Carousel," through the National Park Service.
Books
Dear Old Nat... Spokane's Playground
Marla L Hyder and Donald R. Johnson
Published by Nostalgia Magazine
Grab the Brass Ring
Anne Dion Hinds
Paint the Ponies
Bette Largent
Painted Ponies: American Carousel Art
William Manns, Peggy Shank, Marianne Stevens
Pictorial History of the Carousel
Fredrick Fried
Whose Hoofs at the Looff
Published by Collaborative Solutions 2004
Primary Persons & Professionals
Bette Largent
Carousel Consultant | Professional Restoration Artist
National Carrousel Association President (2004-2016)
Newspapers & Articles
Spokesman Review
Man Who Saved Carrousel Honored
by Doug Clark | April 18, 1996
Spokesman Review
Conservation area at Riverfront Park to be renamed after former Spokane Parks Director Bill Fearn
by Quinn Welsch | September 7, 2018
Public Dedications & Wayfindings
Charles I.D. Looff
(wayfinder outside carrousel)
Vogel Family Memorial
(Fairmount dedicated 2022)
William S. Fearn
(dedicated 1996)
Photographs
Spokane Carrousel Website's Digital Gallery