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Aerial view of the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co., Santa Monica plant



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  • Aerial view of the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co., Santa Monica plant

    Aerial view of the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Co., Santa Monica plant

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    Aerial view of the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company plant at 25th and Colorado Avenue, and surrounding industrial area and railroad tracks, in Santa Monica, California. A sign for the "California Corrugated Culvert Co." is visible in the background and a water tower for "Wilson & Co." is visible at lower right.

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  • Aerial view of Santa Monica beach

    Aerial view of Santa Monica beach

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    Detailed aerial view looking east showing the beach and Casino Cafeteria below Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California, with the Hippodrome on Looff's Pleasure Pier partially visible towards bottom right.

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  • Aerial detail of Santa Monica Pier and beach south of pier

    Aerial detail of Santa Monica Pier and beach south of pier

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    Detailed aerial view looking east showing the Looff Pleasure Pier, with the Blue Streak Racer roller coaster, Aeroscope, and Hippodrome in Santa Monica, California. The beach south of the pier hotels and other buildings are visible, including the Patten & Davies Lumber Co. visible towards center left.

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  • Aerial view of Santa Monica beach at north end of Palisades

    Aerial view of Santa Monica beach at north end of Palisades

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    Detailed aerial view looking east towards the coastline just below the north end of Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California, with beach house, dock, bluffs, and staircase visible.

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  • Boy in diving pose at end of North Beach Bath House Pier, Santa Monica

    Boy in diving pose at end of North Beach Bath House Pier, Santa Monica

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    Image of a boy in a bathing suit getting ready to dive off of the end of North Beach Bath House Pier in Santa Monica, California, with the bath house's Bowling Pavilion and the brick Santa Monica Electric and Power Co. power house (at right) visible on the beach.

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    Santa Monica. Aerial views

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    The Eugene Swarzwald Pictorial California and the Pacific Collection consists of 9,674 black and white photographs, negatives, a photograph album, magazine mock-ups, letters, and ephemera, dated 1909-ca. 1968. Eugene Swarzwald and the Swarzwald family collected the material for use in the magazine "Pictorial California and the Pacific." Images depict California and the West with some coverage of the rest of the United States and international destinations. The collection contains photographs depicting general city views of communities in California, scenic views of wilderness areas, images of parks, schools and universities, museums, and points of historic interest (including California mining towns and missions). The collection is strong in subjects related to leisure and social and recreational activities. Many of the photographs are by the Keystone Photo Service. Other photographers include Chuck Abbott, Adelbert Bartlett, Lionel T. Berryhill, Lil and Al Bloom, Hal Boucher, Campbell-Ricco-Mazzuchi Photography, Caroll Photo Service, Garth Chandler, Walter J. Collinge, Fairchild Aerial Surveys, George O. Fales, Frasher's, J. P. Graham, Dean Hesketh Company, Charles M. Hiller, Pat and G. E. Kirkpatrick, Don Knight, Albert J. Kopec, Ward Linton, Lothers and Young, Hubert A. Lowman, David M. Mills, Don Milton, Gabriel Moulin Studios, Karl Obert, Earle O'Day, Pacific Air Industries Aerial Photography, Dave Packwood, Padilla Studios, Maynard L. Parker, Jack W. Patterson, Julius Shulman, Spence Air Photos, H. W. Steward, Thiem, Harry Vroman, Whithurse Aerial Photos, and Steven H. Willard.

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