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Trancas Beach, Highway 101, Rancho Malibu

Description
Image of Broad Beach near Trancas Canyon along the Roosevelt Highway (later Pacific Coast Highway) in Malibu, California, looking south towards Point Dume. The lighthouse-shaped home, known as Trancas Lighthouse, was the home of actress Pauline Frederick. The boat shaped home was the house of businessman Freeman Ford.
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Date
approximately 1940s
Call number
photCL_555_06_2014
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