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Venice Pier being razed

Description: View of heavy equipment and workers tearing down the Venice Pier in 1947, in Venice, California. Hotels and apartment buildings can be seen along the beach in the background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1947
Call number: photCL_555_06_2640
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

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