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Birds eye view of Santa Monica Cal

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Description: Image of a view from the Arcadia Hotel of the bridge leading from the hotel and the Southern Pacific Railroad Station (not pictured) in Santa Monica, California. A building with a sign reading "Pavilion Restaurant and family resort Eckert and Hopf prop." is at left and a trolley car, train car and trestle are seen in the background at upper right.
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Date: approximately 1890
Call number: photCL_555_01_1206
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Santa Monica Beach from Hotel Arcadia

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Image of restaurants on the North Beach, as seen from the Arcadia Hotel in Santa Monica, California, situated next to the new railroad track along the beach. Signs on the restaurants read "Hot and cold lunches, Eckert and Hopf, Anheuser Busch Lager Beer" "Pavilion Restaurant" and "John Wieland lager beer." The Santa Monica Bath House is seen beyond the "John Wieland" sign, with a bandstand shell on the bluffs above (in present-day Palisades Park) and the Long Wharf visible in the distance.

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A Sea Gull Convention, at Santa Monica, Cal

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Image of a line of seagulls perched on a railing of the North Beach Bath House pier in Santa Monica, California. With the brick Santa Monica Electric and Power Co. and Eckert & Hopf's Restaurant. Steps can be seen leading down from the Palisades bluffs.

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North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica

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Image of the North Beach Bath House with a sign for "Eckert and Hopf's Restaurant" and a crowd of people on the beach with the Arcadia Hotel in the distance in Santa Monica, California.

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Street view Redondo Cal

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Image of businesses along Pacific Avenue in Redondo Beach, California, with a street car on tracks and horse-drawn wagons. Signs on the buildings read "The Columbia," "Bowling," "Rainier Beer, " "The Pool Room," "Our House Saloon, Murphy prop., furnished rooms, Tea Kettle Whiskey," "Fish Dinner," and "The Culler Co." A pagoda-style pavilion and a passenger train depot for the Santa Fe Railway are visible at far right, and houses are on the hill.

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Bird's eye view of Soldiers' Home, Santa Monica Cal

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Image of the Soldiers' Home, a care home for disabled veterans opened in 1888. This view shows buildings, grounds and an American Flag at center.

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North Beach, Santa Monica

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Image of people in front of the North Beach Bath House dressed in clothes and bathing suits on the beach in Santa Monica, California. A sign for "Eckert and Hopf's Restaurant" is painted on the side of the bathhouse building and the amusement ride called the "Haunted Swing" is at right. A sign that reads "Parisian Cloak and Suit Co." is at far right.

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Birds eye view of Santa Monica Cal

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