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Santa Monica Beach view northwest from wharf

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Description: Image of people on the beach and in the surf in front of the Santa Monica Bath House in Santa Monica, California, with trees on the bluffs above. A group of women in plain clothes are standing in the foreground. There is a boardwalk near the shops with signs that read "Coffee and Ice Cream Parlor" and "Fruits, Candies, Lemonade, Cigars." A windmill is visible behind the buildings.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1880s
Call number: photCL_555_01_1235
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

Aerial view of Santa Monica beach

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Detailed aerial view facing east showing people on the beach and a boardwalk in front of houses and the Santa Monica Bath House below Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California.

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Beach at Santa Monica Cal. with Long Wharf in the distance

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Image of the North Beach Bath House, boardwalk and camera obscura on the beach in Santa Monica, California, with the Long Wharf in the distance. A sign on the bath house reads "Pool Room, Bowling Alley, Shooting Gallery."

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Santa Monica, Cal

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Image of the beach side view of the Arcadia Hotel and Arcadia Bath House with people lying on the sand and holding umbrellas in Santa Monica, California. Visible signs include "Billiard Parlor" and "Arcadia Bath House" and a water tank and windmill are visible.

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Looking south from North Beach bath house, Santa Monica, Cal

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Image of the beach and piers near the Arcadia Hotel and Arcadia Bath House as seen looking south from the North Beach Bath House in Santa Monica, California. Visible signs include "Arcadia Bath House, 500 new suits, new tubs, fish grill room" and "Casa Colorado" (partially painted over Anheuser Busch lettering). People are seen walking along a wooden boardwalk, including women with parasols, horse-drawn wagons, a carousel tent, and various small boats on the sand are also visible. A windmill can be seen in the distance.

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Scene at North Beach, Santa Monica

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Image of a woman with a baby sitting on the beach in front of the North Beach Bath House and boardwalk in Santa Monica, California. Signs for a "Camera Obscura" and "pool room, bowling alley and shooting gallery" are on the building.

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Buildings along beach, Santa Monica

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Image of beach houses along the boardwalk, with Cafe Nat Goodwin on Crystal Pier and Ocean Park Pier (with roller coasters) in the distance, in Santa Monica, California. A sign for "Kensington Terrace, Residents Only ..." visible along road at left.

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Santa Monica Beach view northwest from wharf

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