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Pier and shore, Huntington Beach. November 11, 1924

Description: A panoramic view of a pier and adjacent beaches in Huntington Beach. There are numerous people on the boardwalk and the beach, and a few in the water. Behind the rows of houses and buildings, there are fields of oil wells on the left. Stamp at bottom of image reads "Huntington Beach Calif ; Nov. 11. 1924." Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "No 101601".
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Date: November 11, 1924
Call number: photCL 470 (095)
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Beach and pier, Long Beach. July 4, 1924

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the Fourth of July crowd at the beach in Long Beach. There are hundreds of people, in a mixture of suits and dresses and bathing suits. Many of the people are sitting beneath beach umbrellas or shaded beach chairs, while a couple dozen are in the water. The Pike, an amusement park with shops and rides, is on the far left, and the end of a roller coaster extends over the water at the right edge. In the distance a pier extends into the water, with the Sun pavilion at the far end. A white stamp in the bottom left corner reads "Pettit's Studio ; commercial photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8534 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif." Another white stamp below that reads "Jul 4 1924".

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Huntington Beach. 1925

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of Huntington Beach with oil fields in the background. There is an area of thick brush in the foreground, then wide, mostly unplanted, fields beyond, with about two dozen horses grazing. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "662".

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Beach, Pike, and pier, Long Beach. 1924

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A panoramic view of the beach, Pike, and pier in Long Beach, taken from just south of the beach, facing northeast. There are hundreds of people and dozens of umbrellas on the beach, and a large number of people in the water as well. The spiral slide in the center and the buildings along the shore are part of the Pike amusement park. A pier extends into the water on the far right. Writing in white in the lower left corner reads "1763 W Vernon Ave ; Aerograph Co ; L.A. ; 675".

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Beach, Pike, and pier, Long Beach. 1924

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the beach, Pike, and pier in Long Beach, taken from just south of the beach, facing northeast. There are hundreds of people and dozens of umbrellas on the beach, and a large number of people in the water as well. The spiral slide in the center and the buildings along the shore are part of the Pike amusement park. A pier extends into the water on the far right. A white stamp in the bottom center reads "Pettit's Studio ; commercial photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8534 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif." Other white stamps read "Long Beach, California" and "1924".

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Downtown, facing west, Long Beach. July 30, 1924

Visual Materials

An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach, facing west. The street in the center is Ocean, with apartment buildings and stores on the left and apartment buildings and the West Coast Theatre on the right. On the left is the beach, with the pier and, beyond that, the Pike. There are a few people on the beach and in the water. The city of Long Beach stretches out into the distance on the right. A stamp at the bottom of Ocean reads "Pettit's Studio ; commercial photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8634 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif." Stamps below that read "Long Beach, California" and "1924".

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Camp Seely, San Bernardino Mountains. July 30, 1924

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the grounds and cabins at Camp Seely in the San Bernardino Mountains. A dirt road runs the width of the image, beyond which there are rows of cabins which stretch up the side of a hill. Two boys in the bottom left corner are playing with a ball (possibly a volleyball?) and a group of children are sitting in the shade left of the cabins, on the far side of the road. Writing in white in the bottom left reads "Photo No. 100555". Below the ms. note there is a stamp reading "Pettit's Studio ; commercial photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8534 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif."

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Pier and shore, Huntington Beach. November 11, 1924

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