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Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1923

Description: An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach, facing east. The street just right of center is Ocean, with a large open park area and an Elks' lodge to its left and Pekin Cafe and De-Nae Cafeteria to its right. The street on the left, Chestnut, has numerous houses and low apartment buildings on both sides, and is lined with parked cars. The Pike is along the beach on the right, with a roller coaster, rides, and shops, and beyond that is the pier. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "Pierce ; Phto".
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Date: 1923
Call number: photCL 470 (155)
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Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1912

Visual Materials

An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach along Ocean Boulevard. There are large, multistory apartment buildings or hotels on the right side of the street, and beyond them the Pekin Cafe and Dutch Cafe. On the left side of the street there are several two-story houses and businesses, with oil wells far in the distance.

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

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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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Downtown, facing south, Long Beach. July 25, 1946

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach, facing south. Ocean runs the width of the image, and is lined with hotels, theaters, shops, cafes, apartment buildings, and a Southern Pacific/Pacific Electric/Santa Catalina building. The beach and the ocean are visible beyond the buildings across the street, and there are some people on the beach and in the water. A stamp in the bottom left reads "Pettit's Studio ; commercial photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8634 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif." A stamp below that reads "July 25 1946".

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Residences, Long Beach. March 2, 1923

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of a street of houses at an unidentified location in Long Beach. Although most of the houses are completed, there are a few still under construction on the far right. There are several automobiles parked on the far right, and one closer to the center, next to a horse. The land in the foreground is undeveloped. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "Aerograph Co. ; No 350 ; 1763 W Vernon Ave".

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Beach, Long Beach. July 4, 1923

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 the dozens of beach umbrellas on the left side of the image. Beyond the umbrellas is the Pike, an amusement park with shops and rides, like the tall spiral slide in the background. Further in the distance, on the right, a pier extends into the water. Writing in white in the center of the image reads "Long Beach, Calif. - July 4th, 1923". Farther to the right is more writing in white which reads "Photo No. 268 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 1763 W. Vernon ; L.A. - Calif."

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Beach and Pike, Long Beach. 1923

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated view, facing east, of the beach, Pike, pavilion, and pier in Long Beach. There are hundreds of people on the the beach, some dressed in suits and dresses, others in bathing suits, and several people in the water as well. A rowboat is heading toward the shore, and a little ways away a group of men are holding a rope that goes into the water. There is a row of stores, shops, and booths along both sides of the boardwalk on the left which, together with the rides, made up the Pike amusement park. In the background, the pier extends out into the ocean, with the Sun Pavilion at the southernmost end. There is a mechanical ride on the far right, next to the lunching pavilion.

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Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1923

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