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Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1912

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1912
Call number: photCL 470 (154)
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Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1923

Visual Materials

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".

photCL 470 (155)

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".

photCL 470 (156)

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".

photCL 470 (157)

Long Beach residential and Signal Hill oil field, facing north and east. 1922

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of a residential neighborhood in Long Beach, facing north and east, with the Signal Hill oil field in the background. The neighborhood consists of hundreds of single family homes and small apartment buildings. The streets seem to be unpaved, and there are only a few automobiles parked on the street on the right. The entire horizon is lined with the oil derricks of Signal Hill. There is writing in the bottom right corner reading "No. 211 ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd L.A."

photCL 470 (164)

Long Beach residential and Signal Hill oil field. 1922

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of a residential neighborhood in Long Beach, with the Signal Hill oil fields in the background. The neighborhood consists of hundreds of single family homes and small apartment buildings. A few of the houses in the foreground are still under construction, and the streets seem to be unpaved. There are a few automobiles parked on the street in the center of the image, and the street on the right is lined with cars. The entire horizon is lined with the oil derricks of Signal Hill. There is writing in the bottom right corner reading "The Aerograph Co."

photCL 470 (163)

Redondo Beach. 1923

Visual Materials

A slightly elevated panoramic view of Redondo Beach. The left side of the picture is dominated by two large buildings, with a roller coaster behind them. There are large crowds in front of and on the side of these buildings. On the right side the are several shops and businesses, and a street full of parked automobiles. There is a street car in the distance, beneath a banner for a bathing girl parade. Writing in white at bottom of image reads "Redondo, Calif."

photCL 470 (087)

Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1912

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