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Residences, Long Beach. March 2, 1923

Description: 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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Date: March 2, 1923.
Call number: photCL 470 (153)
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Oil refinery in Signal Hill/Long Beach area. June 4, 1923

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A panoramic view of an oil refinery in Signal Hill or Long Beach. There are several low, circular structures left of center, and to the right small rectangular buildings. Several automobiles are parked on the far right near what looks like a garage. Railroad tracks on the left end before they reach the circular structures, and there is a small building under construction next to the tracks. Most of the land is undeveloped fields, and besides one oil rig, or derrick, on the right, beyond the water tower, there are no other signs of the oil industry. Writing in white in the bottom right corner reads "Photo No. 271 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; L.A. - Calif."

photCL 470 (174)

Rose fence, Los Angeles. June 15, 1923

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A panoramic view of a long rose fence in Los Angeles. The roses have grown over and around a wire fence, separating the closer, overgrown yard from the house and property behind it. A man and woman stand at the far left end of the fence. Writing in white in lower right corner reads "# 261 ; Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; L.A. Cal."

photCL 470 (058)

Beach, Long Beach. July 4, 1923

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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."

photCL 470 (158)

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".

photCL 470 (160)

Signal Hill oil field, facing north and east. April 5, 1923

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A very wide, slightly elevated panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill, facing north and east. There are hundreds of oil rigs, or derricks, across the landscape. Among the oil rigs there are streets of houses, as well as numerous vacant lots. There are railroad tracks on the far right side of the image, and in the center, where the last seven tanker cars of a train are visible. Beyond the railroad tracks on the right there is a neighborhood of closely spaced houses without any oil rigs. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Photo no. 367 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; Los Angeles Cal."

photCL 470 (167)

Tobin #2, Signal Hill oil field. 1923

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A panoramic view of the oil field of Signal Hill. There are about two dozen oil rigs, or derricks, in the foreground, with many more visible on the far right. There is a small reservoir of water in the bottom left corner, and clouds of smoke or steam coming out of the oil rig to the right of it. A large tent is on the right, with sheds to its right and left. There is a large group of people in suits and dresses posing in front of the shed at the foot of Tobin #2. There are streets of houses in among the derricks, and a few buses parked on the nearest street. Many of the rigs in the foreground are labeled with their names and a number that represents their output, by the barrel. Writing in white below the posed crowd reads "Tobin No. 2 "Signal Hill" - Long Beach, Calif." Writing in white in the bottom left reads "Photo. No. 280 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 5880 Moneta ; L.A. - Calif."

photCL 470 (172)

Residences, Long Beach. March 2, 1923

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