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

Description: 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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Date: July 25, 1946.
Call number: photCL 470 (157)
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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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Beach and pier, Long Beach. July 4, 1924

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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 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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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. 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 east, Long Beach. 1923

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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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Olympic and Crescent Heights, Los Angeles. May 12, 1946

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A panoramic view, facing south, of the intersection of Olympic and Crescent Heights. Olympic runs across the width of the image, with intersections with Foster and Carillo at the far right and left sides, respectively. The buildings are mainly two-story apartment buildings, with a few one family homes. There is a stamp reading "Pettit's Studio ; Commercial Photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8634 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif." at two places on the road, as well as a stamp with the date.

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Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1912

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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 south, Long Beach. July 25, 1946

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