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Palm Springs from O'Donnell's Point. May 1, 1932

Description: A slightly elevated, very wide, panoramic view of Palm Springs taken from O'Donnell's Point. On the far right there is a golf course, probably the O'Donnell Golf Club, and on the left there is a courtyard planted with rows of palm trees. Between and beyond these two, there are numerous houses. The town does not extend very far, and beyond its edges the land is bare except for brush until it rises up into the nearby mountains. Writing in white in lower left corner reads "Photo by - ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd ; L.A. Calif ; May 1st. 1932."
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Date: May 1, 1932
Call number: photCL 470 (212)
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C.C. Pierce, Palm Springs from O'Donnell's Point

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Palm Springs and surrounding desert and mountains

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Panoramic view of Palm Springs, California, showing various buildings and houses, trees, gardens, and lawns. Mountain ranges are on either side of the photograph, and the desert in the background. The rounded roof of a building says "Palm Springs" and another sign says "Palm Springs __" (center, left).

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Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles. October 18, 1932

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A panoramic view of Westwood Village in Westwood, Los Angeles. In the center of the image there is a vacant lot, beyond which one can see the Janss Investment Corp., the Citizens National Trust & Savings Bank, and a row of stores, including a Ralphs. On the right there is a Standard Gasoline service station. On the far left is a building with a sign for Redman Storage. Writing in white on the vacant lot in the center reads "Photo By C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd ; L.A. ; 10-18-'32."

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Pre-game activities, Rose Bowl Game, Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena. January 1, 1923

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A panoramic view of the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, with some kind of pre-game activities (possibly a band, or military group?) going on on the field. The horseshoe shaped stadium is mostly empty, with a crowd of people on the lower benches on the near side, an even smaller crowd on the far side on the right, and a block of people in white on the far side on the left. There are three rows of uniformed people standing along the far sideline of the field, and two groups of military men in the near left corner. A line of automobiles is parked in the far left corner of the stadium. There is a podium hung with bunting on the right side of the field, with a tall empty flagpole even farther to the right. There is a large hand-operated scoreboard on the far right, at the open end of the stadium. Very faint writing in white in the upper right corner reads "228B".

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University of California, Los Angeles, from Beverly Boulevard, Westwood, Los Angeles. approximately 1932

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A panoramic view of the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, from Beverly Boulevard. There are a few houses or apartments on the left, beyond which is a small lake. The UCLA campus is in the center of the image, with the Men's and Women's Gymnasiums at the bottom of the hill, in front of Royce Hall and College Library (now Powell Library). There are numerous automobiles parked in front of the gymnasiums. Westwood Village is visible on the far right. The road in the foreground is labeled "Beverly Blvd." in white, though there is no corresponding Beverly Boulevard in Westwood today. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Made 1931 ; Pettit's Studio ; 1416 W. Pico L.A. ; RI. 8534".

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Beverly Hills City Hall and residential and commercial areas, Beverly Hills. May 20, 1932

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A slightly elevated panoramic view of Beverly Hills, showing City Hall, parks, and residential and commercial areas. Beverly Gardens Park, with its wide lawns, young trees, and lily ponds, separates the residential area beyond it, filled with palm-lined streets and houses, from the commercial area on the right, with the Security First National Bank of Los Angeles, the Beverly Hills Community Store, and the Beverly Hills Realty Co. The road stretching from the bottom left corner, past the towering City Hall building on the right, is Santa Monica. There are light rail lines along the near side of Santa Monica. Writing in white in the lower right corner reads "Photo By - ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd. L.A. ; 5-20-1932."

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Palm Springs from O'Donnell's Point. May 1, 1932

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