Dominquez Field, Long Beach. ; Ocean Park Pier, CA. ; Sausilito, CA from ferry boat

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  Crowds at beach, Lick Pier and Ocean Park Pier, Venice and Santa Monica

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  View of people on beach and boardwalk, with shops at right. In the distance is Lick Pier (mostly in Venice) and just beyond it, the Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica. Signs for businesses read "Creighton Hotel," "Denver Hotel," "Ocean Park Pier," "Tango-jumbo," "Dome Theatre," and "Albers waffle flour." View also shows passengers on the Venice electric tram, with canopy, riding on the concrete promenade.

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  Beach scene, Ocean Park, Ca. [Boat on water with pier in distance]

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  This is a collection primarily of negatives and photographic prints depicting the growth of Santa Monica and Los Angeles, California, from 1860s to 1980s. Many views are cityscapes or street views, showing buildings, storefronts, homes and roads, and documenting the use of railroads, trolleys, streetcars, and automobiles. There are many card photographs by early professional photographers, and also a number of snapshots made by amateurs, some in personal photo albums. The collection's scope also includes early views of many other communities in Southern California (and a few in other states); the beginnings of aviation in Santa Monica, including the first Douglas Aircraft Company buildings; a photo album of residents in Topanga Canyon, ca. 1913; automobile racing in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, 1920s; maritime views; a photo album of U.S. troops in France during World War I; a 1949 real estate development in Apple Valley, California, and others. Besides photographs, a portion of the collection consists of scarce publications and historical ephemera, primarily related to Santa Monica and Los Angeles, including brochures, advertising cards, menus, event programs and other materials. Highlights of the Santa Monica images are aerial views of the buildings along the coast and pier (1920s); several views of the Arcadia Hotel (1880s); the Long Wharf and adjoining railroad and train depot; the first bath houses on the beach; the beach club culture of the 1920s and 1930s; the amusement piers of Santa Monica, Ocean Park and Venice; and the beginnings of the Douglas Aircraft Company. There is a large set of promotional photographs made late 1920s-1930s by Powell Press Service depicting people enjoying Santa Monica's beaches, clubs and outdoor recreation. An important subset within the collection is 407 negatives made ca. 1890 - 1908 by Los Angeles historian and amateur photographer George W. Hazard (1842-1914). Hazard travelled around Los Angeles and vicinity photographing the adobes, houses, streets and storefronts that told the early history of the city. Many of Hazard's negatives have handwritten identifications, naming streets, former homeowners, ranchos, and other historical details. There are a large number of cabinet cards and other card-mounted prints and stereographs. There are 1,264 stereograph prints, highlighted by the works of photographic pioneers William M. Godfrey, Francis Parker, Hayward & Muzzall, and Carleton Watkins. Other formats represented are: glass and film negatives; panoramic prints; 7 photograph albums, photographic postcards, 20th-century color prints and transparencies; and a small number of tintypes, cyanotypes and a set of chromolithographs.

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  Erecting 187' tower Long Beach, CA. ; Easy way to climb towers, Long Beach

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  A - Erecting 187' tower Long Beach, CA. B - Easy way to climb towers, Long Beach

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  Santa Monica Beach looking south towards Ocean Park Pier

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  Image of people on the sand at Santa Monica Beach looking south, with the small Crystal Pier (formerly the Bristol Pier) in the foreground, and the longer Ocean Park Pier in the distance, with a roller coaster and other rides, in Santa Monica, California.

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  Pfaffinger, Frank - Ocean Pier tract, Long Beach

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  Approx. 35 items: contractor invoices and various correspondence related to construction of a bulkhead and sidewalk along Block N, Ocean Pier tract, Long Beach, in 1915 ; 2-pp. "Specifications for...piling and...bulkhead" (2 copies) for same property ; more.

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  Lick and Ocean Park Piers, Santa Monica, California

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  Panoramic image of the Lick Pier and Ocean Park Pier beyond a crowd of beachgoers and umbrellas at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California. The "Chute the Chutes" ride can be seen at the end of the Ocean Park Pier as well as signs for the "Egyptian Ballroom," "Dome Theatre," "Rosemary Theatre," "Tango-Jumbo," "Frank's Place," and "Alber's Waffle Flour." The Bon Ton Ballroom and Giant Dipper roller coaster on Lick Pier are seen at center and the Hotel Denver, with a sign for "Tacoma Brew," and Ocean Park Bathhouse (with Moorish-style towers) are seen along the boardwalk at far right.

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