Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a view of Long Beach from the pier, Los Angeles, ca.1910. Men and women walk the boards in suits and dresses, elevated above the street below, some carrying parasols. Small concession stands are pictured at the left with signs reading "Last Chance Lunch Counter", "Clam Chowder / Fish", and "Try our Sweet Pop Corn Balls / Fresh Every Five Minues", as well as a partially legible sign boasting "Cigar". At the end of the boards on the pier a small building is situated with what appears to be a stuffed camel on its roof. The gothic clock tower of the First National Bank can be seen surrounded by highrises sporting other signs which read "The Norwood / Furnished Rooms", "Bruce's Corner Post C / Office BAY CITY / W.L. Dinsmoor. / Hazelwood [...] Bros.", "The Butler / Furnished Rooms", "Long Beach Reality Co.", "The National Bank" and banner strung across the street in the distance reading "[...]dville Tabernacle".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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