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Title
Woman being "tattooed" on Venice Beach
Alternative Title
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued
Circa 193-?
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
A young woman in a bathing suit on Venice Beach has a silhouette of a movie star applied to her arm. In the frame at right, a man carefully applies the temporary "tattoo". In the frame at left, the woman proudly shows the result, holding up a photograph of Will Rogers (whom the silhouette has been made to resemble somewhat). Circa 1930s.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00009080
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Venice-Beaches.; N-005-264.1 4x5; N-005-264.2 4x5
CARL0000011012
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/83396
Subject
Beaches--California--Venice (Los Angeles)
Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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