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Title: Marvelous Scenic Railway, "Dragon Gorge," at Ocean Park, Cal
Date Created and/or Issued: 1911/1912
Publication Information: O. Newman Company, Los Angeles. San Francisco
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution: University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection: Historic Postcards
Rights Information: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
O. Newman Company, Los Angeles. San Francisco.
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Description: Postcard of the Dragon Gorge roller coaster in Ocean Park, California, from a color illustration, depicting the front exterior. Part of the roller coaster and some of its riders can be seen at the top left of the image, just exiting what looks to be a rocky cave behind the building. The cavernous entrance to the scenic railway is flanked by two large dragons, extending almost to the top of the building. "F 116" -- printed on back.
"On the Road of a Thousand Wonders" -- printed on back.
Type: image
Format: 1 postcard : col.
9 x 14 cm.
Postcards
art
Identifier: pcard-m143
pcard-print-pub-pc-51a
pcard-print-pub-pc-51b
http://doi.org/10.25549/pcard-m143
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/pcard-print-pub-pc-51a.jpg
Language: English
Subject: Recreational facilities
Roller coasters
Time Period: 1911/1912
Place: California
Dragon Gorge
Los Angeles
Ocean Park
USA
Source: University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
file name: pb-print-pub-slac-pc.51; file name: pb-print-pub-slac-pc-b.51 [Identifying Number]
Relation: Historic Postcards
pcard-m5

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