Image of people queuing up for the Race Thru the Clouds roller coaster in Venice, California. A ticket booth for gondola launches at left has a sign that reads "2 mile roundtrip adults 10 cents and children 5 cents." A sign on the archway at right reads "To Meet Again." This is a copy negative (a photograph of another photograph). Title based on note from Ernest Marquez; "Race through the clouds roller coaster, Venice Pier, California" is a note from Ernest Marquez written on envelope as it was received; date devised by cataloger based on history of the Race Thru the Clouds roller coaster which opened in 1911, and the style of women's clothing.
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