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Title: Beach Homes of the Movie Stars
Date Created and/or Issued: late 1930s
Publication Information: Pepperdine University Libraries
Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Institution: Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
Collection: Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables
Rights Information: Copyright to materials in this collection, in most cases, is retained by Pepperdine University. Materials are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use materials for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Such parties should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
Description: This postcard shows Santa Monica beach houses, just north of the California Incline. The large estate in the foreground is Ocean House, the famous beach house of actress Marion Davies, and now the site of the Annenberg Community Beach House. Written on reverse: "8-25-41 Dear Henry, We are taking a swim in the ocean every day. Trust you are feeling better every day. See you next week. Jeff. Mr. H.G. Brandt, San Joaquin Hospital, Bakersfield, Cal." Postmark: Sep 26, 1941.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll18/id/1134
Subject: Postcards
Coastlines
Roads
Houses
Piers & wharves
Correspondence
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Santa Monica Pier (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Malibu Historical Collection
Source: Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Ephemera 0129: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8w95gpb
Postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 inches;
Relation: Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables
Provenance: Collected and donated by Eric Wienberg

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