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Title
Looking south along the beach in front of the North Beach Bath House, California
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1905
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of the view looking south along the beach in front of the North Beach Bath House, Santa Monica, California. The pier is visible in the distance. The ocean is at right. Many people strolling on the boardwalk, sitting on the beach, and wading in the surf. Some of them have umbrellas. The large bath house has two banners flying from its roof. Several American flags fly on flagpoles in front of the buildings adjacent to the boardwalk abutting the beach. Legible signs include: "Bathing suits", "Bowling pavilion", "Don't forget"..., "See the big diamonds [...] DeVilles"..., "Arcadia bath house, clean smooth safe beach, hot and cold salt water baths, Arcadia Grill Room"..., "Bicycle riding prohibited on walk", "Cottage Restaurant".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographs
Identifier
chs-m14977 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-1281
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m14977
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-1281.jpg
Subject
Beaches
Bowling alleys
North Beach Bath House
Santa Monica--General--Beach Scenes
Santa Monica
Time Period
circa 1905
Place
California
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
USA
Source
1-54- [Microfiche number]
1281 [Accession number]
CHS-1281 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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