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Title
World War I-era amusement park in Venice, showing a sign that says "Swat the Kaiser", 1910-1919
Contributor
Meyerson, Rosalind (Kemp)
Date Created and/or Issued
1910/1919
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 a World War I-era amusement park in Venice, showing a sign that says "Swat the Kaiser", 1910-1919. A large crowd of people can be seen at center on a wide wooden walkway. At left, the "Swat the Kaiser" can be seen over a large opening in a building. In the background at left, a Ferris Wheel and another large amusement ride can be seen. At right, a large rock is visible.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m4978
USC-0-1-1-5080 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-33195
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m4978
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-33195.jpg
Subject
Amusement parks
Amusement rides
Los Angeles County--Los Angeles--Venice--Amusement pier
Time Period
1910/1919
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Venice
Source
33195 [Accession number]
CHS-33195 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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