Image of two young women in a robe and swimsuit crouching next to a boulder covered with a sheet to unveil a tablet beginning "California State Beach, Dedicated the 8th day of July 1931, by the honorable James Rolph, Jr., Governor." The photograph was taken before the dedication ceremonies opening the beach-side park in Santa Monica, California, on July 8, 1931. "L to R Naydine Brown & Dorothy Gripp 5952"--text, handwritten on glass. Title transcribed from glass; date devised by cataloger based on date of plaque dedication.
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image
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image/jpeg
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1 photograph : glass negative ; plate 10.2 x 12.7 cm
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