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Title
People camping on a Los Angeles area beach, ca.1940
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1940
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 people camping on a Los Angeles area beach, ca.1940. A large tent is visible in the center which is divided in two sections
there is a small space in between where people appear to be resting next to picnic tables. The flag of the United States can be seen attached to a wooden pole visible above the tent. A woman is partially visible to the right wearing a sleeveless shirt with a low neckline. In the right background, another tent is observable with people next to it.
All objects and people are standing on a sandy ground. The ocean is seen in the horizon.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
23 x 18 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m10899
USC-2-1-1-11050 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-42676
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10899
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-42676.jpg
Subject
Camping
Tents
Beaches
Flags
Recreation--Camping
Camps
Time Period
circa 1940
Place
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
42676 [Accession number]
84-1-179 [Microfiche number]
CHS-42676 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
USC
chs-m825

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