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Title
Snappy snaps: twelve post card photographs with views, Santa Monica, Topanga and Venice, circa 1920-1930
Snappy snaps, local California views, 12 real photos, all different, say it with pictures, 25c
Row 1, left: Castle rock, Santa Monica Bay
Row 1, 2, 3 right: Venice, Cal
Row 2, left: Santa Monica Bay
Row 3, left: Palisades, Santa Monica, Cal
Row 4, right: Santa Monica
Row 6, right: Beach home, Santa Monica, Cal., occupied by Marion Davies
Row 5, right: Santa Monica, Palisades
Contributor
Pierce, C. C. --(Charles C.), --1861-1946 (collector)
University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository)
Marion Davies Estate (Santa Monica, Calif.) (subject)
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Pierce (C.C.) Photographic Collection
Rights Information
copyrighted
Copyright is owned by the creator.
Description
Twelve post card views of beaches in Topanga, Santa Monica and Venice, California, advertised as a set called "Snappy Snaps, Local California Views." Santa Monica views include Marion Davies' beach house, castle rock and the palisades cliffs. Venice Beach views show sunbathers. Castle rock was leveled in the mid 1950's and is now paved over.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Type
image
Format
6.75 x 5 inches
Identifier
piercephoto:128
uclamss_98pierce_xxxx_b0075
ark:/21198/zz002b1922
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Cliffs -- California
Beaches -- California -- Santa Monica
Beaches -- California -- Venice
Sunbathing -- California -- Venice
Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Santa Monica Bay (Calif.)
Coastlines -- California -- Santa Monica Bay
Castle Rock (Topanga, Calif.)
Place
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Topanga (Calif.)
Relation
C. C. Pierce Photographic Collection, Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

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