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Title: Santa Monica Bay Cities Post #123 – Interpost Water Carnival, Mardi Gras and Bathing Beauty Pageant. American Legion Beach Club, Sta Monica Pier, Aug. 1, 1926
Creator: Weaver, M. F. (Miles F.), 1879-1932
Date Created and/or Issued: 1926-08-01
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Photographs
Rights Information: For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Panoramic view of crowd of people standing on the Santa Monica Pier, with amusement rides behind them. Includes beauty contestants, musical bands, spectators and others. Automobiles in a parking lot, a roller coaster, and the bluffs above the beach can be seen in the background. Included on sashes and the young women's bathing suits are lettering including "Miss California Beautifier, W.B. Blakeley" and "Sea Breeze."
"5293-2. Weaver L.A."--text, photographer's credit on image. Title and date transcribed from item. This item is a copy print.
Type: Image
Extent: 1 photograph : print ; sheet 25 x 120 cm
Identifier: photCL_555
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/16591
Subject: American Legion
Santa Monica Pier (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Amusement rides
Bathing suits
Beauty contests
Beauty contestants
Crowds
Piers
Photographs. (aat)
Group portraits. (aat)
Panoramas. (aat)
Place: Santa Monica (Calif.)
Source: Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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