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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a view of the Long Beach Pike amusement park looking west from the Pine Avenue Pier, ca.1890. A tall wooden ride with a vertical spiral track is in the foreground and a ride car can be seen near the top. In front of the ride is the edge of the Pine Avenue Pier, with many people gazing over the side. A crowded beach is visible in the distance at left, and a rollercoaster can be seen in the background at left. The Hotel Virginia is visible in the background at right, and hordes of people can be seen in front of the hotel.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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