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Title
Jackrabbit Racer ride at the Long Beach Pier and Pike, ca.1915
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1915
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 the Jackrabbit Racer ride at the Long Beach Pier and Pike, ca.1915. The ride is at center and is a tall, cylindrical wooden structure. A track can be seen near the top of the ride, and a ride car is visible as it speeds along. The name of the ride is written in large letters at center. A wooden archway provides access to the base of the attraction, while a ticket booth can be seen at left. A large crowd of people can be seen in the foreground, and the ocean is visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m5837
USC-1-1-1-5945 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-32799
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m5837
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-32799.jpg
Subject
Amusement parks
Amusement rides
Los Angeles County--Long Beach--General views--Pier and pike
Time Period
circa 1915
Place
California
Long Beach
Los Angeles
USA
Source
1-32-156 [Microfiche number]
32799 [Accession number]
CHS-32799 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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