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Title: Ferris wheel at the Pike
Alternative Title: Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Photo Collection
Creator: Winstead Photo
Date Created and/or Issued: Circa 1930
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: Title supplied by cataloger.
People mill among the concessions and rides at The Pike amusement park south of Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach. A roller skating rink and a dog show are offered amusements. People are riding the ferris wheel whose carriages are completely enclosed with mesh. A glimpse of the roller coaster is on the left.; Started in 1902, The Pike ran until 1979.
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print :b&w ;20 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00074679
Los Angeles Public Library Legacy Collection
C-4 (718) 4x5
CARL0000078237
http://cdm16703.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/115909
Subject: Amusement parks--California--Long Beach
Amusement rides--California--Long Beach
Midways--California--Long Beach
Ferris wheels--California--Long Beach
Roller-skating rinks--California--Long Beach
Long Beach (Calif.)
Pike, The (Long Beach, Calif. : Amusement park)

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