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Title: Alamitos Bay Boat Parade
Creator: Harry Merrick
Date Created and/or Issued: 1950
Contributing Institution: Long Beach Public Library
Collection: Long Beach Photos
Rights Information: For information about copyright and ordering images from the LBPL Digital Archive, see https://www.longbeach.gov/library/research/long-beach-history-and-special-collections/.
Description: The photograph shows the Alamitos Bay Christmas Boat Parade. Spectators are watching the parade from the Appian Way Bridge. The boat in foreground carries a man in a Santa Claus costume, and the boat on left carries six girls in Santa Lucia robes and crowns. The boat at the back right carries carolers and an accordian player. The people are dressed for cool weather. DATE NOTES: Circa 1950's ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10" B&W sepia print. NEGATIVE: No. KEYWORDS: Wooden boat, entertainment, bridges, St. Nick, Saint Nicolas, Xmas, squeeze box, celebration.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Identifier: LBPL_6687.tif
http://lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17164coll3/id/2573
Subject: Christmas
Source: M. R. Krythe - Press Telegram
Relation: Hoidays--Christmas

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