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Title
View from top of "Race Thru the Clouds" roller coaster, Venice, California
Creator
de Haaff, Mauritz, 1877-1948
Date Created and/or Issued
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
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
View of Venice, California from the top of the Race Thru the Clouds roller coaster, showing open land, homes and canal.
"DeHaaff Color Photo Engraving top floor San Fernando Building 4th and Main Sts. Los Angeles"--text, stamped on verso."V.R. Plukas P.O. box 660 Santa Monica Ca 90406"--text, handwritten in pencil on verso. Title devised by cataloger; date devised by cataloger based on the history of the Race Thru the Clouds roller coaster which operated from 1911-1923. Related item is a variant of this image.
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 photograph : print ; sheet 20.3 x 25.6 cm
Identifier
photCL_555
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/20048
Subject
Amusement rides
Dwellings
Roller coasters
Waterways
Photographs. (aat)
Place
Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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