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Title
Alpha Beta night view
Creator
Winstead (8834B)
Date Created and/or Issued
1939
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
Here is a night view of the open air Alpha Beta Market at 650 Pine Avenue, slightly blurred from the camera's long exposure. A wide variety of produce is on display along the sidewalk. In several places, weighing scales hang above the vegetables. Wicker shopping baskets are stacked on the floor in the foreground. Mounted above the wide entrance are tulip-shaped public address speakers and neon block letters spelling out the store name. Sample prices include Parsnips, 5 cents a pound; and Celery (stalks), two for five cents. The store also has a vertical neon sign reading, "MARKET," just visible in the background at right. Van De Kamp's Bakery display and sign can also be seen just under the vertical MARKET sign. DATE NOTES: Noted on image back. ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10" B&W glossy print. NEGATIVE: Yes. KEYWORDS: Photography.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
LBPL_1149.tiff
http://lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17164coll3/id/2594
Subject
Markets
Source
Winstead Co. donation
Relation
Business Firms - Markets

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