Beach and Pike, Long Beach. 1923

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  Beach, Pike, and pier, Long Beach. 1924

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  A panoramic view of the beach, Pike, and pier in Long Beach, taken from just south of the beach, facing northeast. There are hundreds of people and dozens of umbrellas on the beach, and a large number of people in the water as well. The spiral slide in the center and the buildings along the shore are part of the Pike amusement park. A pier extends into the water on the far right. Writing in white in the lower left corner reads "1763 W Vernon Ave ; Aerograph Co ; L.A. ; 675".

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  Beach, Long Beach. July 4, 1923

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  A panoramic view of the Fourth of July crowd at the beach in Long Beach. There are hundreds of people, in a mixture of suits and dresses, and bathing suits. Many of the people are sitting beneath the dozens of beach umbrellas on the left side of the image. Beyond the umbrellas is the Pike, an amusement park with shops and rides, like the tall spiral slide in the background. Further in the distance, on the right, a pier extends into the water. Writing in white in the center of the image reads "Long Beach, Calif. - July 4th, 1923". Farther to the right is more writing in white which reads "Photo No. 268 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 1763 W. Vernon ; L.A. - Calif."

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  Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1923

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  An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach, facing east. The street just right of center is Ocean, with a large open park area and an Elks' lodge to its left and Pekin Cafe and De-Nae Cafeteria to its right. The street on the left, Chestnut, has numerous houses and low apartment buildings on both sides, and is lined with parked cars. The Pike is along the beach on the right, with a roller coaster, rides, and shops, and beyond that is the pier. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "Pierce ; Phto".

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  Long Beach, Cal., July 1909

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  View of the Long Beach pier and municipal auditorium (at the beach, at beginning of pier), showing crowds of people walking among buildings, sitting on the beach, and swimming in the ocean. A sign on a building at right says "Lunching Pavilion."

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  Downtown, facing west, Long Beach. July 30, 1924

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  An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach, facing west. The street in the center is Ocean, with apartment buildings and stores on the left and apartment buildings and the West Coast Theatre on the right. On the left is the beach, with the pier and, beyond that, the Pike. There are a few people on the beach and in the water. The city of Long Beach stretches out into the distance on the right. A stamp at the bottom of Ocean reads "Pettit's Studio ; commercial photographers ; 1416 W. Pico Blvd. ; Richmond 8634 ; Los Angeles 15, Calif." Stamps below that read "Long Beach, California" and "1924".

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  Terminal Island, San Pedro and Long Beach. approximately 1902

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  A panoramic view of Terminal Island, taken from a pier, facing back toward the island, which is divided between San Pedro and Long Beach. There are several men and a boy standing along the right side of the pier, looking at the water. There are more people at the end of the pier and next to the low buildings on the island. On the right there is a ferry/tour boat(?) with several people on it, as well as a small sailboat. There are numerous houses along the beach on the right side of the image. Writing at the bottom of the negative is partially cut off, but reads in part "Terminal Island".

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