Bathers under umbrellas on the beach at Santa Monica, [s.d.]

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Photograph of bathers under umbrellas on the beach at Santa Monica, [s.d.]. The beach is at center and is full of dark-colored umbrellas, under which countless people are sitting and lounging. Numerous people are playing in the surf at right. A row of tall buildings lines the beach at left, and the ocean is at right. In the background at right is the Santa Monica pier, and a roller coaster and a Ferris wheel are visible. There is a life guard tower rising above the crowd at center. In the foreground at right, there is a woman standing on a crumpled banner with large, illegible letters on it.; Legible signs include, from left to right, "Merritt-Jones Hotel", "Morley's Buffet", "Maier Beer on Draught", "Maier Beer", and "Café".

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Title Bathers under umbrellas on the beach at Santa Monica, [s.d.]

Subject Beaches (adlf), Beaches (lcsh), Los Angeles County -- Santa Monica -- Beach scenes -- General (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), Santa Monica (city or populated place), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20044

Identifier 14029 (accession number), CHS-14029 (call number), CHS-14029 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-19861 (legacy record id), chs-m20044 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-6774 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 19861

Unique identifier UC121839

Legacy Identifier CHS-14029.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.5 in × 13.4 in at 300dpi
47.0 cm × 34.2 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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