People on the beach at Manhattan Beach, ca.1940

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Photograph of people on the beach at Manhattan Beach, ca.1940. A group of thirteen people to the right of center wearing bathing suits, mostly men, lay on their stomachs in a circle in the sand. An umbrella stands behind them while two people sit to the right. In the foreground, a young boy stands in the center while another man stands looking at the circle of people. Beachgoers lay all over the sand while children play in the surf in the background. The ocean water is visible in the background.

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Title People on the beach at Manhattan Beach, ca.1940

Subject Beaches (lcsh), Beaches (adlf), Recreation -- Beach scenes (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (counties), Manhattan Beach (city or populated place), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1940

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 18 x 23 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1940

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m10857

Identifier 42598 (accession number), CHS-42598 (call number), CHS-42598 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-26216 (legacy record id), chs-m10857 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-11007 (legacy record id), 84-1-345 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 26216

Unique identifier UC125926

Legacy Identifier CHS-42598.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 25.4 in × 19.5 in at 300dpi
64.7 cm × 49.6 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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