Group of children on a merry-go-round, Bixby Park, Long Beach, [s.d.]

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Photograph of group of children on a merry-go-round, Bixby Park, Long Beach, [s.d.]. At center, a group of seventeen children can be seen riding a circular merry-go-round attached to a large pole with several wires. Among the children, two toddlers can be seen near the front of the structure, and another infant is visible with an additional group of three children to the right. Most of the girls shown can be seen wearing long dresses and knee socks. The boys can be seen wearing a variety of pants, shorts, knee socks, overalls, and caps. In the background, a large tree is visible behind the pole. In the extreme background, a row of trees near park benches can be seen. Caption at bottom of image reads: "Bixby Park, Long Beach, where state picnics are held".

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Title Group of children on a merry-go-round, Bixby Park, Long Beach, [s.d.]

Subject Children (lcsh), Parks (adlf), Parks (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 18 x 13 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

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

Creator de Haaf, M. (photographer)

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-m24338

Identifier 49669 (accession number), CHS-49669 (call number), CHS-49669 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-23608 (legacy record id), chs-m24338 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 23608

Unique identifier UC124723

Legacy Identifier CHS-49669.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.8 in × 22.0 in at 300dpi
45.2 cm × 56.0 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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