Bird's-eye view of crowded beach, Lick Pier, Venice, 1928

Item Overview

Title

Bird's-eye view of crowded beach, Lick Pier, Venice, 1928

Photographer

Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966

Date Created

1928

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950

Notes

Description

Bird's-eye view of crowded beach with sunbathers, umbrellas, and swimmers, Lick Pier and Ocean Park Pier with amusements, including roller coaster and lighthouse slide
Lick Pier was mostly in Venice, Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica (Cf. http://www.westland.net/venicehistory/articles/pickpier.htm). View is from Venice side.

Caption

Handwritten at edge of negative: R 1/2 2488 Pan
Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2488, Pan, Ocean Park. Panoramas, Lick Pier, Large Crowds at OP, Bath House, 1928. Lick Pier, Ocean Park Pier

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

panoramas
acetate film
black-and-white photographs
bird's-eye views

Location

California--Los Angeles--Venice

Longitude

33.995296510327755

Latitude

-118.48126173019409

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Lick Pier (Venice, Calif.)
Amusement piers--California--Venice
Beaches--California--Venice
Environment
Lifestyle