Aerial view of the crowd at the 38th annual convention of the State Federation of Labor which was held in Long Beach. Tension between members of the American Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organization members, which were then two separate entities, was prominant at the Convention.
Members of the American Federation of Labor at the 38th annual convention of the State Federation of Labor, held in Long Beach. Tension between members of the American Federation of Labor and the Committee for Industrial Organization members, which were then two separate entities, was prominant at the Convention.
In the foreground, people crowd the beach on the north side of Silver Spray Pleasure Pier in Long Beach. Children on the beach carry or fly kites. From the middle of the crowd, a kite with a long tail sails over the beach at center. Across the kite, text reads, "LONG BEACH." The crowd extends back towards the pier, which stretches across the background. Along the side of the pier, a sign reads, "SILVER SP[...] PLEASURE PIER." A roller coaster sits behind it on the pier. About a couple dozen kites are visible sailing through the sky in the distance.
A manicured lawn stretches across the bottom half of the image. Beyond it, spectators line the far side of the beach's strand walkway. They stand with their backs towards the camera. More people with kites crowd the beach. The ocean extends across the background. A pier juts into the water in the distance at left.
A crowd of people sit underneath the shade. A tree bears the California and Iowa state flags and a photographer is seen in the center front of the crowd. This photograph is part of a panoramic picture printed in the Los Angeles Times.