This photograph is very similar to another one that appears in the article, "Vast Throng Celebrates Holiday at Seashore, Beach Crowd Sets Record," Los Angeles Times, 5 Jul. 1929: A1.
Hanriot HD.1 fighter plane with skull and heart emblem on fuselage, once flown by Charles Nungesser, on display on Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, with Patsy Mamar and Shirley Widman posing with flags in cockpit and visitors on and around benches on pier below, with ocean in background
Hanriot HD.1 fighter plane with skull and heart emblem on fuselage, once flown by Charles Nungesser, on display on Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica, with Patsy Mamar and Shirley Widman posing with flags in cockpit
Nungesser's Hanriot HD.1 was owned by Jim Granger or his widow from 1927 to 1951 (vandalized 1931 at Clover Field, Santa Monica; put in storage 1933), when it was purchased by Edward T. Maloney, restored, and put on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California
Throngs of people at photographed at Ocean Park Pier or Lick Pier. The crowd’s attention appears to be focused in the same direction. Tight shot of the crowd only allows head-to-shoulder views of most people. The vast majority of the males wear suits with hats or caps; many of the women wear cloche hats. Near the foreground, a young boy sits upon a man’s shoulder.
Trollies carry passengers along the pathway amidst throngs of pedestrians. Their attire varies - from 1920s era bathing suits, to dresses worn with cloche hats and suits worn with boater hats, fedoras and caps. The path follows the sand where multitudes gather, converse and relax under a sea of beach umbrellas. A sign advertising umbrellas can be viewed in the top left-hand quadrant; across, an American flag flies. Beyond the sand lies the ocean, waves cresting, dotted with people. Photographed at Lick Pier (near Ocean Park Pier).
Photograph of people entering the gates of Toonerville Fun House. They pass a ticket booth topped with large male and female figures towards a series of ramshackle buildings. For ten cents visitors can experience the “Bronco Bridge,” Incline Whirl,” “Slip-Slap Floor,” “Lover’s Ramp,” Falling Floor,” and “Maze of Delight” amongst other obstacles.
Throngs of men and women along Ocean Park Pier. Most of the women wear overcoats and cloche hats; the men wear suits and hats. Attractions lining the pier include the Egyptian Ball Room, at right, opposite from the High Boy Roller Coaster; the Light House Slide (spiral coaster) just beyond High Boy. At the far end of the pier stands the Dome Hotel.