"In the Surf, Long Beach, California" ca. 1906

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CollectionPostcard and Ephemera CollectionDateca. 1906DescriptionHand-colored postcard image shows crowds of bathers in the surf on the north side of the Pine Avenue Pier, Long Beach. Several figures are holding onto two ropes attached to a wooden piling, several yards north of the pier. The Pine Avenue Pier opened May 27, 1893 and was the first municipal pier built in California. In 1904 the wooden pier structure was replaced with a 40-foot wide, 1,000 foot-long cement and steel double deck, designed by H.C. Holmes. The Sun Parlor building was opened at the end of the pier on April 6, 1905. In 1934, the Pine Avenue Pier was destroyed by storm waves. Postcard title printed with the number "208" along the top. Reverse of split-back postcard printed with "MADE IN AMERICA BY EDW. H. MITCHELL AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA"NotesDate Built: 1893Pier history information from "History of Long Beach" by Walter H. Case (1935); [PVLD, Ref. 979.493 Cas], pp. 50-51, 120.Photo Size3.5 x 5.5 in.Photo Format1 postcardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000013391Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

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Geographic LocationPine Avenue Pier (Long Beach, Calif.)SubjectPiers--California--Long BeachBeaches--California--Long BeachTime Period1901-1910

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"In the Surf, Long Beach, California" ca. 1906

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