A view of the ocean front amusement area known as the Pike in Long Beach, California. In the center is the two-story Bath House with grand portico. The five storey building with the red roof seen on the left side of the image is the Hotel Virginia.
Dragons in art--California--Los Angeles; Processions--California--Los Angeles; Rites and ceremonies--California--Los Angeles;
A long, elaborate Chinese dragon under which can be seen the numerous legs of its carriers; people, most of whom are wearing Chinese style clothing, walk alongside it. One man carries a stool. Two men in Western dress can be seen in procession....
An interior view of Frank Sebastian's New Cotton Club located in Culver City, California. Tables and chairs are arranged around a central dance floor, with a bandstand at the end of the room, and the ceiling is draped with colorful striped fabric.
Motion pictures--California--Los Angeles--Setting and scenery; Motion picture studios--California--Los Angeles;
A high angle, interior view of a two-level motion picture set with actors, crew, props, lighting and other equipment, including an early motion picture film camera in the center, leaning against a stand.
Motion pictures--Setting and scenery--California--Los Angeles; Silent films--Setting and scenery--California--Los Angeles;
A nighttime view of the Monte Carlo set for the movie, "Foolish Wives." Three large, ornate building facades surround a brightly-lit plaza with several people, streetlights and landscaping.
Angled view of store fronts of North Brand Blvd., notably the neo-classical styled Palace Grand Theatre. Most of the buildings have some type of awning, and several have signage, including "Western Union" and "Brooks...
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach; Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933; Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach; Church buildings--Earthquake effects--California--Long Beach;
An exterior view of St. Anthony's Church building in ruins after the 1933 earthquake. The roof and the upper portions of the walls have caved in, and rubble surrounds the building.
A montage of images with an exterior view of the Long Beach Sanitarium in the center, sailboats on the ocean at sunset in the upper right, an interior view of the facility in the upper-left, a woman playing tennis in the lower right, a man and...
A view along the waterfront, showing a row of boats tied up at the docks. On the right is a covered structure where crowds of onlookers wait for the sailors to disembark. The oil wells on Signal Hill are visible in the distance.
A view looking down East Seaside Boulevard, featuring landscaped grounds in the foreground, and the facade of the Cinderella Ballroom on the left, with its large sign advertising "Dancing" standing out from the building. The Hotel...
Interior view of the Bath House, or Plunge, on the Long Beach Pike. There is an observation gallery along the wall above the pool. A sign at the top of a slide leading into the pool reads, "Warning: not responsible for accidents resulting...
A view looking inland toward the Pike. An oriental-style pavilion stands in the foreground, with the Bath House just behind it. Signs along the Pike advertise ice cream, Coca-Cola, and bowling, and the beach is crowded with visitors.
A view looking south along the beach, with the Pike visible along the shore. An oriental pavilion stands in the foreground, with the Bamboo Slide--a tower structure with a ramp leading up to it and a spiral slide wrapping around it--and the...
Auditoriums--California--Long Beach; Boats and boating--California--Long Beach;
A view of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, decorated with banners, with palm trees and landscaped grounds on the right. A neon sign in the foreground advertises C-Drive Motor Boats.
A view looking south along the beach, with the back of the Long Beach Municipal Bandstand in the foreground, and the Pike in the background. The bandstand is encircled by a small breaker, creating an area of relatively still water where children...
A view of the Pike, with signs advertising an Oriental Art Bazaar, Coca-Cola and other foods and drinks, cigars, cornucopias, and other gifts. The bath house and roller coaster are visible in the distance. There is a row of street lamps down the...
A view of the beach, looking out toward the ocean. There are crowds of beachgoers in the foreground, with the Long Beach pleasure pier in the distance. The Sun Pavilion is visible at the end of the pier.
Photograph of Main St., Compton, showing buildings destroyed by the earthquake, including the Fargo Coffee & Tea Co., and cars crushed by the falling debris. In the distance, a crane lifts a pile of rubble, with a few onlookers.