Balboa Bathing Parade, 1925 – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Balboa Bathing Parade, 1925 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Balboa Bathing Parade, 1925
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This wide panoramic print, measuring 10 by 50 inches, shows a bathing parade on Balboa Island, a resort spot in Newport Bay, Orange County, California. In the 1920s, Southern California towns often staged bathing beauty parades and contests to promote their beaches and attract visitors, and the image captures that mix of publicity and seaside leisure. The print was registered with the U.S. Copyright Office on September 14, 1925, by M. F. Weaver of Los Angeles, which provides a documented link to the photographer's commercial work of the period.
| Created / published | c1925. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 10 x 50 in. |
| Genre | Group portraits.Portrait photographs.Panoramic photographs.Gelatin silver prints. |
| Notes | J278570 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; M. F. Weaver; September 14, 1925. Copyright claimant's address: L[os] A[ngeles], Cal. No. 4100-1. |
| Subjects | Bathing beauties. Bathing suits.United States--California--Balboa Island. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,284 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-197229 |
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