Balboa Beach, California, 1920 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(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.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Balboa Beach, California, 1920. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Library of Congress record: Annual "Bathing Girl Parade", Balboa Beach, Cal., June 20, 1920
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Balboa Beach, California, 1920
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Balboa Beach, on the Balboa Peninsula at the mouth of Newport Bay in Orange County, California, looked much as it did in 1920 when the small resort community depended on summer visitors. Families came down from Los Angeles and the inland towns by rail and automobile, and the Pacific Electric red cars were a main link to the coast. The harbor supported fishing boats and pleasure craft, while the surrounding county's economy rested on farming, with beans, sugar beets, and citrus grown on the land behind the coast. Prohibition had taken effect nationwide that January, and seaside towns like this one were places where visitors sought amusement along the sand and pier. The beach was a place of leisure, and the shoreline was valued for the simple pleasures of bathing, boating, and a summer day by the water.
| Created / published | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Creator | weaver, m. f. (miles f.) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,307 × 860 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Annual "Bathing Girl Parade", Balboa Beach, Cal., June 20, 1920 |
| Reference | CA Balboa Beach 1920 |
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