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Virginia Hotel and golfers, Long Beach, 1929

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Handwritten at edge of negative: 1789 or 1739Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.The Virginia Hotel was at Ocean Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue, Long Beach. It opened in 1908, closed in 1932, and was demolished after the 1933 Long Beach earthquake.Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 1773 - 1774 1777 - 1778 - 1779 - 1779 1/2 1778 1/2 [some text torn off: probably 1775 1776] Virginia Hotel, 1929, Views of hotel from sea-front & Virginia Country ClubFour golfers on the lawn of the Virginia Hotel: 2 women in light skirts, 2 men in suits; 1 man is black
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University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository)Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966 (photographer)Virginia Hotel (Long Beach, Calif.) (subject)
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Keywords

  1. African American Golfers
  2. African Americans
  3. California
  4. Golf
  5. Long Beach

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