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Carousel at the Pike

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Order Number	00074653
Title	Carousel at the Pike
Studio	Winstead Photo.
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Long Beach-Amusement parks-The Pike.
Date	Circa 193-?
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;20 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Spectators sit on benches as they watch the carousel spin, one of the many rides at The Pike amusement park south of Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach. Posted signs read "Aduls & children 10 cents. All children must pay full fare".; Started in 1902, The Pike ran until 1979. In 1911, Charles I. D. Looff installed the carousel and he and his family began to live above it. The carousel burnt to the ground in 1943 but the building remained.
Subject	Amusement parks--California--Long Beach. Amusement rides--California--Long Beach. Merry-go-rounds--California--Long Beach. Merry-go-round horses--California--Long Beach. Looff, Charles I.D. Long Beach (Calif.). Pike, The (Long Beach, Calif. : Amusement park).
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection