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Order Number	00074667
Title	Sideshow at The Pike
Photographer	Reagh, William.
Collection ID	William Reagh Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	A-005-292 4x5; Long Beach-Amusement parks-The Pike.
Date	Circa 1950
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;20 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	A barker tries to entice customers into a sideshow on the midway at The Pike amusement park south of Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach. The sideshow advertises "Living Oddities, Strange People" and displays paintings of Electra (a woman dressed like Wonder Woman), Sword Swallower, Headless Girl, etc. The canvas above the entrance displays cartoonish images of a fat lady, a giant, a merman, etc. and states "Some of the world's greatest freaks, past and present". The crowd contains a large number of sailors in uniform.; Started in 1902, The Pike amusement park ran until 1979.
Subject	Amusement parks--California--Long Beach. Sideshows--California--Long Beach. Freak shows--California--Long Beach. Amusements--California--Long Beach. Midways--California--Long Beach. 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	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection