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"FUN ON THE BEACH" CALIFORNIA POSTCARD BY JOHN HINDE CURTEICH INC.

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Send A Greeting From The Resplendent State Of California!

"Fun on the Beach" captures the easy-going, fun beach environment and vibrant youth of California. This John Hinde Curteich brand postcard from the 1970s features an attractive group of young suntanned women and men playing tug of war on the sand of one of the many beautiful beaches of California. Because John Hinde Curteich has released a variety of Southern California souvenir products it's very likely the lively scene in "Fun on the Beach" was photographed in Southern California. The postcard's backside is divided, giving space for an address and a salutation.

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Approximately 4" x 6" (standard continental size).

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The postcard is unused as it has has no writing or postage attached but it has acquired some light discoloration and edge wear. We have a few of these postcards; each is in very similar condition to the one pictured. Please see photos.

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"Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport in which two teams compete by pulling on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal of bringing the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull. The sport has ancient origins and has been practiced in various cultures throughout history. It was included in the Summer Olympics from 1900 to 1920 but is no longer part of the Olympic program. Tug of war continues to be practiced in schools, community events, and organized competitions worldwide.

Tug of war typically involves teams of eight or more members, though the number can vary. The rope is marked with a centre line and two markers equidistant from the centre. The objective is to pull the opposing team’s marker across the centre line. Specific rules govern techniques, such as prohibiting touching the ground for extended periods of time or lowering one's elbow below the knee during a pull. The sport requires both cooperation of team members and physical strength.

Internationally, tug of war is governed by the Tug of War International Federation (TWIF), which organizes World Championships for nation teams biannually, for both indoor and outdoor contests, and a similar competition for club teams. It is particularly popular in Europe, Asia, and the United States, where it is often featured in festivals and national competitions.

Tug of war features as an important ritual in many societies, holding religious, cultural and historical significance. The sport remains a popular activity in both competitive and informal settings.
Terminology

The Oxford English Dictionary says that the phrase tug of war originally meant "the decisive contest; the real struggle or tussle; a severe contest for supremacy". Only in the 19th century was it used as a term for an athletic contest between two teams who haul at the opposite ends of a rope.[1] Prior to that, French and English was the commonly used name for the game in the English-speaking world....

As a sport

There are tug of war clubs in many countries, and both men and women participate.

The sport was part of the Olympic Games from 1900 until 1920, but has not been included since. The sport is part of the World Games. The Tug of War International Federation (TWIF), organises World Championships for nation teams biannually, for both indoor and outdoor contests, and a similar competition for club teams.

In England the sport was formally governed by the AAA until 1984, but is now catered for by the Tug of War Association (formed in 1958), and the Tug of War Federation of Great Britain (formed in 1984). In Scotland, the Scottish Tug of War Association was formed in 1980. The sport also features in Highland Games.

Between 1976 and 1988 Tug of War was a regular event during the television series Battle of the Network Stars. Teams of celebrities representing each major network competed in different sporting events culminating into the final event, the Tug of War. Lou Ferrigno's epic tug of war performance in May 1979 is considered the greatest feat in 'Battle' history.[14]

Starting with the 2024 Pro Bowl Games, the NFL included a five on five Tug of War competition in their Pro Bowl games skills competition.

National organizations

The sport is played almost in every country in the world. However, some countries have set up a national body to govern the sport. Most of these national bodies are associated with the international governing body: TWIF, The Tug of War International Federation. As of 2008 there are 53 countries associated with TWIF, among which are Scotland, Ireland, England, India, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy,[16] South Africa and the United States.

Regional variationsBurma (Myanmar)

In Myanmar (Burma), the tug of war, called lun hswe (လွန်ဆွဲ; pronounced [lʊ̀ɰ̃ sʰwɛ́]) has both cultural and historical origins. It features as an important ritual in phongyibyan, the ceremonial cremation of high-ranking Buddhist monks, whereby the funerary pyres are tugged between opposite sides. The tug of war is also used as a traditional rainmaking custom, called mo khaw (မိုးခေါ်; pronounced [mó kʰɔ̀]), to encourage rain. The tradition originated during the reign of King Shinmahti in the Bagan Era.[17] The Rakhine people also hold tug of war ceremonies called yatha hswe pwe (ရထားဆွဲပွဲ) during the Burmese month of Tabodwe.[18]
Indonesia

In Indonesia, Tarik Tambang is a popular sport held in many events, such as the Indonesian Independence Day celebration, school events, and scout events. The rope used is called dadung, made from fibers of lar between two jousters. Two cinder blocks are placed a distance apart and the two jousters stand upon the blocks with a rope stretched between them. The objective for each jouster is to either a) cause their opponent to fall off their block, or b) to take their opponent's end of the rope from them.[19]
Japan

In Japan, the tug of war (綱引き, tsunahiki) is a staple of school sports festivals. The tug of war is also a traditional way to pray for a plentiful harvest throughout Japan and is a popular ritual around the country. The Kariwano Tug of war in Daisen, Akita, is said to be more than 500 years old, and is also a national folklore cultural asset.[20] The Underwater Tug of War Festival in Mihama, Fukui, is 380 years old, and takes place every January.[21] The Sendai Great Tug of War in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima is known as Kenka-zuna or 'brawl tug'.[22] Around 3,000 men pull a huge rope which is 365 metres (1,198 ft) long. The event is said to have been started by feudal warlord Yoshihiro Shimadzu, with the aim of boosting the morale of his soldiers before the decisive Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. Nanba Hachiman Jinja's tug of war, which started in the Edo period, is Osaka's folklore cultural asset.[23] The Naha Tug-of-war in Okinawa is also famous.
Korea
Main article: Juldarigi

Juldarigi (Korean: 줄다리기, also chuldarigi) is a traditional Korean sport similar to tug of war. It has a ritual and divinatory significance for many agricultural communities in the country and is performed at festivals and community gatherings. The sport uses two huge rice-straw ropes, connected by a central peg, which is pulled by teams representing the East and West sides of the village (the competition is often rigged in favor of the Western team). A number of religious and traditional rituals are performed before and after the actual competition.
New Zealand

A variant, originally brought to New Zealand by Boston whalers in the 1790s, is played with five-person teams lying down on cleated boards. The sport is played at two clubs in Te Awamutu and Hastings, supported by the New Zealand Tug of War Association.[24] A four-person variant is played at the National Rover Scout Moot.
Peru

The Peruvian children's series Nubeluz featured its own version of tug of war (called La Fuerza Glufica), where each team battled 3-on-3 on platforms suspended over a pool of water. The object was simply to pull the other team into the pool.
Poland

In Poland, a version of tug of war is sometimes played using a dragon boat, where teams of six or eight attempt to row towards each other.[25]
Basque Country

In the Basque Country, this sport is considered a popular rural sport, with many associations and clubs. In Basque, it is called Sokatira.
United States

In the United States, a form of tug of war using eight handles is used in competition at camps, schools, churches, and other events. The rope is called an "Oct-O Pull" and provides two-way, four-way and eight-way competition for 8 to 16 participants at one time.[26]

    Each Fourth of July, two California towns separated by an ocean channel Stinson Beach, California and Bolinas, California gather to compete in an annual tug of war.[27][28]
    The towns of Leclaire, Iowa, and Port Byron, Illinois, compete in a tug of war across the Mississippi River every year in August since 1987 during Tug Fest.[29]
    A special edition of the Superstars television series, called "The Superteams", features a tug of war, usually as the final event.
    The Battle of the Network Stars featured a tug of war as one of its many events.
    A game of tug of war, on tilted platforms, was used on the US, UK and Australian versions of the Gladiators television series, although the game was played with two sole opposing participants.
    The last known "cleated" tug of war, takes place in Tuolumne CA at the annual Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee. It takes place the weekend after Fathers Day....

Formal rules

Two teams of eight, whose total mass must not exceed a maximum weight as determined for the class, align themselves at the end of a rope approximately 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in circumference. The rope must be free from knots and other "holdings for the hands".[36] The rope is marked with a "centre line" and two markings 4 metres (13 ft) to either side of the centre line. The teams start with the rope's centre line directly above a line marked on the ground, and once the contest (the "pull") has commenced, attempt to pull the other team such that the marking on the rope closest to their opponent crosses the centre line, or the opponents commit a foul.[37]

Lowering one's elbow below the knee during a pull, known as "locking", is a foul, as is touching the ground for extended periods of time. The rope must go under the arms; actions such as pulling the rope over the shoulders may be considered a foul. These rules apply in highly organized competitions such as the World Championships. However, in small or informal entertainment competitions, the rules are often arbitrarily interpreted and followed.[37]

A contest may feature a moat in a neutral zone, usually of mud or softened ground, which eliminates players who cross the zone or fall into it." (wikipedia)

"Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Its densely populated coastal region includes Greater Los Angeles (the second-most populous urban agglomeration in the United States)[4][5] and San Diego County (the second-most populous county in California). The region generally contains ten of California's 58 counties: Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Imperial counties.

Although geographically smaller than Northern California in land area, Southern California has a higher population, with 23.76 million residents as of the 2020 census. The sparsely populated desert region of California occupies a significant portion (part of which has even been proposed to be split into a new county due to cultural, economic and geographic differences relative to the rest of the more urban region) of the area: the Colorado Desert, along with the Colorado River, is located on Southern California's eastern border with Arizona, and the Mojave Desert shares a border with Nevada to the northeast. Southern California's southern border with Baja California is part of the Mexico–United States border.
Constituent metropolitan areas

Southern California encompasses eight metropolitan areas (MSAs), three of which together form the Greater Los Angeles Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with over 18 million people, the second-biggest CSA after the New York CSA. These three MSAs are the Los Angeles metropolitan area (Los Angeles and Orange counties, with 13.3 million people), the Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including the Coachella Valley cities, with 4.3 million people), and the Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura metropolitan area (0.8 million people). In addition, Southern California contains the San Diego metropolitan area with 3.3 million people, Bakersfield metro area with 0.9 million, and the Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and El Centro (Imperial County) metropolitan areas.

The Southern California Megaregion (or megalopolis) is larger still, extending northeast into Las Vegas, Nevada and south across the Mexican border into Tijuana.

Significance

Within Southern California are two major cities, Los Angeles and San Diego, as well as three of the country's largest metropolitan areas.[7] With a population of approximately 4 million, Los Angeles is the most populous city in California and the second most populous in the United States. South of Los Angeles and with a population of approximately 1.4 million is San Diego, the second most populous city in the state and the eighth most populous in the nation.

The counties of Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino are the five most populous in the state, and are among the top 15 most populous counties in the United States.[8]

The motion picture, television and music industry are centered in the Los Angeles area in Southern California. Hollywood, a district of Los Angeles, gives its name to the American motion picture industry, which is synonymous with the neighborhood name. Headquartered in Southern California are The Walt Disney Company (which owns ABC), Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, MGM, Paramount Pictures, and Warner Bros. Universal, Warner Bros., and Sony also run major record companies.

Southern California is also home to a large surf and skateboard culture. Companies such as Vans, Volcom, Quiksilver, No Fear, Stüssy, RVCA, and Body Glove are all headquartered there. Skateboarder Tony Hawk; surfers Rob Machado, Timmy Curran, Bobby Martinez, Pat O'Connell, Dane Reynolds, and Chris Ward live in Southern California. Some of the most famous surf locations are in Southern California as well, including Trestles, Rincon, The Wedge, Huntington Beach, and Malibu. Some of the world's largest action sports events, including the X Games,[9] Boost Mobile Pro,[10] and the U.S. Open of Surfing, are held in Southern California. The region is also important to the world of yachting with premier events including the annual Transpacific Yacht Race, or Transpac, from Los Angeles to Hawaii. San Diego Yacht Club hosted the three America's Cup races from 1988 to 1995. The first modern-era triathlon was held in San Diego's Mission Bay in 1974. Since then, Southern California, and San Diego in particular, have become a mecca for triathlon and multi-sport racing, products, and culture.

Southern California has multiple sports franchises and networks, such as Fox Sports Net.

Many of these locals and tourists frequent the Southern California coast for its beaches. Some of Southern California's most popular beaches are Malibu, Laguna Beach, La Jolla, Manhattan Beach, and Hermosa Beach. Southern California is also known for its mountain resort communities, such as Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, and Wrightwood, and their ski resorts, like Bear Mountain, Snow Summit, Snow Valley Mountain Resort, and Mountain High. The inland desert city of Palm Springs is also popular." (wikipedia)

"California (/ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnjə/) is a state in the Western region of the United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous U.S. state, the third-largest by area, and the most populated subnational entity in North America.

Prior to European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by the Spanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican–American War. The California gold rush started in 1848 and led to social and demographic changes, including depopulation of Indigenous tribes. The western portion of Alta California was then organized and admitted as the 31st state in 1850, as a free state, following the Compromise of 1850.

The Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 19 million and 10 million residents respectively.[11] Los Angeles is the state's most populous city and the nation's second-most; California's capital is Sacramento. Part of the Californias region of North America, the state's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast and metropolitan areas in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, and from the redwood and Douglas fir forests in the northwest to the Mojave Desert in the southeast. Two-thirds of the nation's earthquake risk lies in California.[12] The Central Valley, a fertile agricultural area, dominates the state's center. The large size of the state results in climates that vary from moist temperate rainforest in the north to arid desert in the interior, as well as snowy alpine in the mountains. Droughts and wildfires are an ongoing issue,[13] while simultaneously, atmospheric rivers are turning increasingly prevalent and leading to intense flooding events—especially in the winter.

The economy of California is the largest of any U.S. state, with an estimated 2024 gross state product of $4.132 trillion as of Q3 2024.[14] It is the world's largest sub-national economy, and would by most estimations rank 5th globally by nominal GDP.[15][16] The state's agricultural industry also leads the nation in agricultural output,[17][18][19] led by its production of dairy, almonds, and grapes.[20] With the busiest port in the country (Los Angeles), California plays a pivotal role in the global supply chain, hauling in about 40% of goods imported to the US.[21] Notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in California. California is the home of Hollywood, the oldest and one of the largest film industries in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment. The San Francisco Bay and the Greater Los Angeles areas are seen as the centers of the global technology and U.S. film industries, respectively....

Abbreviations of the state's name include CA, Cal., Calif., Califas, and US-CA....

Culture

The culture of California is a Western culture and has its modern roots in the culture of the United States, but also, historically, many Hispanic Californio and Mexican influences. As a border and coastal state, California culture has been greatly influenced by several large immigrant populations, especially those from Latin America and Asia.[261]

California has long been a subject of interest in the public mind and has often been promoted by its boosters as a kind of paradise. In the early 20th century, fueled by the efforts of state, the building projects during the Great Depression and local boosters, many Americans saw the Golden State as an ideal resort destination, sunny and dry all year round with easy access to the ocean and mountains. In the 1960s, popular music groups such as the Beach Boys promoted the image of Californians as laid-back, tanned beach-goers.....

Many sports, such as surfing, snowboarding, and skateboarding, were invented in California, while others like volleyball, beach soccer, and skiing were popularized in the state." (wikipedia)

"This list of California beaches is a list of beaches that are situated along the coastline of the State of California, US. The information in this article draws extensively from the California Coastal Access Guide, a comprehensive resource that provides detailed information on over 1150 public access points along California's extensive 1271-mile coastline.
North to South
The beaches are listed in order from north to south, and are grouped by county. The list includes all of the California State Beaches, but not all other beaches are listed here. In some cases (as indicated), more detailed list articles of beaches are available for certain areas of the coast, currently for Sonoma County and San Diego County.

Del Norte County

    Pelican State Beach
    Crescent Beach
    Redwood National Park
    Prairie Creek Redwoods State Beach

Humboldt County

    Humboldt Lagoons State Park
    Sue-meg State Park
    Trinidad State Beach
    Little River State Beach
    Clam Beach County Park
    Sinkyone Wilderness State Park

Mendocino County

    Westport-Union Landing State Beach
    MacKerricher State Park
    Caspar Headlands State Beach
    Russian Gulch State Park
    Manchester State Park
    Schooner Gulch State Beach
    Glass Beach (Fort Bragg, California)

Sonoma County

Numbers in parentheses are Geographic Names Information System feature ids.[1][2]
Sonoma County ocean beaches

Coastal beaches, listed from north to south:

    Gualala Point Regional Park (224703)
    Sea Ranch, California (1723333):
        Walk-On Beach
        Shell Beach (232932)
        Stengle Beach
        Pebble Beach (1723331)
        Black Point Beach (1723317)
    Salt Point State Park (232329):
    Salt Point State Park
        Stump Beach (235621)
    Stillwater Cove Regional Park (235483)
    Fort Ross State Historic Park (223708):
        Clam Beach (221138)
    Sonoma Coast State Beach (234880):
        Goat Rock Beach (224252)
        Russian River
        Blind Beach (219448)
        Shell Beach (232932)
        Wrights Beach (238197)
        Gleason Beach (224208)
        Portuguese Beach (230964)
        Schoolhouse Beach
        Carmet Beach (220606)
        Arched Rock Beach (218349)
        Coleman Beach (221361)
        Miwok Beach (228878)
        North Salmon Creek Beach (229754)
        South Salmon Creek Beach (235107)
    Doran Regional Park (222519):
        Doran Beach (222518)
        Doran Beach
    Pinnacle Gulch

Sonoma County inland (river) beaches

    On the Russian River:
        Monte Rio Public Beach, in Monte Rio
        Vacation Beach (1656380)
        Johnson's Beach, Guerneville[3]
        Steelhead Beach Regional Park
        Steelhead Beach
        Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach (1799231)

Further information: List of Sonoma County Regional Parks facilities
Marin County

    Tomales Bay State Park
    Point Reyes National Seashore
    Mount Tamalpais State Park
    Stinson Beach Park
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area
    Dillon beach
    Muir Beach

Contra Costa County

    Miller/Knox Beach

Alameda County

    Albany Beach
    Radio Beach
    Crown Memorial State Beach

San Francisco County

San Francisco Bay

    Aquatic Park
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area – includes
    East Beach

Pacific Ocean

    Marshall's Beach
    Baker Beach
    China Beach
    Lands End Beach
    Ocean Beach
    Golden Gate National Recreation Area - includes
    Fort Funston Beach

San Mateo County

    Thornton Beach State Park
    Palisades Park
    Northridge Park
    Mussel Rock Park
    Long View Park
    Beach State Park
    Rockaway Beach
    Tunitas Creek Beach
    Gray Whale Cove State Beach
    Montara State Beach
    El Granada Beach
    Vallejo Beach
    Miramar Beach
    Half Moon Bay State Beach, which includes:
        Roosevelt Beach (also known as Naples Beach)
        Dunes Beach
        Venice Beach
        Elmar Beach
        Francis Beach
    Poplar Beach
    Redondo State Beach
    Pelican Point Beach
    Cowell Ranch Beach
    Martins Beach
    San Gregorio Private Beach
    San Gregorio State Beach
    Pomponio State Beach
    Pescadero State Beach
    Pebble Beach
    Bean Hollow State Beach
    Pigeon Point Beach
    Gazos Creek Beach
    Año Nuevo State Park

Santa Cruz County

    Waddell Creek Beach - Big Basin Redwoods State Park
    Greyhound Rock County Park
    Scott Creek County Beach
    Coast Dairies State Park - Sharktooth, Bonny Doon, Yellow Bank, Laguna Creek, and Panther
    Scaroni Road beach
    Wilder Ranch State Park - Four Mile, Three Mile, Fern Grotto, Wilder
    Natural Bridges State Beach
    Mitchell's Cove Beach
    Lighthouse Field State Beach
    Santa Cruz Beach
    Twin Lakes State Beach
    Capitola City Beach
    New Brighton State Beach
    Seacliff State Beach
    Manresa State Beach
    Sunset State Beach

Monterey County

    Asilomar State Beach
    Carmel Beach City Park
    Carmel River State Beach
    John Little State Reserve
    Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
    Marina State Beach
    Monastery Beach
    Monterey State Beach
    Moss Landing State Beach
    Pebble Beach
    Point Lobos State Reserve
    Point Sur Lightstation State Historic Park
    Salinas River State Beach
    Sand Dollar Beach
    Zmudowski State Beach
        Pacific Grove
            Del Monte Beach
            San Carlos Beach
            Cabrillo Beach
            Lover's Point Beach
            Sunset Beach

San Luis Obispo County

    William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach
    Estero Bluffs State Park
    Cayucos State Beach
    Morro Bay
        Morro Strand State Beach
        Morro Rock Beach
        Morro Bay State Park
    Montaña de Oro State Park
    Ávila Beach
    Pismo State Beach

Santa Barbara County

    Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park
    Point Sal State Beach
    Surf Beach
    Jalama Beach County Park
    Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve
    Hollister Ranch
    Gaviota State Park
    Refugio State Beach
    El Capitán State Beach
    Santa Barbara Shores County Park
    Goleta Beach Park
    Arroyo Burro Beach
    Leadbetter Beach
    West Beach
    East Beach
    Butterfly Beach
    Lookout County Park
    Carpinteria State Beach
    Rincon Beach Park

Ventura County

    Emma Wood State Beach
    Ventura
        San Buenaventura State Beach / Ventura Beach
        Harbor Cove Beach
    McGrath State Beach
    Mandalay State Beach
    Oxnard Beach Park
    Channel Islands Beach
    Silver Strand Beach
    Port Hueneme Beach Park
    Point Mugu State Park
    County Line Beach

Los Angeles County
Further information: Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors

    Leo Carrillo State Park
    Robert Meyer Memorial State Beach
    El Pescador State Beach
    La Piedra State Beach
    El Matador State Beach
    Lechuza Beach[4]
    Broad Beach[5]
    Zuma Beach
    Point Dume State Beach
    Malibu Lagoon State Beach
    Topanga State Beach
    Will Rogers State Beach
    Sorrento Beach
    Santa Monica State Beach
    Venice City Beach (Venice, California)
    Charlie Beach
    Playa Del Rey
    Dockweiler State Beach
    El Segundo Beach
    El Porto Beach
    Manhattan Beach County Park
    Hermosa City Beach
    Redondo Beach
        Redondo Beach State Park
        Avenue H Beach
        Burnout Beach
    Torrance County Beach (Torrance, California)
    RAT Beach
    Royal Palms State Beach
    White Point Beach
    Cabrillo Beach Park
    Long Beach
        Long Beach City Beach
        Rosie's Dog Beach
        Alamitos Bay
            Bayshore Beach
            Marine Stadium Reserve / Mother's Beach

Orange County

    Seal Beach
    Surfside Beach
    Sunset Beach
    Bolsa Chica State Beach
    Huntington City Beach
    Huntington State Beach
    Santa Ana River County Beach
    Newport
        Newport Municipal Beach
        10th St Beach
        19th St Bay Beach
        Newport Dunes
        Bay Back Beach
        North Star Beach
        East Beach on Bay Island
        Balboa Beach
        West Jetty View Park
        Bayside Drive County Beach
        China Cove Beach
        Rocky Point
        Corona del Mar State Beach
        Little Corona del Mar Beach
        Crystal Cove State Park
    Crescent Bay Point Park
    Shaw's Cove
    Diver's Cove
    Rockpile Beach
    Picnic Beach
    Main Beach
    Brooks Beach
    Victoria Beach
    Laguna Beach
    Aliso Creek County Beach
    West Street Beach
    1,000 Steps Beach
    Salt Creek County Beach
    Doheny State Beach
    Capistrano Beach
    Poche Beach
    Komo Beach
    San Clemente City Beach
    San Clemente State Beach

San Diego County

This is a list of beaches in San Diego County, California. The beaches are listed in order from north to south, and they are grouped (where applicable) by the community in which the beach is situated.

Some beaches in the San Diego area are long continuous stretches of sandy coastline, others, like many of the beaches in the Village of La Jolla (which was built on a large rocky promontory), are small sand beaches within rocky coves or between rocky points. A number of beaches in the San Diego area have cliffs behind them, usually composed of rather soft sandstone; some other beaches front freshwater lagoons where rivers run into the coast.
Beaches in North County

This list of beaches in San Diego's North County is arranged from north to south; the beaches are grouped by the communities in which they occur. Although in some areas there may be a continuous long stretch of sand along several miles of coastline, especially so during low tides, nonetheless there may be different beach names at different locations, according to where the beach is accessed.

    San Onofre State Beach[1]
        Upper Trestles
        Trestles
        Lower Trestles, Church
        Old Man's
        Trails
    Camp Pendleton a.k.a. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, has 17 miles (27 km) of coastline
        Del Mar Beach Resort at Camp Pendleton— in order to visit you must have base access.
    Oceanside:[2]
        Harbor Beach
        Oceanside (Pier)
        The Strand (North and South)
        Oceanside Boulevard
        Buccaneer
        Cassidy Street
        Saint Malo Beach
    Carlsbad:[3]
        North Carlsbad beaches
        Carlsbad City Beach
        Tamarak Surf Beach
        Carlsbad State Beach
        Terra Mar Point
        South Carlsbad State Beach
            Ponto Beach
    Leucadia:[4]
        Grandview Beach
        Beacons Beach, a.k.a. Leucadia State Beach
        Stone Steps
    Encinitas:[5]
        Moonlight State Beach
        D Street Beach, a.k.a. Boneyard Beach
        Swami's Beach
    Cardiff:[6]
        Pipes
        San Elijo State Beach
        Cardiff Reef
        George's
        Cardiff State Beach
        Seaside
        Tabletop
    Solana Beach:[7]
        Tide Park
        Fletcher Cove Park, a.k.a. Pillbox
        Seascape Surf, a.k.a. Seascape Beach
        Del Mar Shores
    Del Mar:[8]
        Dog Beach, a.k.a. The River Mouth
        Del Mar City Beach
        Powerhouse Park

Beaches in the city of San Diego

These beaches are within the city limits of San Diego. The beaches are listed from north to south and are grouped by the name of the community in which they are situated. Note that names such as "Pacific Beach" and "Ocean Beach" refer to the name of communities, as well as being the names of the beaches situated within those communities.

    Torrey Pines State Beach
    La Jolla:[9]
        Torrey Pines City Beach
        Black's Beach
        La Jolla Shores
        La Jolla Cove
        Boomer Beach
        Shell Beach
        Children's Pool Beach a.k.a. Casa Beach
        Wipeout Beach
        Hospitals Beach
        Whispering Sands Beach, a.k.a. Horseshoes
        Marine Street Beach
        Windansea
    Pacific Beach:[10]
        Tourmaline Surf Park
        North Pacific Beach
        Pacific Beach

    Mission Beach:[11]
        Mission Beach
        Mission Bay and Beaches - beaches in the Bay
        South Mission Beach
    Ocean Beach:[12]
        Dog Beach
        Ocean Beach City Beach beach and fishing pier
    Sunset Cliffs
        Sunset Cliffs
    Point Loma:[13]
        Cabrillo National Monument - access to tidepools

Beaches in Coronado and South Bay

These beaches stretch from the mouth of San Diego Bay to the border with Tijuana, Mexico in the south.

    Coronado:[14]
        Coronado Central Beach
        North Beach
        Glorietta Bay
        Silver Strand State Beach
        Ferry Landing Marketplace
    Imperial Beach:[15]
        Imperial Beach, the pier
        Border Field State Park" (wikipedia)

"A postcard or post card is a piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically rectangular, intended for writing and mailing without an envelope. Non-rectangular shapes may also be used but are rare.

In some places, one can send a postcard for a lower fee than a letter. Stamp collectors distinguish between postcards (which require a postage stamp) and postal cards (which have the postage pre-printed on them). While a postcard is usually printed and sold by a private company, individual or organization, a postal card is issued by the relevant postal authority (often with pre-printed postage).[1]

Production of postcards blossomed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[2] As an easy and quick way for individuals to communicate, they became extremely popular.[2] The study and collecting of postcards is termed deltiology (from Greek deltion, small writing tablet, and the also Greek -logy, the study of)....

The United States Postal Service defines a postcard as: rectangular, at least 3+1⁄2 inches (88.9 mm) high × 5 inches (127 mm) long × 0.007 inches (0.178 mm) thick and no more than 4+1⁄4 inches (108 mm) high × 6 inches (152.4 mm) long × 0.016 inches (0.406 mm) thick.[33] However, some postcards have deviated from this (for example, shaped postcards)....

Historical value

Postcards document the natural landscape as well as the built environment—buildings, gardens, parks, cemeteries, and tourist sites. They provide snapshots of societies at a time when few newspapers carried images.[16] Postcards provided a way for the general public to keep in touch with their friends and family, and required little writing.[16] Anytime there was a major event, a postcard photographer was there to document it (including celebrations, disasters, political movements, and even wars).[16] Commemorating popular humor, entertainment, fashion, and many other aspects of daily life, they also shed light on transportation, sports, work, religion, and advertising.[16] Cards were sent to convey news of death and birth, store purchases, and employment.[16]

As a primary source, postcards are incredibly important to the types of historical research conducted by historians, historic preservationists, and genealogists alike. They give insight into both the physical world, and the social world of the time. During their heyday postcards revolutionized communication, similar to social media of today.[8] For those studying communication, they highlight the adoption of media, its adaptation, and its ultimate discarding.[8] Postcards have been used to study topics as diverse as theatre, racial attitudes, and war....

Collecting
Main article: Deltiology

It is likely that postcard collecting first began as soon as postcards were mailed. One could argue that actual collecting began with the acquisition of souvenir postcards from the world's fairs, which were produced specifically with the collector (souvenir hunter) in mind.[16] Later, during the golden age of postcards, collecting became a mainstream craze.[16] The frenzy of purchasing, mailing, and collecting postcards was often referred to as "postcarditis", with up to half purchased by collectors.[45][19] Clubs such as The Jolly Jokers, The Society for the Promulgation of Post Cards, and the Post Card Union sprang up to facilitate postcard exchanges, each having thousands of members.[17] Postcard albums were commonly seen in Victorian parlors, and had a place of prominence in many middle and upper class households.[16]

Today, postcard collecting is still a popular and widespread hobby. The value of a postcard is mainly determined by the image illustrated on it. Other important factors for collectors can be countries, issuers, and authors. Online catalogs can be found on collector websites and clubs.[46] These catalogs provide detailed information about each postcard alongside their picture. In addition, these websites include collection management tools, trading platforms, and forums to assist with discussions between collectors. The oldest continuously run club in the United States is the Metropolitan Postcard Club of New York City, founded in 1946....

Divided Back
Postcards with a back divided into two sections, one for the message, the other for the address. British cards were first divided in 1902 and American cards in 1907....

Topographical
Postcards showing street scenes and general views. Judges Postcards produced many British topographical views." (wikipedia)

"Deltiology (from Greek δελτίον, deltion, diminutive of δέλτος, deltos, "writing tablet, letter"; and -λογία, -logia) is the study and collection of postcards. The word originated in 1945 from the collaboration of Professor Rendell Rhoades (1914-1976) of Ohio and colleagues at Ohio State University.[1] A biographical sketch of Dr. Rhoades's life by his wife Nancy was provided to the Canadian Friends (Quaker) Historical Association in 1994.[2] Dr. Rhoades had responded to a contest by editor Bob Hendricks in Post Card Collectors Magazine to create a more scholarly name for the hobby of postcard collecting. 'Philocartist' was a term used in the early 1900s, possibly coined by the noted early philatelist Fred Melville in his 1903 publication The A.B.C. of Stamp Collecting.[3]

In Vol. 3, No. 1, January 1945, the headline of Post Card Collectors Magazine read: "Official P.C. Name Disclosed thru Research" and continued "Thru the splendid efforts of careful research by Rendell Rhoades, (of Blanchester, Ohio) the authentic and official name of the Postcard Collectors has been discovered. Mr. Rhoades is a Research Associate for Ohio State University, and upon being challenged to find a name for the Postcard Collectors thru several contests held by this magazine as well as by William Morris of New York City, he contacted Dr. K.M. Abbott and Mrs. Ethel Miller, two well-known authorities on word formation." They identified a word from the Greek language: "deltion" meaning small illustrated tablet, or card."[4]

However, it took about twenty years for deltiology/deltiologist to first appear in a dictionary.[5][6] Compared to philately, the identification of a postcard's place and time of production can often be an impossible task because postcards, unlike stamps, are produced in a decentralised, unregulated manner. For this reason, some collectors choose to limit their acquisitions to cards by specific artists and publishers, or by time and location....

Since the beginning of the 20th century, deltiology has become one of the most popular types of collecting, facilitated by the mass production of postcards of diverse topics (geography,[9] ethnography, history, various types of art,[10] technology,[11] sports,[12] portraits, etc.) and of high-quality art and printings, and by postal exchange between countries which expanded significantly with the strengthening of international relations.[13]

The initial views on deltiology were somewhat different from the ones we have today. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was believed that only a postcard that had been mailed, and thus “fulfilled its function”, could be a worthy collectible.[14] Moreover, many collectors would only be interested in a postcard with a view of a city or locality if it had been mailed from that city or locality. A blank postcard without a postmark was equated to a simple “picture”. Today, however, some collectors actually ignore cards with writing on them.[15]

Deltiology is one of the most popular types of collecting. Postcards are usually valued in proportion to their age and rarity of their subject. Recently, an increased demand for postcards has provoked an increase in prices. For example, the price of certain scarce or historically significant postcards at online auctions can reach $1000, while most postcards would not reach $5....

Identification

There are some general rules to determining when a postcard was printed.[17] Postcards are generally sent within a few years of their printing, so the postmark helps date a postcard. If the card is original and not a reprint, a postcard's original printing date can be deduced from such things as the fashions worn by people in the card, the era in which the cars on the street were made, and other time-sensitive clues. Postcards produced by the Curt Teich Company[18] can be dated more exactly using the company-printed date code on the view side or within the stamp box if visible.[19]

Vintage picture postcards are described as being from the "Golden Age of Postcards," which was generally 1898–1919. Modern 'chromes' are color photographs and thus differ from photochromes generated from black and white photographs before c. 1915. Picture postcards are also differentiated based on other features: undivided backs are typical for c. 1901–1906 in the USA, prior to 1904 in Canada, and other years in other countries.[20] Divided backs followed undivided backs: c. USA 1907, while white border cards are common from c. 1915-1930. The time of the linens was circa 1930–1950, and modern chromes appeared after 1940.

Practice

Postcards are collected by historical societies, libraries and genealogical societies because of their importance in research, such as how a city looked at a particular time in history and social history. Many elementary schools use postcards to teach children geography. Postcard pen pal programs have been established to help children in language arts.[22]

Deltiologists collect for various reasons. Some are attracted to the postcards themselves, then narrow down their interests. Others are interested in something in particular, such as ballet, and decide to collect ballet-related postcards to augment their interest in ballet.

Collectors may find picture postcards at home in boxes, attics, or scrapbooks, generate their own on trips and vacations, and acquire them from stores, flea markets, purchasing on the Internet, or other collectors.[21]

A number of artists have become recognized for the creation of postcards, and certain publishers specialize in the production and printing of picture postcards.

Worldwide popularity

Worldwide, deltiology is the third-largest collecting hobby after stamp collecting and coin/banknote collecting.[21] Postcard clubs may be found in many countries, and these clubs, as well as related organizations, frequently host postcard shows. Online postcard clubs have also become popular. They mainly focus on providing their members with catalogs and features for tracking their collections and interacting with each other.[24]

Some websites popularize deltiology by providing opportunities to receive and send postcards to random people around the world." (wikipedia)

"A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shells or coralline algae. Sediments settle in different densities and structures, depending on the local wave action and weather, creating different textures, colors and gradients or layers of material.

Though some beaches form on inland freshwater locations such as lakes and rivers, most beaches are in coastal areas where wave or current action deposits and reworks sediments. Erosion and changing of beach geologies happens through natural processes, like wave action and extreme weather events. Where wind conditions are correct, beaches can be backed by coastal dunes which offer protection and regeneration for the beach. However, these natural forces have become more extreme due to climate change, permanently altering beaches at very rapid rates. Some estimates describe as much as 50 percent of the earth's sandy beaches disappearing by 2100 due to climate-change driven sea level rise.[1]

Sandy beaches occupy about one third of global coastlines.[1] These beaches are popular for recreation, playing important economic and cultural roles—often driving local tourism industries. To support these uses, some beaches have human-made infrastructure, such as lifeguard posts, changing rooms, showers, shacks and bars. They may also have hospitality venues (such as resorts, camps, hotels, and restaurants) nearby or housing, both for permanent and seasonal residents....

Today

Beaches can be popular on warm sunny days. In the Victorian era, many popular beach resorts were equipped with bathing machines because even the all-covering beachwear of the period was considered immodest.[15] This social standard still prevails in many Muslim countries. At the other end of the spectrum are topfree beaches and nude beaches where clothing is optional or not allowed. In most countries social norms are significantly different on a beach in hot weather, compared to adjacent areas where similar behavior might not be tolerated and might even be prosecuted.[clarification needed]

In more than thirty countries in Europe, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada, Costa Rica, South America and the Caribbean, the best recreational beaches are awarded Blue Flag status, based on such criteria as water quality and safety provision. Subsequent loss of this status can have a severe effect on tourism revenues." (wikipedia)