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VINTAGE

PHOTOGRAPH

MOST PHOTOS

1908 - 1916 ERA

NEAR LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA 


LOOK AT THE LAST 4 PHOTOS THEY MIGHT GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT TO THE PEOPLE AT " GTR " GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.


THE LAST 4 PHOTOS IN LISTING ARE BACK OF POSTCARDS, YOU DO NOT GET THESE, THEY ARE FOR INFO ONLY! YOU JUST GET THE ONE PHOTO!


THE POSTCARDS WILL BE LISTED LATER THIS WEEK.


I DO NOT TRUST GOOGLE!

GOOGLE INFO BELOW:

The location in the photograph is confirmed as Long Beach, California. The visual evidence from search results, matches the scene in your image.

The amusement park pictured was historically known by several names, including the Pike (or Nu-Pike) and Silver Spray Pier.

The amusement zone was a major Southern California resort destination that flourished for decades until it was eventually closed and demolished in 1979.



" VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH LONG BEACH PIKE AMUSEMENT PARK IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA OLD PHOTO "


THE PHOTO IS HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY-GLASS

THE TWIRLY TOWER RIDE IS BEHIND THE JAPANESE BUILDING

PHOTO VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY



THE PHOTO IS CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, THE PHOTO IS HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS, BUT VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY, BIT DARK.


CAPTION ON ALBUM

" NONE "


CAPTION ON ALBUM PAGE:

" FEB. 1919 LONG BEACH "

I PUT SOME INFO ON BACK



OLD 

PHOTO


THIS IS A PHOTO

NOT A POSTCARD


SHADES & COLORS

CAN VARY



JUST IN CASE ANY OF MY LISTINGS 

HAVE WRONG INFO, I CANNOT ID PHOTO OR POSTCARD,

SEND INFO, I WILL INSERT CORRECT INTO INTO LISTING, TIA. 



LISTING 300 PHOTOS STARTING ON 1/12/26


A FEW NAMES MENTIONED, MOSTLY JUST FIRST NAMES.

MOST ARE FROM THE QUEBEC, ONTARIO, CANADA AREAS, LOTS OF OTHER PHOTOS FROM CANADA AND THE USA NEW ENGLAND STATES.

LOT'S OF PHOTOS IN AND AROUND ONTARIO, CANADA, THERE IS QUITE A FEW FROM CONNECTICUT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MAINE, MICHIGAN & ILLINOIS, THE OWNER OF THE ALBUM MIGHT HAVE WORKED FOR THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY/RAILROAD, I SEEN THEY HAD A PRIVATE TRAIN CAR OF THEIR OWN WITH A BLACK AMERICANA COOK NAMED " ALBERT ", THEY TRAVELED ACROSS THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY'S ROUTES WHEN ON VACATIONS, LOTS OF HISTORIC PHOTOS, TRAIN STATIONS, BUILDINGS, GIRLS FASHION OF THE ERA, LOTS OF TRAIN/RAILROAD PHOTOS, ETC.



SELLER INFO ONLY ON THIS LINE ( 1100 - QUEBEC - 421 ) 222

THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY AUCTION!


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

PLEASE LOOK AT PHOTO FOR DAMAGE:

DAMAGE RATINGS:

RANKING TO EDGES ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO EDGES HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO EDGES, SOME MINOR DINGS, CHIPPING & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO EDGES, LOTS OF CREASES AND OR RIPS & TEARS.

RANKING TO CORNER TIPS ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, SOME MINOR DINGS & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, BAD CREASES, BAD WEAR, MISSING TIPS.

CLARITY RANKING TO PHOTO ( 3 )

( 1 )-VERY CLEAR, LOTS OF DETAIL

( 2 )-PRETTY CLEAR SOME DETAIL

( 3 )-CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, A LITTLE HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

( 4 )-HAZY-FUZZY 1-2 FEET AWAY AND UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

CLARITY FROM 2 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, WILL BE RATED YES OR NO

CLARITY GOOD HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY ( YES ) BIT DARK

HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( YES ) NOT TOO BAD IN CENTER

CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( NO ) NOT TOO BAD IN CENTER

HAZY-FUZZY IN BACKGROUND ( YES ) 

HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDE EDGES ( YES ) 

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS TO PHOTO FROM SHRINKAGE ( YES-LITE )

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS FROM BEING PULLED/SCRAPED OFF ALBUM PAGE ( NO )

DEPRESSED CORNER MARKS IN CORNERS FROM CORNER HANGERS ( YES-MILD )

DEPRESSED GLUE DIMPLE MARKS IN PHOTO FROM GLUE ON BACKSIDE ( NO )

RUBS FROM BEING IN AN ALBUM FOR YEARS ( YES-LITE )

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO, WHICH INCLUDES DAMAGE AND CLARITY IN RATING, WILL BE RATED ON A ( 1-10 ) SCALE.

( 1 ) BEING VERY BAD & ( 10 ) BEING VERY GOOD

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO ( 3-4 )

MADE OF PHOTO TYPE PAPER

BACK SOME DISCOLOR - FEW MARKS

FRONT FEW MARKS, SOME DISCOLOR, PAPER STUCK ON TIPS

OTHER DAMAGE NOTED HERE: 

ALSO HAS USUAL SCRATCHES, MARS, DINGS, ETC.

DAMAGE A FEW SCRATCHES, DINGS & CREASES, LITE SHRINKING/CRINCHING WAVINESS THROUGHOUT, ALL TIPS HAVE DAMAGE FROM HANGERS, PAPER STUCK TO TIPS.

PHOTO SIZE SMALL 5-1/2 BY 3-1/2 INCHES



 

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