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Title: Santa Monica Image Archives
Dates: 1875-present
Bulk Dates: 1875-1959
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Collector:
Santa Monica Public Library
Collection Size:
Approximately 5,000 images available online.
Repository:
Santa Monica Public Library
Santa Monica, California 90401
Abstract: The collection illustrates the history of the Santa Monica Bay Area from 1875 to the present day with historical photographs,
slides, postcards and other visual records.
Physical location: Santa Monica Public Library Main Library.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
The Digital Collection is available to all. Original images are in archival storage and have no public access.
The Library's Digital Collections are intended for personal, research, scholarly and educational purposes. Permission to use
or reproduce the images and other contents must be obtained from the Santa Monica Public Library. The Library assumes no responsibility
for the improper use of any content from the Digital Collections.
Santa Monica Image Archives, Imagine Santa Monica Digital Local History Collection, Santa Monica Public Library.
Images were donated to the library from both public and private collections.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection illustrates the history of the Santa Monica Bay Area from 1875 to the present day with historical photographs,
postcards and other images including views of the City and its landscape, the Santa Monica Pier, Palisades Park, historic
buildings, beaches, Douglas Aircraft and the Southern Pacific Railroad, Venice, Topanga, and Malibu.
By accession.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Santa Monica Canyon (Los Angeles County, Calif.)
Santa Monica Pier (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Santa Monica Public Library
Douglas Aircraft Company
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.)