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[Joshua Freiwald photographs of Playland at the Beach, San Francisco, and scenes in Los Angeles].
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[Joshua Freiwald photographs of Playland at the Beach, San Francisco, and scenes in Los Angeles]Creator/Contributor:
Freiwald, Joshua, creator, photographer.Creator/Contributor:
Putah Creek Press, creator.Abstract:
Includes 25 photographs of people at San Francisco amusement park Playland at the Beach, likely taken in the 1960s and/or
early 1970s. Most images depict couples or larger groups posing while visiting various rides and attractions. Many images
depict African Americans; some depict apparently mixed-race couples. Also includes 11 larger format prints taken in Los Angles
and other locations in Southern California approximately in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with subjects including Olympic
Boulevard bridge, First Street bridge, Tenth Street overpass, crowds at Venice Beach boardwalk and Hollywood Boulevard Walk
of Fame, a model at the L.A. Auto Show, custom painting of a woman in lingerie on the hood of a pick-up truck, window display
of a pompadour wig, and fairs in Lancaster, Pomona and an unidentified location.
Date:
1965 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caAfrican Americans -- California -- San Francisco -- Photographs
Noirs américains -- Californie -- San Francisco -- Photographies
Playland at the Beach (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Photographs
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Photographs
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
Photographed by Joshua Freiwald.
Playland at the Beach set: black & white digital prints contained in custom portfolio with photographer's printed label on
cover: "Joshua Freiwald. Putah Creek Press, P.O. Box 631, Winters, California 95694..." Shelved in PIC folder.
Los Angeles set: color digital prints shelved in oversize C folders.
All prints include hand-written photographer's annotations, presumably pertaining to project files and/or film roles. Most
prints in Los Angeles set include hand-written sujbect captions.
Gift of Ken Light and Melanie Light ; 2023.
[Joshua Freiwald photographs of Playland at the Beach, San Francisco, and scenes in Los Angeles, BANC PIC 2024.015, The Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Type:
graphicDigital prints.
Physical Description:
photoprint
36 photographs in 1 folder and 2 oversize folders : black & white and color prints ; sheets 28 x 22 cm or 56 x 44 cm
Language:
English