Off to see the sights at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition which was held in Long Beach, California. These images are all from TESSA, the Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library.

Uncategorized 3 Minutes
Dancer at 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition:
A dancer spreads her wings beside the reflecting pool while performing at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach. Long Beach, California USA. ca. 1928. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111276
Flags at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Position: A Boy Scout troop carries state flags for the Federation of State Societies of Long Beach as they stand in front of exhibition buildings being constructed for the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach. A few people sit in the folding chairs that are set in a semicircle around a speaker’s platform directly behind the Boy Scouts. Except for chairs, the platform is empty. A truck parked next to the platform holds loud speakers. Long Beach, California USA. ca. 1928. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111227/rec/3
Palm Reading at the Exposition:
At the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach, a woman dressed in a turban sits beside a Moorish-style alcove and reads the palm of a young woman. Long Beach, California USA. 1928 image. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111084/rec/13
Belly Dancer at the Exposition: At the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach, a belly dancer and North African band perform in front of a Moorish-style alcove. Long Beach, California USA. 1928 image. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111098/rec/16
Acrobats at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition: Acrobats perform hand stands on the beach at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach. The exhibition buildings are visible behind them. Long Beach, California USA. 1928 image. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111160/rec/28
Viking ships at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition: Norsemen sail a Viking ship into the harbor at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach. Long Beach, California USA. 1928 image. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111180/rec/31
Guatemala exhibition building, Long Beach: Attendees of the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach are entering and exiting the Guatemala exhibition building. The building is a pyramid painted with geometric designs and edged with stylized animals. Long Beach, California USA. 1928 image. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111272/rec/38
Norsemen at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition: A band of Norsemen carrying spears and shields stand in a corner of the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach. In the background, right, are Native Americans in costume. Long Beach, California USA. 1928 image. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111177/rec/43
Jumping rope at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition: Women in bathing suits play jump rope with a long strand of sea weed on the beach at the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach. Two women are jumping over the rope, one of whom is wearing heels. Long Beach, California USA. 1928 image. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111164/rec/49
1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition plaque: Two women dressed in Turkish-style costumes grasp a large plaque titled “Friendliness” that commemorates the 1928 Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach. The artist, Roger Nobel Burnham, sculpted a partially draped woman extending her arms over the exposition buildings as the earth floats above. The plaque is enscribed “Pacific Southwest Exposition, 1928, Long Beach, California”. Long Beach, California USA. 1928 image. American. Photographer not given. Image © TESSA. Eyre Powell Chamber of Commerce Collection, TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library. Photograph in the public domain due to age. https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/photos/id/111229/rec/54

Published by sarahbguestperry

On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

Published

Leave a Reply