Montage of Thelma Peairs, Miss Venice, above crowded Venice beach, Venice, 1928

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Montage photograph showing Thelma Peairs, Miss Venice 1928, posing in bathing suit and sash, superimposed over crowded beach, with Venice Pier in background, 33.97483531571329, -118.46333384513855, Text from nitrate negative sleeve: 2211 - 2212 - 2213 - 2214 2215 - 2216 -2217 - 2218 Miss Thelma Peairs, Also with large crowd, 1928. Miss Thelma Peairs, the official Miss Venice-of-America, popular Los Angeles beach resort, the West's Coney Island, has turned photographer and is always on hand to snap notables visiting the resort. Between photographing people, attending High School and posing as an artist's model as well as taking an occasional flyer into the movies as a dancer and singer she is a very busy young lady indeed. Also with large crowd (composite), Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.