Ben Hur Racer, Ocean Park, California - Operating 365 Days Every Year
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- Created Date
- 1914
- Description
This postcard dates to 1914, the year the Ben Hur Racer was built on Fraser Pier (Ocean Park Pier). Less than a year after this postcard was postmarked, the roller coaster burned in the Ocean Park Pier fire of 1915. Printed on back: Ben Hur Races (Over the Sea on Santa Monica Bay) Ocean Park, California Written on reverse: "The safest, fastest and most exhilarating ride ever constructed" Written on back (approx.): "Dear Ed: - Rec'd your card and glad to get it. Come over and ride on this with me. Carl doesn't care much about it. I am going to iniciate ke- when he comes. Ha. Ha. Will also take him through puzzle townand the Virginia reel. He won't know whether he's a fool or horse back when he gets through. Glad to hear it is not so cold up there. Carl was just in the surf and I was down laying in the sand. It is fine here today. ... With love to all, Pearl".
- Creator
George Rice & Sons Printers (Los Angeles)
- Partner
- California Digital Library
- Contributing Institution
- Pepperdine University, Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher
- Pepperdine University Libraries Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
- Subjects
- Postcards
Roller coasters
Piers & wharves
Correspondence
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Malibu Historical Collection - Type
- image
- Rights
- Copyright to materials in this collection, in most cases, is retained by Pepperdine University. Materials are intended for educational and research use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes with appropriate attribution. Organizations and individuals seeking to use materials for publication must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Such parties should contact Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives.
- Chicago citation style
- George Rice & Sons Printers (Los Angeles). Ben Hur Racer, Ocean Park, California - Operating 365 Days Every Year. 1914. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll18/id/257. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- George Rice & Sons Printers (Los Angeles), (1914) Ben Hur Racer, Ocean Park, California - Operating 365 Days Every Year. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll18/id/257
- MLA citation style
- George Rice & Sons Printers (Los Angeles). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15730.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15730coll18/id/257>.