LONG BEACH RESOURCES 
Early 20th Century Visitors

If you would like to experience Southern California as an early 20th Century visitor might have, “A Visit to Old Los Angeles and Environs” by Brent C. Dickerson, copyright © Brent C. Dickerson, is exactly what you’ve been looking for.

photo: courtesy M. George

Vintage post cards of the era illustrate scenes described by the midwestern visitors, and sound effects add to the experience. For a complete list of cities, towns, and areas covered in Mr. Dickerson’s online presentation, go to http://web.csulb.edu/~odinthor/socal1.html and click on the subject of your choice from a list of 30 episodes. Eight of these are devoted to Long Beach, San Pedro, and Catalina.

RESEARCH TIP: Old post cards are online at various state, county and city pages of the U. S. GenWeb. If you have been looking for pictures of your ancestors’ home towns and haven’t been able to find any, try looking on GenWeb sites.