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U.S. Navy Landing, Long Beach, CA, 1941

Subjects
Military Branches & Training CampsOilShips & BoatsWarehousesWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1941 (Linen)
Front of U.S. Navy Landing, Long Beach, CA, 1941, c. 1941 linen postcard
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Back of U.S. Navy Landing, Long Beach, CA, 1941, c. 1941 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Small boats and sailors fill the foreground at the U.S. Navy landing in Long Beach, with the city's new pier, a large waterfront warehouse, a water tower, and oil derricks behind them. The caption notes that forty thousand officers and men of the U.S. Fleet used Leigh Navy Landing to reach Long Beach from ships anchored offshore. The oil derricks on the skyline reflect the petroleum industry that grew alongside the harbor, and by the early 1940s Long Beach was a busy Southern California port with a regular Navy presence.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

8/9/41 Just a line of remembrance hope this address finds you O.K. we like here so much climate is wonderful we live at #2130 Elm Ave Long Beach 6 Calif still enjoy the cause Your friend J. J. Bausch

PublisherDrown News Agency
U. S. NAVY LANDING, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA—14 Forty thousand officers and men of the U. S. Fleet use Leigh Navy Landing to reach Long Beach from their ships anchored offshore. Long Beach's new pier and warehouse are in the background.
PostmarkedLong Beach, CA, August 10, 1941, 14:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr, Mm Coolidge

Adam Av Ashtabula, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Long Beach, CA
PublisherDrown News Agency
Series19881
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr, Mm Coolidge, Adam Av, Ashtabula, OH
Place depictedU.S. Navy Landing, Long Beach, CA
Place mentionedLeigh Navy Landing, Long Beach, CA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen texture; thin white border; small stain in sky; faint show-through at left edge. Postmark: LONG BEACH AUG 10 1941 CALIF. Divided-back linen Kroppco card (Drown News Agency imprint); white border; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

Cite this card

U.S. Navy Landing, Long Beach, CA, 1941, postcard, c. 1941. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/u-s-navy-landing-long-beach-ca-1941. Accessed November 2, 2026.