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collections spotlight Edgemar Farms & Imperial Ice Collection Can you guess what this is? Sometimes the items in our collections are ones we’ve never seen...

Magnetic Albums - Adhesive from these albums degrades photographs and makes damage-free removal difficult. Learn alternatives for presenting your photos.

The 5 Ws - Using who, what, when, where, why, will help future generations understand the significance of your photographs and objects. Learn how to preserve this information.

The Broadway neighborhood was a thriving, tight-knit community in Santa Monica through the first half of the 20th century – until the I-10 freeway challenged its existence.

Whitman’s Shoe Store 1940 / 2016 1329 3rd Street Archive Details

Santa Monica Ford 1951 / 2016 1230 Santa Monica Blvd. Archive Details

Vons Market & See’s Candies 1940 / 2016 1311 Wilshire Blvd. Archive Details

Claude R. Short Dodge Plymouth Dealership 1950 / 2017 1127 Santa Monica Blvd. Archive Details

J.C.Penny Company 1949 / 2016 1202 3rd Street