Birdseye view of the beach in Santa Monica looking south, ca.1915

Photograph of a birdseye view of the beach in Santa Monica looking south, ca.1915. The beach is a wide, sandy tract of land that extends from the foreground away from the viewer into the distance at center. There are a few people playing in the surf and many people resting beneath umbrellas or tents on the sand. The left side of the beach is bordered by a cement sidewalk, and a large number of pedestrians is walking along the path. At left, a series of two-story beach houses lines the sidewalk. Several early-model automobiles are parked in driveways and alleys near the sidewalk at left. There is a short pier jutting out into the water in the background at center and a large building is constructed near the right side of the pier.该照片为拍摄于约1915年、以朝南视角拍摄的圣莫尼卡海滩鸟瞰视角（birdseye view）影像。这片海滩宽阔绵长，沙质滩涂从画面前景向画面中央的远方延伸，远离观者视线。有数人在近海海浪中嬉戏，另有大量游客在沙滩上的遮阳伞或帐篷下休憩。海滩左侧紧邻一条水泥人行道，步道上有大量行人往来穿行。画面左侧，一排两层高的海滨别墅沿人行道排布。左侧人行道附近的车道与小巷内，停放着数台早期型号的汽车。画面中央的背景处，有一座短小的栈桥伸入海面；栈桥右侧附近建有一座大型建筑。