Ocean Park Fire 1924 RPPC Real Photo Postcard California Pier Disaster Zone For Sale

A dramatic real photo postcard captioned 'OCEAN PARK FIRE 1924,' showing the amusement zone and business district of Ocean Park (Santa Monica), California engulfed in smoke as a huge crowd of onlookers gathers in the street. The domed pier building, the 'ZONE' amusement facade, and a 'Decatur Hotel' sign are all visible.

• Active-fire scene: billowing smoke over the domed pier building with 'ZONE' amusement facade
• Large crowd of period onlookers fills the foreground street
• Legible signage includes 'ZONE' and a 'Decatur Hotel' banner
• Kodak 'Photo Post Card' paper back; unused
• In-image handwritten caption identifies the event and year

Real photo postcard with a bold in-image caption 'OCEAN PARK FIRE 1924.' Clean and unused; strong contrast. Back is a Kodak 'Photo Post Card' paper stock, which may indicate a later photographic print of the original 1924 negative.

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• Card under $20 — $1.00 flat. Semi-rigid protective sleeve, sent tracked by Standard Envelope.
• $20 to $100 — postage calculated at checkout for your address. Rigid stay-flat mailer, USPS Ground Advantage, tracked, with $100 of carrier insurance included.
• Over $100 — postage calculated at checkout. Rigid mailer, UPS Ground, insured for the full purchase price. Orders over $250 require a signature on delivery.

Buying more than one? They travel together in a single well-protected package, and shipping is charged per card at the rate shown on each listing. On a larger order we will often upgrade the whole lot into one tracked stay-flat package at our own cost — you are never charged more than the rates above.

Scanthology specializes in carefully digitized vintage paper. Every card is scanned at high resolution, stored flat, and shipped protected. Questions welcome -- thanks for looking!