Long Beach Rodeo, circa 1950 Alice M. Curtis/©Fredrik D. Bodin
What’s going on here in front of the Long Beach Hotel? Remembering another rodeo photo I have, taken at the Plum Cove baseball field, I figured it out (maybe). Horses, cowboys and cowgirls in western outfits, and two different locations: this was probably a publicity event for the circus. People came to watch the horses race down the beach. The spectators tell us the time period: A policeman in vintage uniform, girls and boys checking each other out, and the cool kid in the white t-shirt (I can just see a pack of Marlboros rolled up in his sleeve). If anyone remembers the Long Beach rodeo or has any pictures, I’d love to hear from you.
Printed from the original 6×7 centimeter film negative in my darkroom.
Fred Bodin
Bodin Historic Photo
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Good Morning Gloucester 
where on Long Beach was this?
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This photo was taken near the Gloucester – Rockport line. The large building on the right is the Long Beach Hotel. The houses on the little rise are on the northeast end of Brier Neck.
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That must of been something to see.
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This is cool! Didn’t know there ever was a Hotel in that spot. Would love to see more of these.
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Stop by the gallery if you’d like to see more historic photos of Long Beach and the hotel. Yesterday I printed another one with half a dozen horses and an old pickup truck on the beach!
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