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Andrew Dickinson (University of Nebraska)
San Clemente Pier
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Domestic Picture Story
Domestic Picture Story
The San Clemente Pier, built by city-founder Ole Hanson in the late 1920s, is a staple of the beach town. With a restaurant at the base and snack shop near the end of the pier, a clean beach and great surfing, the pier draws hundreds of people on a daily basis. And, although a few violent storms have destroyed parts of the pier since its construction, citizens have always supported its reconstruction. The pier is an essential part of the identity of the town of San Clemente. This story shows the events that take place near this man-made extension over the ocean on a daily basis.
Story: San Clemente Pier
San Clemente
A woman shields her face from the wind while standing near the end of the pier with a view the hills of San Clemente, Calif., behind her on July 30, 2011.
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Kiss
A man kisses a girl, who looks disinterested, on one of the many benches lining the length of the pier in San Clemente, Calif., on July 18, 2011. The pier is usually flooded with couples near the end of the day every day.
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Beach Batman
Brendon Cooney, a student at the Orange County High School of the Arts, stands near a bonfire on the beach by the pier dressed as Batman. The students had the bonfire to celebrate the end of the school year by burning their school work.
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Bikinis and Surfers
Two girls walk down the pier while a family watches the surfers in the water below in San Clemente, Calif., on July 27, 2011. Surfing is a major attraction in San Clemente, and the waters fill up with surfers on a daily basis.
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Echo
A teenager named Echo plays a card game on the grassy area near the pier in San Clemente, Calif., on May 12, 2011. Grass is sparse in the town, and there are often high schoolers taking advantage of the grass by the pier.
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Underaged Beer
A sixteen-year-old girl (who refused to give her name) curls her toes near the beer that she got from a stranger in exchange for a cigarette near the pier in San Clemente, Calif., on July 6, 2011. A Sheriff drove by twice, which is why she set the beer by her feet in the t-shirt.
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Palm Swings
Lina Downey rises to the top of her swing and is surrounded by palm trees on the swingset near the pier in San Clemente, Calif., on June 6, 2011.
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Hula-Hoop
Claire Bush practices hula-hooping by the pier in San Clemente, Calif., on July 25, 2011. Bush said she hula hoops almost every day, and enjoys practicing near the ocean. The beach near the pier plays host every day to different kinds of recreation.
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