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Catalina Island Views, California, ca. 1900-1909

Owning Institution: UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

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This album contains 29 black and white photographs likely taken in the first decade of the 20th century by the photographers Schattman, Swenson and other unidentified photographers. One photograph is dated 1900. The views are of Santa Catalina Island located 27 miles offshore southwest of Wilmington, near Los Angeles, California. The island is one of four Catalina Islands and is part of Los Angeles County. The island is 21 miles long and varies in width up to 8 miles with mountains as high as 2,100 feet. The town of Avalon was developed for tourists by William Wrigley Jr. and his son, two of several private owners of Santa Catalina.... View collection guide.

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27 items found in this collection

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[Women on the beach]
Wt. [weight] 164 lbs. The Record Tuna Season 1900 caught on Rod ...
Wt. [weight] 368 lbs. Time 53 min. [minutes]
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