Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of the entrance to San Pedro Harbor with Terminal Island in the distance, 1906. Railroad tracks can be seen running along a wharf from the foreground at right into the distance at left. Several tall ships are docked along the wharf at left. A section of the harbor curves around in a semicircular path in the background at left. Back of photoprint reads "San Pedro, 1906. Entrance to L.A. Harbor opposite Dead Man's Island. 'Terminal Island' in distance" as well as "April 29, 1963. I don't think this sticker is correct -- see notation in upper right corner -- W. Herbert Allen" refering to the aforementioned info. The "notation" in the upper right corner reads "Terminal Island, San Pedro, Calif". Another note identifies the date as September 1906.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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