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Title
Bathing in the Surf at Santa Monica
Creator
Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916
Date Created and/or Issued
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description
Image of waves crashing on the beach in Santa Monica, California, with swimmers swimming in the ocean.
"Bathing in the surf at Santa Monica 4510" and "Watkins' New Series Of Pacific Coast Views, 427 Montgomery Street, S.F. Photographic views of California, Oregon, and the Pacific Coast generally- embracing Yosemite, Big trees, geysers, Mount Shasta, mining, city, etc., etc. Views made to order in any part of the Sate or Coast."--text printed in margins. "J. C. [illegible] Stationer, No. 36 Main St. Los Angeles, Cal."--text, stamped on verso. Title transcribed from item. Date devised by cataloger based on photographer history; Watkins made two trips to Southern California, in 1877 and 1880.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 photograph : print ; mount 9 x 17.5 cm
Identifier
photCL_555
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/17279
Subject
Beaches
Ocean
Swimmers
Photographs. (aat)
Stereographs. (aat)
Place
Santa Monica (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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