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Title
Moonlight excursion on Avalon harbor, Santa Catalina Island, ca.1896-1910
Creator
Brickey, E.M
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1896/1910
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of moonlight excursion on Avalon harbor, Santa Catalina Island, ca.1896-1910. At center, a small street slopes down to the harbor. Small homes and buildings line the street on both sides. To the right, a small wooden pier can be seen extending over the water. To the left, around twenty small boats are anchored in the marina. At center moving along the water, a large steamboat and sailboat can be seen. A trail of smoke extends from the steamboat. The ocean can be seen extending to the left and right into the extreme background. To the far right, large cliff walls are visible.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass plate negative, b&w
17 x 22 cm.
glass plate negatives
photographs
Identifier
chs-m5624
USC-1-1-1-5741 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-1613
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m5624
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-1613.jpg
Subject
Islands
Harbors
Boats and boating
Steamboats
Los Angeles County--Catalina--Avalon Harbor
Time Period
circa 1896/1910
Place
Avalon
California
Los Angeles
USA
islands: Santa Catalina Island
Source
1-26- [Microfiche number]
1613 [Accession number]
CHS-1613 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]

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