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 frontal view of "Old Ironsides" replica at a harbor, San Pedro, ca.1926. At center, the large replica of the ship is seen sitting in a city harbor. At the ship's center, three tall masts stand erect. Four smaller, wooden bars lie spaced apart on each mast. Folded sails are visible on each of these wooden bars on the mast. Several ropes run between the masts and the ship's deck below. A large, tilted mast is also seen near the bow of the ship. In the foreground, a line of automobiles sits before a crowd of spectators watching the ship. In the background to the right, more spectators are seen surrounding the boat. In the extreme background, large buildings can be seen, and a single water tower is visible to the right. In the extreme foreground, A large utility pole adjacent to a small building obscures a small part of the shot.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 17 x 22 cm. photographic prints photographs
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