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 stevedores playing craps on a boat called "Los Angeles", 1928. Two groups of men are seen on board of a ship. The first group, observable in the foreground, is encircling a specific spot of the deck and the men are either sitting down with dollar bills in their hands or standing behind them. The second group, farther in the back, is making a circle around the floor and a small cloud of smoke is visible coming out from one of the men. There are ropes extending from above hooked to the rail, observable by the edge of the boat. Wooden boards and a space below deck can be seen next to the first group of men. Machinery and large cans are visible in the background. Water is viewable in the right. A small description on the back of the photograph reads: "Stevedores engaged in pastime popularity known as "craps" on board Hamburg-American Line Motorship 'Los Angeles' in Los Angeles Harbor, 1928".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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