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Description
Photograph of an abalone fishermen's village north of Santa Monica, California, ca.1900-1905. The wooden buildings have tin roofs. A tent is adjacent to one. Several men are working near wooden fishing boats. There are several stacks of half barrels in front of the tent. The beach is rocky. A road or path has been cut into the steep rocky embankment behind the village. The meat of the abalone was considered a great delicacy among the Chinese and the shells were sold to curio dealers and manufacturers of shell jewelry.
Type
image
Format
3 photograph : glass photonegative, photographs, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Abalone fisheries Shellfish trade Fishing Los Angeles--San Pedro and Wilmington--Miscellaneous Industry--Fishing Los Angeles--San Pedro and Wilmington--Architecture--Domestic Fisheries
Time Period
circa 1900/1905
Place
California Los Angeles USA Wilmington
Source
1-50-7; 1-107-14 [Microfiche number] 1400 [Accession number] CHS-1400 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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