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Description
Photograph of eight panoramic views of Avalon harbor, ca.1900. From top right clockwise: "346. Avalon, Catalina from Sugar Loaf. Pierce": About nine people standing or sitting on the rock formation "Sugar loaf", at low tide. A small rowboat with a man in it is at left. Avalon harbor and several other boats are visible in the background. "345. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": View of Avalon harbor from a mountain top on Santa Catalina Island. About twenty-five small boats and a ship are in the harbor. Part of the town of Avalon is visible at right. The mountains are visible in the background. "Bathing at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island": View of the bath house from the town of Avalon. Many people are visible on the beach, near the bath house, and on the short pier extending from the bath house. A couple of sail boats and a few smaller row boats are visible in the water. The harbor and the rock formation, "Sugar loaf", are visible in the background. "224. Avalon and the Bay, Catalina Island. Pierce": Avalon Harbor and the town of Avalon from behind the town. The sparsely-spaced houses are interspersed with rows of trees. The rock formation, "Sugar loaf" is visible at left. Two large sailing ships are in the harbor. "349. Arrival of the Hermosa, Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": The steamship, Hermosa, is docked at the pier in Avalon harbor. Many people are pouring off of it onto the pier. Two small buildings are visible on the shore at the near end of the pier. A sign on the beach reads "Boats to let, bait and fishing tackle, C. Reeves". A few other boats are in the water. Part of the steep embankment along the coast of the island is visible at right. "191. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": Panoramic view of Avalon Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, from the south. Two steamers are in the bay. A pier extends out from the beach. The town of Avalon is nestled in the mountains at left. The rock formation, "Sugar loaf", is visible at right. Mountains are visible in the background. "190. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": A steamer approaches the pier in the bay. The town of Avalon is nestled between the mountains. Many buildings are visible. "190. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": A steamer approaches the pier in the bay. The town of Avalon is nestled between the mountains. Many buildings are visible. identical to previous image.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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