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Description
Photograph of men firing a cannon for a Harbor Day celebration in San Pedro, ca.1889. A man at center stands slightly in front of the cannon which faces perpendicular to him. To the left of him, a second man crouches down attending to the cannon. Two women can be seen in the left background, one of which holds a parasol or umbrella. Smoke from the cannon fills the right side of the image. Picture file card reads "pre-harbor celebrations from hill behind town".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Los Angeles--San Pedro and Wilmington--Miscellaneous Los Angeles--San Pedro and Wilmington--Drum Barracks Rites and ceremonies Harbors Agricultural sites
Time Period
circa 1899
Place
California Los Angeles San Pedro USA
Source
1-50-122 [Microfiche number] 8527 [Accession number] CHS-8527 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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