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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 1, 1954 reads, "The great white whale, 'Moby Dick' rises from the sea spouting spray while the skiff manned by Captain Ahab and three sailors tilts dangerously in his wake in this entry by San Pedro, the world's largest fishing port. More than 60,000 cornflowers form the deep blue sea."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Tournament of Roses Parade floats--California--Pasadena Parades--California--Pasadena Whales--Fiction Streets--California--Pasadena Pasadena (Calif.) Night photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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