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Title: Beginnings of Salton Sea, early view
Alternative Title: Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
Date Created and/or Issued: Circa 1890
Publication Information: Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: In the early 1800s, Salton Sea was mainly a salt mining location, in the 1920s it became somewhat of a tourist attraction due to its water recreation and the waterfowl that were attracted to this area.
Large crowds of people enjoy an L.A. Chamber of Commerce trip to Salton Sea Beach on a sunny day. Several men and women can be seen standing near the water as well as venturing farther in at some spots. At 220 feet below sea level, the Salton Sea is an inland saline lake that covers a surface area of approximately 376 square miles.
Type: Image
Format: 1 photographic print :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00069984
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Salton Sea.
CARL0000075421
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/110247
Subject: Lakes--California--Salton Sea
Salton Sea (Calif.)

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