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Description
Photograph of boys launching boats on a lake in Echo Park during the Echo Park Boat Tournament in Los Angeles, ca.1930. Around fifty fifth and sixth grade boys, as well as several older men, are gathered on the shore of the lake at center. Many of the boys are wearing hats. The lake is in the foreground and is full of small sailboat models. An assortment of trees, including several palm trees is behind the boys, and a tall building is visible in the distance at right.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Echo Park (formerly 2nd Street Park) Los Angeles--Parks--Echo Park (formerly 2nd Street Park) Parks Lakes Boats and boating Models and modelmaking Children
Time Period
circa 1930
Place
California Echo Park Los Angeles USA
Source
1-91- [Microfiche number] 14201 [Accession number] CHS-14201 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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