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Title
Seagulls in the Avalon harbor on Catalina Island, Los Angeles, ca.1900
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
1895/1905
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
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Description
Photograph of seagulls in the Avalon harbor on Catalina Island, Los Angeles, ca.1900. Seagulls flock on the shore while a man sits on a crate behind them, cleaning abalone shells. A small dingy is also on the bank, tied to something outside of the frame. A dock is visible to the left, in the background, while a second boat is visible with a man inside, on the water to the right. Mountainous cliffs and other boats are visible in the distance.
Picture file card reads: "In regard to this picture, there is a girl at the arcade post office who was born on the island and whose father at one time was postmaster over there. She says the man in this view is Joe Ardago. Joe was a waterfront character who made a living doing most anything. Here, he is cleaning abalone shells and throwing the meat to the gulls. He sold the shells. This girl knew Joe very well."
Type
image
Format
1 microfilm frame : negative, b&w
35 mm.
microfilms
photographs
Identifier
chs-m5631
USC-1-1-1-5749 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-6818
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m5631
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-6818.jpg
Subject
Islands
Harbors
Boats and boating
Gulls
Birds
Los Angeles County--Catalina--Avalon Harbor
Time Period
1895/1905
Place
Avalon
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
1-26- [Microfiche number]
6818 [Accession number]
CHS-6818 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
J [Microfilm reel number]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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