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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a view of the Venice Lagoon, showing a crowd watching boatsmen on the water, ca.1905. The lake is shown to the left of center, three men in row boats visible on its surface. A throng of pedestrians have crowded around the bank and look expectantly at the lagoon. Amusement booths surround the area just back from the water. Legible signs from left to right include: "Streets of Cairo", "The Chicken [Fa]rm", "Temple of Mirth", and "Darkness & Dawn. Special 10 cents".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 10 x 13 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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