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 Big Ben, a tame seal, in the water of Avalon Harbor, ca.1905. The harbor is at left, while the rocky beach is at right. A tall hill can be seen in the background at right. Several small boats are beached on the shore at right, while more boats are moored in the water at left. The seal's head is visible in the shallow water at center. Named "Big Ben," the creature was very tame and would come up on the street to eat fish handed to it in front of a restaurant.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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