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Title
Panoramic view of Avalon Harbor in Catalina, showing residences and tents, 1883
Creator
Jackson, Walter S
Date Created and/or Issued
1883
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 a panoramic view of Avalon Harbor in Catalina, showing residences and tents, 1883. The waters of Avalon Harbor fill the left centerground, while a tall, sandy hill sits to the right. The land in the foreground is divided into block by dirt roads. The blocks to the left primarily contain residences
those to the right are populated by light-colored tents. A church-like building sits in the lower right corner, while behind it sits a large, fenced yard.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier
chs-m5567
USC-0-1-1-5684 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-14558
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m5567
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-14558.jpg
Subject
Islands
Harbors
Dwellings
Camping
Los Angeles County--Catalina--Avalon Harbor
Time Period
1883
Place
Avalon
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source
1-26- [Microfiche number]
14558 [Accession number]
CHS-14558 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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