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 Horsley Park (formerly Chutes Park), Washington Boulevard and Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, ca.1905. Prominent is a man made water slide for boats emptying into a large man made pool of water. Spectators line the edges behind a guard rail under covered areas. An American flag flies from the top of the structure. One boat has just hit the pool of water. A tram carrying people up the incline is visible. Several buildings and trees are visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 13 x 20 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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