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Title
Ten views of Kneen's Kamp and Topanga Canyon, Topanga, circa 1918-1930
Contributor
University of California, Los Angeles. -- Library. -- Dept. of Special Collections (repository)
Pierce, C. C. --(Charles C.), --1861-1946 (collector)
Kneen's Kamp (Topanga, Calif.) (subject)
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Pierce (C.C.) Photographic Collection
Rights Information
copyrighted
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Description
Eight postcard views of cabins at Kneen's Kamp in Topanga Canyon. The cabin in the 4th row on the left was called "Blue Bird." Two postcards show views of the road wending through Topanga Canyon.
Kneen’s Kamp, built by Thomas W. (Bill) Kneen in 1916, was a resort located on Topanga Canyon Boulevard near Robinson Road. The camp operated until the mid- 1920's.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : b&w
Identifier
piercephoto:113
uclamss_98pierce_xxxx_b0060
ark:/21198/zz002b18jt
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Tourist camps & hostels -- California -- Topanga
Cabins -- California -- Topanga
Place
Topanga (Calif.)
Relation
C. C. Pierce Photographic Collection, Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA

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