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Tug boat carrying Associated Press members during the Wrigley Ocean Marathon, Santa Catalina Island, 1927

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Title: Tug boat carrying Associated Press members during the Wrigley Ocean Marathon, Santa Catalina Island, 1927
Date Created and/or Issued: January 15, 1927
1926-01-15
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
Description: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Photograph of the tug boat "John N Stewart" off the shore of Santa Catalina Island, visible in the distance. A sign on top of the boat reads "The Associated Press." About 10 men wearing suits are visible on the decks.
The tug boat John N. Stewart was owned by William Wrigley and took its maiden voyage in 1926. It was the first electrically driven tug boat on the Pacific Coast. It was named after the vice president of the Wilmington Transportation Company.
Text from negative sleeve: Catalina Channel Swim, 1927
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_1529
ark:/21198/zz002dc0vx
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Long distance swimming--California--Santa Catalina Island Region
Boats--American--California--Santa Catalina Island
Wrigley Ocean Marathon
John N. Stewart (Tug boat)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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