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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of Mertie West and others traveling on a ferry while en route to Catalina Island. Passengers stand on the deck in the foreground. A man stands in partial view along the left edge with his back to the camera. To the immediate right of him, a little girl stands. She turns her head back towards the camera. Behind the girl, a woman stands in partial view. She faces left and is obscured by the man at far left. Along the right edge, a woman stands in profile, facing left. Between a gap in the standing passengers, other passengers sit on a bench that extends back through center and towards the side of the ship. About four women sit in a row on this bench, including Mertie West. Mertie West sits second from the back. All the women face left. The ocean is visible in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 2390. Catalina Island trip July 29 & 30, 1948 1 Passengers on upper deck. Mrs H.H. West 2d from left on the seat 2 a small boat follows us in our wake
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2390_001 ark:/21198/zz002j3w77
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ferries--American--California--Santa Catalina Island Ocean travel Passengers--California--Santa Catalina Island West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
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