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 Avalon's Empress glass-bottom boat in the water, Santa Catalina Island, ca.1910. The double deck boat sports two masts. It appears to be propelled by a paddlewheel amidships. There are American flags flying both fore and aft. A small lifeboat can be seen on the upper deck of the ship near a smokestack at the center of the boat. Another boat is visible in the background.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 17 x 22 cm., 20 x 25 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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