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Title
Beachgoers on the shore in Avalon, 1929
Date Created and/or Issued
1929
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of beachgoers on the shore in Avalon, 1929. The beach can be seen in the foreground and is wide, sandy area. Many people can be seen seated on the sand at left, while a small number of bathers are visible as they play in the gentle surf in the background. A long pier stretches across the image from left to right, and several small boats can be seen moored alongside it. In the background, a large, steep hill is visible at left.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w
13 x 17 cm.
transparencies
photographs
Identifier
chs-m18751 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-35040
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m18751
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-35040.jpg
Subject
Beaches--California
Piers--California
Los Angeles County--Catalina--Uncataloged
Beaches
Time Period
1929
Place
Avalon
California
Los Angeles
USA
islands: Catalina Island
Source
35040 [Accession number]
CHS-35040 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
chs-m825

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