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 several people posing with a swordfish on a pier, 1900-1910. The swordfish is hanging by its tail at center. A man is reaching up an grabbing the fish's dorsal fin at left, while a young child is holding the long spike on the fish's nose. Four more people can be standing near a narrow wooden tower at right. The ocean can be seen in the background at center, and several boats are visible.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 13 x 10 cm., 26 x 21 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
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