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 the Strand in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, ca.1905. Hundreds of pedestrians are in the street and on the sidewalk. Mostly wooden buildings line the street, including the Grand View Hotel. An American flag flies from a building at right. Several shaded seats are occupied by people at right. A hill with sparse vegetation is visible in the background. Legible signs include: "Sumner Ave., Del Mar, Glenmore Hotel, Island Villa, Campus Virginia", "Ocean View Metropole Annex no. 26", "Sumner Ave., Ocean View, Avalon Inn, Camp Albert, Golf links, Tennis courts", "McCall patterns, 10¢, 15¢", "Bristol Cafe", "Darlington", "Island Buffet, bar & restaurant", "Cigars, tobacco", "Ladies entrance", "Hotel, Bay View", "Hotel Grand View", "Billy's", "Optimo aquarium".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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