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 a panoramic view of Venice looking out over the canals and lagoon, 1924. The lagoon is shown at center, a tower rising from the water at its middle where several small row boats are docked. In the foreground, the tracks of a roller-coaster can be seen. In the background the buildings of the city can be seen to either side of a canal that leads from the lagoon. Legible signs include: "Venice Groceteria and Meat Market", "[...] the Wall Paper and Paint Man", "Del Mar", "Venice Sanitary Cash Market", "Welcome to Venice!! Venice Santa Monica News", "Rooms" and "Drugs".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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