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 large crowd gathered in front of the Hotel Metropole in Avalon, Catalina, ca.1901. The hotel can be seen in the background at right. It is a three-story wooden building with a covered porch and balcony. The crowd is standing on a wide unpaved street at center. There are men, women, and children in the crowd. Several shops can be seen in the background at left. In the distance at center, a tall hill is visible. Legible signs include, from left: "Boats to Let", "Bowling Alley", "Avalon Dry Goods", "Restaurant and Oyster House", "General Market", "Meat Market", and "Fresh Fish Bait, Always Hand [sic]".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. photographic prints photographs
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