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Title |
A view of San Pedro Harbor (or Los Angeles Harbor), showing the arrival of the Great White Fleet, ca.1908 |
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Description |
Photograph of San Pedro Harbor (or Los Angeles Harbor), showing the arrival of the Great White Fleet, ca.1908. Spectators sitting on bleachers (foreground) or standing on the hill near the breakwater (center) watch the 12 visible white ships maneuver in the harbor as it prepares to pull into the piers. Several early-model cars are parked on the hill where the spectators stand watching. A building is situated in the middle of the hill.; "From 16 December 1907 to 22 February 1909 the US Atlantic Fleet steamed around the world on a mission of 'Gunboat Diplomacy'. The ships, commonly known as the 'Great White Fleet' due to their white-painted hulls, called in ports the world over, impressing foreign dignitaries with the appearance of great power. The entire affair was designed to impress, and everything was done to make sure the fleet's appearance was perfect. The ships, however, were not all they appeared to be. HMS Dreadnought had been in commission for a year, effectively rendering all the US ships obsolete. Two of the ships had such severe mechanical problems that they could not complete the cruise, and two more were obsolete and unfit for battle. It was great show, but the military value of the fleet was questionable. This was the last great hurrah for the age of white ships, buff masts and high diplomacy on the high seas. As soon as the ships returned from the cruise they were stripped of their fancywork and much of their bridgework, painted gray, and had their pole masts replaced by functional but unsightly cage masts. The buildup towards WWI had begun." -- unknown author. |
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Subject (adlf) |
harbors |
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Subject (file heading) |
Los Angeles -- San Pedro and Wilmington -- Engineering -- Breakwater |
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Subject (lcsh) |
Harbors
Wharves
Docks
Ships |
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Geographic subject (city or populated place) |
San Pedro; Los Angeles |
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Geographic subject (county) |
Los Angeles |
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Geographic subject (state) |
California |
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Geographic subject (country) |
USA |
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Coverage date |
circa 1908 |
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Publisher (of the digital version) |
University of Southern California. Libraries |
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Date created |
circa 1908 |
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Type |
images |
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Format |
glass plate negatives |
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Format (aacr2) |
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegatives, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm., 18 x 26 cm. |
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Format (aat) |
negatives (photographic)
photographs |
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Contributing entity |
California Historical Society |
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Accession number |
5472 |
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Call number |
CHS-5472 |
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Microfiche number |
1-50- |
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Legacy record ID |
chs-m12120; USC-1-1-1-990 |
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Part of collection |
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 |
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Part of subcollection |
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 |
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Rights |
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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Physical access |
Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 740-5900; fax (213) 740-2343 |
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Repository name |
USC Libraries Special Collections |
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Repository address |
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
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Repository email |
specol@dots.usc.edu |
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Filename |
CHS-5472 |
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Archival file |
chs_Volume77/CHS-5472.tiff |
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
