California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Two women in bathing suits overlooking Avalon Bay on Catalina Island, [s.d.]

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Two women in bathing suits overlooking Avalon Bay on Catalina Island, [s.d.]

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Photograph of two women in bathing suits overlooking Avalon Bay on Catalina Island, [s.d.]. The two women can be seen on a hill at right under a small tree. One is seated on the ground while the other stands behind her. Both are looking to the left. In the background at center, a large ship is tied to a pier in the middle of the harbor, while many smaller vessels can be seen moored nearby. The large cylindrical casino building is in the background at right. At left, the city of Avalon can be seen at the foot of a steep hill. Several small buildings are visible on the slope of a hill in the foreground.

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Title Two women in bathing suits overlooking Avalon Bay on Catalina Island, [s.d.]

Subject buildings (lcsh), Islands (lcsh), Islands (adlf), Los Angeles County -- Catalina -- Uncataloged (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place Avalon (city or populated place), California (states), islands: Catalina Island (geographic subject), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : transparency, b&w ; 13 x 17 cm. (aacr2), photographs (aat), transparencies (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m18753

Identifier 35035 (accession number), CHS-35035 (call number), CHS-35035 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-18614 (legacy record id), chs-m18753 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 18614

Unique identifier UC135575

Legacy Identifier CHS-35035.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.0 in × 13.4 in at 300dpi
48.2 cm × 34.2 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

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