California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

"Old Ironsides" replica in a staged sea battle used for a motion picture, showing small village in background slightly obscured by smoke, ca.1926

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"Old Ironsides" replica in a staged sea battle used for a motion picture, showing small village in background slightly obscured by smoke, ca.1926

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Photograph of "Old Ironsides" replica in a staged sea battle used for a motion picture, showing small village in background slightly obscured by smoke, ca.1926. On the left, a large vessel is seen moving in a harbor surrounded by white smoke. A white stripe lines the body of the vessel and twelve cannon hatches are visible on its side. The tops of three masts are visible above the smoke, and the tilted mast near the bow is also visible. A single, triangular sail is stretched across the front of the ship. The rest of the ship is heavily obscured by the thick smoke. On the far right, the front of another ship is also seen. Three erect masts and a tilted mast on the bow are also seen. Several square sails and two triangular sails are seen open on the ship. Smoke is visible moving across the water on the right side of the boat out of view. In the background, three smaller ships sitting near a village coastline is visible. In the extreme background, large hills filled with various vegetation can be seen.; Description on the back of the photograph reads: "The frigate Constitution, the blazing symbol of valor and patriotism lives again -- this time upon celluloid. She is here shown on the left, discharging a broadside at the Barbary Coast pirates for a scene in James Cruze's "Old Ironsides". The vessel, an exact duplicate of the original Constitution, was constructed in Long Beach, California, from the blue-prints of the real ship. Featured players in "Old Ironsides", a Paramount production, are Esther Ralston, Wallace Beery, George Bancroft, Charles Farrell, and Johnnie Walker".

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Title "Old Ironsides" replica in a staged sea battle used for a motion picture, showing small village in background slightly obscured by smoke, ca.1926

Subject Motion pictures (lcsh), oceans (adlf), Paramount Studios (subject), ships (lcsh), Transportation -- Water -- Old Ironsides (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1926

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1926

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.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12654

Identifier 43729 (accession number), CHS-43729 (call number), CHS-43729 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12162 (legacy record id), chs-m12654 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-12807 (legacy record id), 1-121-49 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12162

Unique identifier UC131907

Legacy Identifier CHS-43729.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.2 in × 15.6 in at 300dpi
51.5 cm × 39.7 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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