California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

"Old Ironsides" replica in a staged sea battle used for a motion picture, showing small village in background completely 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 completely 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 completely obscured by smoke, ca.1926. On the left, a large vessel is seen moving in a harbor surrounded by white smoke near its bow. A white stripe lines the body of the vessel and sixteen cannon hatches are visible on its side. The tops of the three main masses are visible. Two square sails are hung near the body of the ship, and another sail is seen near its stern. A single American flag hangs near this sail. Part of a single, triangular sail can be seen stretched across the front of the ship. The rest of the bow is heavily obscured by the thick smoke. On the far right, the portside view of another ship is also seen. Three erect masts and a tilted mast on the bow are visible. 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, a small village is completely obscured by smoke. In the extreme background, large hills filled with various vegetation can be seen.; Description on the back of the photograph reads: "The frigate Constitution raking the decks of the Tripolitan pirate vessel Castle, in a scene from James Cruze's "Old Ironsides". Altogether more that two score vessels and twenty-one hundred men participated in the sea encounter, which took place off Catalina Island, California. Featured player in the production, a Paramount picture, are Esther Ralson, 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 completely obscured by smoke, ca.1926

Subject coastal zones (adlf), Motion pictures (lcsh), Paramount Studios (subject), Pirates (lcsh), 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-m12655

Identifier 43730 (accession number), CHS-43730 (call number), CHS-43730 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12161 (legacy record id), chs-m12655 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-12808 (legacy record id), 1-121-42 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12161

Unique identifier UC131852

Legacy Identifier CHS-43730.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.1 in × 15.5 in at 300dpi
51.2 cm × 39.4 cm at 300dpi

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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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