"Old Ironsides" replica firing shots on the ocean, ca.1926

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Photograph of "Old Ironsides" replica firing shots on the ocean, ca.1926. At center, the large ship named "Old Ironsides" is seen on the ocean water extending to the left. A white stripe lines the darkly-colored vessel, and only three cannons can be seen protruding from the side of the ship. White smoke surrounds the ship on both sides near the cannon hatches. At center, three masts stand erect perpendicular to the ship. The mast in the middle is slightly taller than the adjacent two, and four perpendicular wooden bars lie at spaced intervals on each mast. A small platform can also be seen on each mast. Several of the sails have been unfurled and remain visible. Several ropes can be seen extending from each mast to the ship and the large wooden pole at the bow of the ship. This wooden pole extends from the ship's bow at a slight angle. A few rope nets are visible on the pole's body. At the stern of the ship, an American flag can be seen hanging near the rightmost mast. Other details of the stern are obscured by the smoke. In the extreme background to the left, a faint shoreline can be seen.; Description on the back of the photograph reads: "The frigate Constitution, most gallant fighting vessel that ever furled a sail, discharging a broadside in a thrilling scene in James Cruze's "Old Ironsides", famous story of the early American sea fleet which Laurence Stallings wrote for Paramount. This vessel, an exact duplicate of the original frigate, was erected in Long Beach, California, especially for the production. The masts on the ship tower more than two hundred feet from the waterline to the skysail".

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Title "Old Ironsides" replica firing shots on the ocean, 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 ; 26 x 21 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-m12653

Identifier 43728 (accession number), CHS-43728 (call number), CHS-43728 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12167 (legacy record id), chs-m12653 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-12806 (legacy record id), 1-121-46 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12167

Unique identifier UC131849

Legacy Identifier CHS-43728.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 15.6 in × 20.3 in at 300dpi
39.7 cm × 51.6 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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