California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

"Old Ironsides" replica in a staged sea battle used for a motion picture, showing small village in background clearly in view, ca.1926

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"Old Ironsides" replica in a staged sea battle used for a motion picture, showing small village in background clearly in view, 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 clearly in view, ca.1926. At center, a large vessel is seen from its starboard side moving in a harbor surrounded by white smoke on its portside. 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. A small, triangular sail can be seen stretched near the bow. In the background behind the ship, at least eight other ships are seen on the water. Some of the ships are obscured by the heavy smoke. In the extreme background, a small village is visible along the water's edge at the mountain's base. The village is composed of several square, layered buildings. Behind the village, the large mountain filled with various vegetation is framed against the sky.; Description on back of photograph reads: "Reliving the Battle of Tripoli Bay -- American and Tripolitan fighting vessels lining in battle formation for the big sea encounter in James Cruze's "Old Ironsides". illustrates historical and romantic story of early American sea fleet which Laurence Stalling wrote for Paramount. In the center of the picture may be seen a exact duplicate of the frigate Constitution, America's most gallant sea-warrior. Those featured in the cast of "Old Ironsides" 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 clearly in view, ca.1926

Subject coastal zones (adlf), Motion pictures (lcsh), 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-m12656

Identifier 43731 (accession number), CHS-43731 (call number), CHS-43731 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12179 (legacy record id), chs-m12656 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-12809 (legacy record id), 1-121-48 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12179

Unique identifier UC131850

Legacy Identifier CHS-43731.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.2 in × 15.6 in at 300dpi
51.4 cm × 39.6 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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