California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

View of Avalon Bay from distant treetops, 1927

(USC DC Image)

View of Avalon Bay from distant treetops, 1927

Loading details...

You do not have the permission to view Original image

Photograph of a view of Avalon Bay from distant treetops, 1927. In the foreground, four trees with loosely-packed branches and foliage can be seen. In the distance below, the ships and docks of the bay are visible. To the left, the city of Avalon can be seen huddled along the shoreline.

Asset Metadata

Title View of Avalon Bay from distant treetops, 1927

Subject bays (adlf), buildings (lcsh), Islands (lcsh), Wrigley, William, Jr. (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1927

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

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

Date Created 1927

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-m23243

Identifier 49409 (accession number), CHS-49409 (call number), CHS-49409 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-23113 (legacy record id), chs-m23243 (legacy record id)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 23113

Unique identifier UC126816

Legacy Identifier CHS-49409.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 27.7 in × 19.9 in at 300dpi
70.4 cm × 50.5 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

Linked assets

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Conceptually similar

View of Avalon Bay from William Wrigley's home on Catalina Island, January 14, 1928

Birdseye view of Avalon Bay with the William Wrigley house in the foreground, [s.d.]

View of the boardwalk and the pier in Avalon Harbor, ca.1927

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

View of Catalina Island looking towards Sugar Loaf from the St. Catherine Hotel, 1927

View of Avalon Harbor from a nearby hill, showing the Casino building in the background, [s.d.]

View of Avalon Harbor on Santa Catalina Island from the south, showing the Casino, [s.d.]

Portion of Avalon Bay from behind a hanging bell, ca.1930

Panoramic view of Avalon harbor, ca.1930

Birdseye view of Avalon Harbor in Catalina, 1930-1940

View of Catalina Harbor looking seaward from behind Sugar Loaf, 1927

Woman looking towards Avalon Harbor and Casino from a nearby hill, [s.d.]

View of Merrilla Terrace, Avalon, showing the new type of architecture evolved by William Wrigley, Jr., 1926

Birdseye view of Avalon harbor, showing the Casino, [s.d.]

View of Zane Grey's yacht seen through eucalyptus trees on Mount Ada, Catalina Island, ca.1927

Tourists relaxing on Avalon's Crescent Avenue, Catalina Island, [s.d.]

View of Avalon showing Marrilla Terrace and a tract of new homes, 1926

View of the trees surrounding the home of William Wrigley Jr. on Catalina Island, January 14, 1928

Beachgoers on the shore in Avalon, 1929

Hundreds of people lined up along the beach and on the pier of Avalon, showing a long line of people, Catalina Island, [s.d.]

Similar tones

View images with similar tones