California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Eight panoramic views of Avalon harbor, ca.1900

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Eight panoramic views of Avalon harbor, ca.1900

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Photograph of eight panoramic views of Avalon harbor, ca.1900. From top right clockwise:; "346. Avalon, Catalina from Sugar Loaf. Pierce": About nine people standing or sitting on the rock formation "Sugar loaf", at low tide. A small rowboat with a man in it is at left. Avalon harbor and several other boats are visible in the background.; "345. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": View of Avalon harbor from a mountain top on Santa Catalina Island. About twenty-five small boats and a ship are in the harbor. Part of the town of Avalon is visible at right. The mountains are visible in the background.; "Bathing at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island": View of the bath house from the town of Avalon. Many people are visible on the beach, near the bath house, and on the short pier extending from the bath house. A couple of sail boats and a few smaller row boats are visible in the water. The harbor and the rock formation, "Sugar loaf", are visible in the background.; "224. Avalon and the Bay, Catalina Island. Pierce": Avalon Harbor and the town of Avalon from behind the town. The sparsely-spaced houses are interspersed with rows of trees. The rock formation, "Sugar loaf" is visible at left. Two large sailing ships are in the harbor.; "349. Arrival of the Hermosa, Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": The steamship, Hermosa, is docked at the pier in Avalon harbor. Many people are pouring off of it onto the pier. Two small buildings are visible on the shore at the near end of the pier. A sign on the beach reads "Boats to let, bait and fishing tackle, C. Reeves". A few other boats are in the water. Part of the steep embankment along the coast of the island is visible at right.; "191. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": Panoramic view of Avalon Harbor, Santa Catalina Island, from the south. Two steamers are in the bay. A pier extends out from the beach. The town of Avalon is nestled in the mountains at left. The rock formation, "Sugar loaf", is visible at right. Mountains are visible in the background.; "190. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": A steamer approaches the pier in the bay. The town of Avalon is nestled between the mountains. Many buildings are visible.; "190. Avalon, Catalina Island. Pierce": A steamer approaches the pier in the bay. The town of Avalon is nestled between the mountains. Many buildings are visible. identical to previous image.

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Title Eight panoramic views of Avalon harbor, ca.1900

Subject Boats and boating (lcsh), Harbors (lcsh), Harbors (adlf), Islands (lcsh), Los Angeles County -- Catalina -- Avalon Harbor (file heading), Rocks (lcsh), Steamboats (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1900

Type images

Format 1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 22 x 17 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1900

Creator Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 (photographer)

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-m5562

Identifier 1674 (accession number), CHS-1674 (call number), CHS-1674 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-26080 (legacy record id), chs-m5562 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-5679 (legacy record id), 1-26- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 26080

Unique identifier UC129734

Legacy Identifier CHS-1674.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 13.1 in × 17.3 in at 300dpi
33.2 cm × 43.9 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Date Created 1860/1960

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Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

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