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Valleys, deltas, bays, and estuaries

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    [Scene of a bay or estuary]

    Visual Materials

    This collection forms part of the John Haskell Kemble maritime collection compiled by American maritime historian John Haskell Kemble (1912-1990). The collection contains 125 artworks dating from 1828 to 1981, with subjects pertaining to and/or depicting maritime vessels, including commercial and military ships. Most are oil paintings, with some watercolors also included.

    artJHK 081

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    Estuary, comprising Inner Bay, Rattle Snake Island and Salt-flat

    Manuscripts

    The collection consists of maps, field books, legal documents, business papers, and diaries related to the work of surveyors George Hansen, Alfred Solano, Sidney B. Reeve, and others. The maps and surveys in the collection are of the city of Los Angeles, Southern California ranchos, and subdivisions of the city of Los Angeles and neighboring towns. The collection contains over maps and sketch maps. Other subjects represented in the collection include: civil engineering, land subdivision, mines and mineral resources, and daily life in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.

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  • Estuary, comprising Inner Bay, Rattle Snake Island and Salt-flat

    Estuary, comprising Inner Bay, Rattle Snake Island and Salt-flat

    Manuscripts

    Rancho San Pedro Color highlights; survey notations, calculations

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    Freighter in Thames Estuary

    Visual Materials

    This collection forms part of the John Haskell Kemble maritime collection compiled by American maritime historian John Haskell Kemble (1912-1990). The collection contains 125 artworks dating from 1828 to 1981, with subjects pertaining to and/or depicting maritime vessels, including commercial and military ships. Most are oil paintings, with some watercolors also included.

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    Tales of moorland & estuary

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