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San Pedro Harbor and Dead Man's Island panorama

Description: A photograph of a series of three photographs put together to form a panorama of San Pedro Harbor. The photographs are by I. W. Taber and have the following captions printed underneath: "3122. Rattlesnake Island, San Pedro Harbor, The Breakwater and Dead Man's Island"; "3123. San Pedro and Rattlesnake Island." and "3124. San Pedro Lumber wharves from Rattlesnake Island." Ships and wharf can be seen in the view.
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Date: approximately 1880s
Call number: photCL_555_09_28
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San Pedro Harbor and Wilmington panorama

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A photograph of a series of three photographs put together to form a panorama of San Pedro Harbor. The photographs are by I. W. Taber and have the following captions printed underneath: "3125. San Pedro Lumber Wharves and Wilmington Harbor" ; "3126. Wilmington Harbor from Rattlesnake Island." and "3127. Wilmington Harbor from Rattlesnake Island." Ships and small boats are seen in the harbor.

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San Pedro, Dead Man’s Island

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View of Dead Man's Island from the railroad yard.

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Photographs of San Pedro, California

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Consists of ten photographs of San Pedro, California. Subjects includes the coastline, the San Pedro breakwater, the cutter Collis, Point Fermin Elementary School, Cabillo Beach, Cabrillo Beach Boathouse (demolished in the 1970s), Los Angeles Harbor Light (Angels Gate Lighthouse), and Fish Harbor at Terminal Island. Companies shown on Wharf Street include Seacoast Packing Corporation and Van Camp Seafood Company.

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Loading lumber at San Pedro wharf

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A copy of a photograph that appeared in Out West magazine, 1907, with the caption "A busy day at the San Pedro wharves." The view shows workers loading lumber on the wharf at San Pedro Harbor (present-day Los Angeles Harbor), with ships moored along the dock.

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Catalina Island tour boat returning to Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro Bay

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A ferry boat carrying passengers back from Catalina Island entering the Los Angeles Harbor in San Pedro, California. A large ship and other boats are at dock in the background.

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San Pedro and Wilmington Harbors California 1883

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"Notes: Triangulation by Capt. E. O. C. Ord, U.S.A., W. E. Greenwell, A.W. Chase, Assist's and W. M. Johnson, Sub. Assist between 1854 & 1873." "Issued December, 1883. J. E. Hilgard, Supt." "Drawn by. R. Lindenkohl." Wilmington shows a few houses and Drum Barracks. San Pedro has only a few buildings, Rattlesnake Island [now Terminal Island] and Deadmans Island are prominent. Compare this map with 269464 of the same area in 1932. Stamp: Corrected to 1884 Aid to Navigation.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, Km. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 219203.

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