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San Pedro Harbor and Wilmington panorama



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  • San Pedro Harbor and Dead Man's Island panorama

    San Pedro Harbor and Dead Man's Island 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: "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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    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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  • Loading lumber at San Pedro wharf

    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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    San Pedro/Wilmington

    Manuscripts

    4 items: pamphlet, "San Pedro and Wilmington - a calendar of events in the making of two cities and the Los Angeles Harbor," 1937 ; booklet, "The Miracle of a Muddy Tideflat," Junior League of Los Angeles, 1980 ; pamphlet, "The Watson Land Company - a 75th Anniversary Salute," 1987; booklet, "The General Phineas Banning Residence Museum," published by Friends of Banning Park, 1984.

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  • San Pedro Harbor and Timms' Landing

    San Pedro Harbor and Timms' Landing

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    View of San Pedro Harbor from Timms' Landing, looking southeast from what would now correspond with the Southern Pacific Slip (Berth 73). Deadman's Island is in the distance, with dwellings and stacks of lumber near railroad tracks in the foreground on Timms' Landing.

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

    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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