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San Pedro Harbor and Wilmington 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: "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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Date: approximately 1880s
Call number: photCL_555_09_29
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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

Rare Books

"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

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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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Wilmington and San Pedro Harbors California

Rare Books

Stamped: Aids to Navigation corrected for information received to Mar 15, 1897. MS notes show current dredging operations at harbor's mouth. A navigational chart with water depths in fathoms and feet. Submap: San Pedro Harbor [close-up] "(Date of first publication 1888) U.S.C. & G.S. 5143. Electrotype copy No. 1." MS notes: #6 new six. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contours. Graphic Scale: Miles, km. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps.

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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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San Pedro Harbor and Wilmington panorama

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