Long Beach Harbor, So. Cal

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  Photographs of Southern California beaches and harbors

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  Cabinet card photographs of: San Pedro Harbor with railcars of coal and lumber on dock; swimmers at Catalina Island; Long Beach stairs and bluff; Santa Monica bathhouses; and horsecarts at the Santa Barbara Floral Festival, 1893. View of bay at Avalon, Catalina Island shows a boat with a sign reading "Hardware..." Handwriting on verso: "The Hardware boat in the distance was a speakeasy. The Banning family allowed no liquor on the island and the 3-mile limi was not yet invented."

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  U.S. Navy fleet, Los Angeles Harbor, Los Angeles. 1925

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  A panoramic view of the United States Navy fleet in Los Angeles Harbor. There are at least 17 large ships on the water, as well as a number of smaller boats. Writing in white at bottom of image reads "U.S. Fleet - Los Angeles Harbor". Writing to the left of that text reads "Pettit's Studio ; 1416 W. Pico, LA ; R.I. 8534."

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  Beach at Santa Monica Cal. with Long Wharf in the distance

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  Image of the North Beach Bath House, boardwalk and camera obscura on the beach in Santa Monica, California, with the Long Wharf in the distance. A sign on the bath house reads "Pool Room, Bowling Alley, Shooting Gallery."

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  Waverly Hotel and Beach Clubs, Santa Monica, Cal

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  Image of the beach and surf in front of three multi-story beach clubs (from left to right): the Waverly Club, Edgewater Club and Casa Del Mar in south Santa Monica, California. The hotel in the foreground has a sign that reads "Waverly Club" on a partition on the beach.

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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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  Avalon harbor, Santa Catalina Island. 1904

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  A slightly elevated panoramic view of the harbor at Avalon, on Santa Catalina Island. There are dozens of unoccupied small boats in the harbor, as well as three small boats with their sails up. There are two tall sailing ships in the harbor, neither of which has their sails up. Avalon stretches back from the shore, with mostly larger buildings closer to the harbor, and smaller residences farther away. Much of the area is wooded, and there are high hills on the far side of Avalon. Writing in white at the bottom reads "Avalon. ; Catalina Island ; 1904."

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