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American Legion picnic, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. June 12, 1932

Description: A panoramic view of celebrations for the American Legion picnic in Avalon, on Santa Catalina Island. A crowd of a couple hundred people are gathered around an open area in the street. A baseball team and a band are sitting in the middle, directly in front of the crowd, and many of the older men and women are wearing American Legion hats. Most of the shops and stores behind the crowds are decorated with American flags.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: June 12, 1932
Call number: photCL 470 (052)
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Catalina Island American Legion Picnic

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photCL 402, photCL 470, photCL Whitt

American Legion Post no. 43, Hollywood, Cal

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Image of the exterior of the American Legion Post No. 43 building at 2035 Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, as seen from across the street, with American flags and a Howitzer cannon in front.

photCL_555_06_1768

Avalon harbor, Santa Catalina Island. 1904

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An elevated panoramic view of the harbor at Avalon, on Santa Catalina Island. There are dozens of unoccupied small boats in the harbor. A ferry with two masts and a smoke stack has entered the harbor and is headed towards the pier. Avalon stretches back from the shore, with mostly larger buildings closer to the harbor, and smaller residences farther away. Much of the immediate vicinity is wooded, and there are high hills on either side of Avalon. Writing in white at the bottom reads "Avalon, ; 1904."

photCL 470 (140)

Avalon, Catalina Island

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Image of the beach in Avalon Bay on Santa Catalina Island, California, as seen from a boat on the water, with people on the pier across from the Metropole Hotel at center with shops and boats visible.

photCL_555_06_2487

Avalon harbor, Santa Catalina Island. 1904

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A panoramic view of the harbor at Avalon, on Santa Catalina Island. The photograph was taken from somewhere along the northwestern shore of the bay, with the city of Avalon on the far right. There is a boat with a striped canopy and seven or eight people on it being rowed across the center of the image. There are also a few people standing or sitting on the shore. There are several unoccupied small boats on the water, as well as a three mast sailing ship, and few sailboats with their sails up. Writing in white at the bottom reads "Avalon Bay, Catalina. ; 1904."

photCL 470 (141)

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."

photCL 470 (139)

American Legion picnic, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. June 12, 1932

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