Avalon Bay, viewed from the approaching S. S. Catalina, Santa Catalina Island, 1948

Item Overview

Title

Avalon Bay, viewed from the approaching S. S. Catalina, Santa Catalina Island, 1948

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

[between July 29-30, 1948]

Date

1948-07-29/1948-07-30

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of Avalon Bay, as viewed from the approaching S. S. Catalina. Passengers on the ferry stand in the foreground as they cluster together on a deck to view their approach. They stand with their backs to the camera and in a rough line that extends back to the left. Beyond them, Avalon Bay sits at right and stretches to the left. Several boats are visible in the water. Catalina Island and Avalon occupy the distant shoreline. Catalina Casino stands in the distance along the right edge.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2389. Catalina Island trip July 29 and 30, 1948 1 Passengers on upper deck SS Catalina 2 approaching Catalina 3 same 4 Speedboats meet Catalina at Avalon 5 Avalon harbor 6 Casino where Sugar Loaf stood 7 Passengers on front part of Catalina 8 Same 9 Same

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

California--Santa Catalina Island

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Harbors--California--Santa Catalina Island
Ferries--American--California--Santa Catalina Island
Marines (Visual works)
Ocean travel
Passengers--California--Santa Catalina Island