A captive seal lounges in its enclosure near the bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Item Overview

Title

A captive seal lounges in its enclosure near the bathhouse, Santa Monica, 1901

Photographer

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

Date Created

May 9, 1901

Date

1901-05-09

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of a seal lounging atop the concrete pool ledge in its enclosure. The seal is viewed through wire fencing. It lounges atop the front side of a small round pool constructed of brick and concrete. The seal lies on its stomach with its head lifted towards the right; a flipper hangs off the side of the pool. The rest of the wooden enclosure is seen in the background. Just left-of-center there are large windows extending out of the top of the photograph.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 262 Santa Monica, Calif. May 9, 1901. A captive seal near the bath house. Pinkie Lemberger, dtr of John Lemberger on the pier [handwritten:] 1900? Pinkie Lemberger down on the sand [handwritten:] } 1900? Left to right: Ora Prickett (with derby hat) and Mertie Whitaker. In front of North Beach Bath House. Left to right: H.H.West (with Fedora hat) and Mertie Whitaker in front of North Beach bath house. 5 negatives

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Location

California--Santa Monica

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Aquariums--California--Santa Monica
Zoo animals
Seals (Animals)--California