San Pedro harbor, looking east, Los Angeles, about 1898

Item Overview

Title

San Pedro harbor, looking east, Los Angeles, about 1898

Photographer

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

Date Created

[circa 1898]

Date

1898

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

Photograph of the Port of Los Angeles viewed looking east from the Southern Pacific Railroad depot. The channel spans the width of the foreground and narrows as it extends into the distance. Barrier walls line the channel along the left and curve towards the center in the distance. A train depot(?) stands in the distance on the right side of the channel.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 1199. San Pedro, California. About 1898. 1. The harbor of San Pedro, looking east from the S.P.R.R. depot at the end of the wharf at the foot of Fifth Street I think it was. The Salt Lake line depot across the channel. 2. A fisherman on the wharf mending his net. 3. A fisherman by the station mending his net. 4. The breakwater under construction. About half a mile done. 4 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Port of Los Angeles

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)
Channels--California--Los Angeles
Marines (Visual works)