Subject: Boats--American--California--Santa Catalina Island - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Boats off the shore with beach in the foreground. A man bends over on the shore, his back to the camera. There are many people on the boat at the center of the image, and there are two smaller boats at the left.
Date:: about 1910
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Two boys on a boat. One boy sits, while the other stands on the edge with his arms crossed. The oars hang into the water. There are parts of other boats visible in the top and bottom right corners of the image.
Date:: about 1910
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Boats in Avalon Bay. A boy stands and rows a boat at the left. In the center, a man stands and rows a boat while another man prepares to jump off the side. There are other people rowing boats, along with large sail boats throughout the image, and there are cliffs in the background.
Date:: about 1910
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Photograph of a boat following in the wake of the Wests' ferry during their trip to Catalina Island. In the foreground, an American flag (partial view) is seen close-up as it hangs off the back of the ferry along the left edge. The ferry's wake spans the width of the bottom edge, narrowing as it stretches into the distance on a slight angle to the right. At center, a boat follows behind the ferry. It travels along the wake's far left edge. In the far distance, a shoreline is visible in the upper right corner.
Date:: [between July 29-30, 1948]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: H. H. West's sister, Nella, rides on a boat with two unidentified men. Nella wears a flat, straw hat. Both men wear hats. The man in the background wears a jacket. The hat of another person is visible in the foreground.
Date:: about 1901
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: H. H. West, Daisy Conner, and Bruce Mussey on a boat. West leans on Ms. Connor, who has her arm around his shoulders. She holds on to her hat, while also holding a handkerchief in the same hand. He wears a flat, straw hat and a striped tie. Another person's arms and legs are visible in the foreground. The sale of the boat is next to Mr. Mussey.
Date:: about 1901
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: Boats in Avalon Bay. A man is reclining in the boat at the center of the image. He wears a hat and has his hand up to his face. The word "teal" is posted on the end of the boat. There are other boats in the background, including a sailboat at right with four people in it. The shore is visible in the distance.
Date:: about 1910
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: The tug boat John N. Stewart was owned by William Wrigley and took its maiden voyage in 1926. It was the first electrically driven tug boat on the Pacific Coast. It was named after the vice president of the Wilmington Transportation Company.
Date:: January 15, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View of the shore of Isthmus Cove on Santa Catalina Island on the day of the Wrigley Ocean Marathon. Placards with the numbers assigned to the swimmers, on sticks stuck in the sand, line the shore along with a few small boats. A few marathon workers are among the placards and boats and a few spectators stand on the higher ground behind them with a small building in the distance. The absence of the swimmers indicates that the time is either somewhat before or after the 11:00 am start of the marathon.
Date:: January 15, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: The swimmers are identified, with with their registration numbers and home addresses, in The Catalina Islander, 12 Jan. 1927: 5.
Date:: January 15, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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