PC-001-190

Scene at Avalon, Catalina Island, California, showing aquarium

 

circa 1907

 

 

This aquarium, built in 1906, was located at the foot of the Steamer Pier. The Peter Gano House (1890) is prominently features on the opposite hillside just above some trees. To the right of it is the incline railway with the inn at the top of the mountain. The fisherman's pier started in 1906 parallel to the shore is absent. The publisher's number on the divided back of this card is 9045. Although the back is divided, the small panel on the left is reserved for the "sender's name and address only."

Santa Catalina Island; Catalina Island; Catalina; Avalon; Aquariums; Aquaria; Steamer Pier; Crescent Avenue; Peter Gano House; Lookout Cot; Holly Hill House; Incline railway; Inns

 

California - Santa Catalina Island - Avalon

 

 

MS-0008

 

M. Rieder, Los Angeles/Dresden, California/Germany

Postcard

3.5 inches X 5.5 inches

No

PC-001-193

 

 

Image

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21.60 MB