Monterey history photo collection

California Views:
The Pat Hathaway Photo Collection

Pat Hathaway, Photo Archivist
Beach CV # 78-12-006
Photo Accession CV # 78-012-0006

Southern California Photo Collection


Sunday at Venice Beach, California
Rosemary Theatre (Ocean Park Pier)
people are lounging under umbrellas
beach goers playing in the surf
Los Angeles County.
Sliver print 6"x10"
Circa 1912

Holding: Over 1,000 photos of Southern California, San Diego, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara, Santa Catalina Island


We have over 33,700 historical California images listed in our database and can provide a computer generated list
by subject, place, date, photographer and format or any combination of the above for a small fee.

Early Southern California Photographers
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This page was last updated on June 1, 2013
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