San Pedro, California, 1908 – Vintage Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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San Pedro, California, 1908 comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Panorama of San Pedro, California
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San Pedro, California, 1908
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San Pedro in 1908 was still a separate harbor town on the southern edge of Los Angeles, and its waterfront was busy with federal breakwater work that had been underway since the late 1890s. Fishing boats and canneries kept the docks active, and the rail lines running in from Los Angeles carried freight and passengers between the port and the city. In December 1908, the United States Navy's Great White Fleet anchored off San Pedro during its Pacific cruise, drawing large crowds of Southern Californians who came to see the battleships. Residents who watched the fleet arrive would have known San Pedro as the place where the region's ships first met the open Pacific.
| Created / published | 1908 |
|---|---|
| Creator | lambert, w. d. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 815 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Panorama of San Pedro, California |
| Reference | CA San Pedro 1908 |
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