CALIFORNIA COAST, CLOSEUP OF A BEACH AND SURF HITTING ROCKS, 1920s

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

CALIFORNIA COAST, CLOSEUP OF A BEACH AND SURF HITTING ROCKS, 1920s

Entry/Object ID

2003.264.1.7

Description

CALIFORNIA COAST, CLOSEUP OF A BEACH AND SURF HITTING ROCKS, 1920s Color: Black; White A photograph by E. C. Engelhardt of a closeup of surf crashing into rocks and a stretch of beach at an unknown California coastal location, 1920s. The view is from the beach and shows a section of sandy beach and several rock outcroppings, off of one of which, at the left, waves are crashing and rising into a plume of water. At the lower right is the printed caption "Photo by E. C. Engelhardt." At the center of the reverse is a penciled notation of the measurement "12 1/2") and some other note. With adhesive residue on the back; surface soiling; yellowing; two pinholes at the bottom; tears on the back; warping; and metal tarnish at the top and bottom edges of the front, the condition is fair. Number-Units: 1

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Two-dimensional, Photographs, Coasts--California, Ocean waves--California

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