Description: 3 original vintage Kodak black & white photograph negatives taken in 1940s or 1950s. Features people deboarding the Avalon SS Catalina tourist boat (no longer in existence), one taking photos, and another his horse and carriage for tours of island. The sign or life preserver and a life boat in one says SS Catalina Avalon. Cool California historical image. 1.75x1.75" each Wingstar is not on the negatives. Happy to answer any questions and combine shipping. Please see my other vintage historical photographs. online info - SS Catalina, also known as The Great White Steamer, was a 301-foot steamship built in 1924 that provided passenger service on the 26-mile passage between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island from 1924 to 1975. According to the Steamship Historical Society of America, Catalina carried more passengers than any other vessel anywhere. From August 25, 1942, until April 22, 1946, the ship served as the Army troop ferry U.S. Army FS-99 at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation transporting more than 800,000 troops and other military personnel between embarkation camps and the departure piers.After a period of service as a floating discothèque, the ship ran aground on a sandbar in Ensenada Harbor, Mexico, in 1997 and partially sank on the spot. After a rescue effort seeking to return her to her original condition failed, she was scrapped in 2009. 2P
Price: 3.99 USD
Location: Broomfield, Colorado
End Time: 2024-11-27T03:45:10.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Theme: Travel
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: No
Type: Negative
Image Color: Black & White
Material: Celluloid
Number of Negatives: 3
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Ships, boats, California
Vintage: Yes
