View of the grand lagoon, Venice, California, looking towards the east. Boaters ride in small rowboats on the lagoon. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing stroll on the banks of the lagoon. The Midway Plaisance, an amusement...
A view of the Midway Plaisance in Venice, California. Signs for three of the attractions read "The Chicken Farm," "Temple of Mirth," and "Darkness & Dawn." The water of the grand lagoon is visible in the foreground. A gondolier poles a gondola on...
A view of the interior of the bath house in Venice, California. A rope with floats is seen on the surface of the water. Several bathers are in the pool. Numerous bathers in swim suits stand near the edge of the pool. Spectators in street...
Big Pine Canal (Calif.); Canals; Aqueducts; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; McMurry, Johnathan W.
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Clausen, J. C.; Big Pine Property Owners Association; Big Pine Water Association; Los Angeles (Calif.) Board of Public Service Commissioners; Big Pine Canal (Calif.); Canals; Water rights--California--Owens...
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Grandstands--California--Los Angeles;
A navy-tinted image of the bathing lake in Venice California looking towards the west. Tourists are seen swimming in the water and climbing onto a boat. The Venice grandstand appears in the background. On the right side of the image are the Bath...
View of the Grand Canal looking west towards the Grand Lagoon. A man paddles a red canoe, and boaters row in small boats in the background. An automobile drives across the Riviera Avenue Bridge towards residences. Obscured by the bridge, the Race...
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Hotels--California--Los Angeles
A view of Venice, California showing the lagoon and Coral Canal looking towards the northwest. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in canoes and small boats on the lagoon. The Venice Union Church appears on the left side of...
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
View of the Grand Lagoon, Venice, California looking towards the northeast. Two arched footbridges cross the canals. Numerous two storey dwellings are situated along the canals. People dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in a small...
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Footbridges--California--Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
A view of a canal in Venice, California. A man and a woman stand on a small dock near a rowboat. Across the canal are small tourist cabins. An arched bridge crosses the canal in the background. An ornamental lamppost appears visible through the...
View of the grand lagoon in Venice, California looking toward the south. Tourists ride in a gondola on the lagoon. Four empty rowboats appear on the right side of the image. The Race thru the Clouds roller coaster appears on the bank of the lagoon.
View of the Grand Canal in Venice, California looking towards the east. Tourists in early 20th century style clothing ride in two gondolas poled by gondoliers in traditional Italian dress. On the right of the canal are a row of small bungalows. ...
Canals--California--Los Angeles; Gondolas--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
A sepia-toned image of the Grand Lagoon in Venice, California, looking towards the south. Tourists ride in a gondola on the lagoon. The Midway Plaisance, an amusement park, appears in the background.
View of the grand lagoon in Venice, California, looking towards the northeast. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in a gondola on the lagoon. The gondola is adorned with an American flag and a lantern. Small boats and...
A sepia toned view of the Cosmos Club with an arched footbridge crossing the Lion Canal in the lower left of the image. The waterway in the center of the image is the Grand Canal. The boathouse is partially visible on the right side of the image....
Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in a gondola on the Grand Canal in Venice, California. The gondola is adorned with an American flag and a lantern. Small boats and canoes are on the same canal in the background. A...
View of the Grand Lagoon in Venice, California looking towards the east. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing ride in two gondolas in the lagoon. One gondola is adorned with a canopy and a lantern. The Race thru the Clouds Roller...
