
Front garden and façade of Mt. Ada, the home of William Wrigley, Jr., 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Casino, Avalon Bay, and the Holly Hill House, 1980
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Peter Gano home (first named 'Lookout Cot' and now known as 'Holly Hill House'), 1892
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Zane Gray home overlooking Avalon Bay, c. 1930
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Front garden and façade of Philip K. Wrigley home overlooking Avalon Bay with the bay in the background, 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Avalon Bay, the Hotel Metropole, and many tents and cabins in Avalon, c. 1889
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Town of Avalon and Avalon Bay, 1911
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Aerial view of Avalon and Avalon Bay, 1933
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Tuna Club and Avalon Bay, 1984
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Avalon Harbor, c. 1910
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Casino under construction, 1928
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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U.S. Maritime Service training in Avalon Bay during World War II, c. 1940s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Camp Cactus where U.S. Army Signal Corps trained during World War II, c. 1940s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Crowd welcoming visitors from steamer upon arrival in Avalon, c. 1941
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Catalina Clay Products pottery plant on Pebbly Beach, c. 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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William Wrigley, Jr. holding a horse, c. 1919
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Hotel St. Catherine in Descanso Canyon, 1938
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Chicago Cubs team members and their families in front of Hotel St. Catherine, 1933
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Chicago Cubs training on the baseball field in Avalon Canyon, c. 1930
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Casino ballroom, c. 1940s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Philip K. Wrigley and his two daughters, Ada Blanche and Dorothy, riding on horseback in Avalon, 1937
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Invitation to opening of the Casino on May 29, 1929
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Inside of invitation to opening of the Casino on May 29, 1929 containing an engraving of the Casino.
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Home of Hancock Banning in Descanso Canyon, c. 1910
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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William Wrigley Memorial, c. 1970
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Botanical Gardens in Avalon Canyon, 1974
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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First Casino and Sugarloaf, c. 1920s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Holly Hill House built by Peter Gano in 1890 overlooking Avalon Bay
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Hotel St. Catherine in Descanso Bay, c. 1935
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Mt. Ada and Avalon Bay, c. 1928
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Front steps, flower beds, and Mt. Ada, the home of William Wrigley in Avalon, c. 1930
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Packing a box with Catalina pottery to be sent to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, mid-1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Woman marking pottery in a storage room containing numerous completed pottery items, c. 1930
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Chicago Cubs team photo on Catalina Island, c. 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Dancers in Casino ballroom, c. 1940
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Mrs. A.W. (Pauline) Barrett and boatman Jim Gardner with the black sea bass she had caught, 1901
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Steamer trunk label showing Avalon Bay, c. 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Top deck of the S.S. Catalina filled with passengers as the steamer leaves a Southern California harbor, c. 1920s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Winston Churchill, Ben R. Meyer, Captain Monte Foster and a Marlin swordfish caught by Winston Churchill, 1929
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Steamer at the dock in Avalon Bay and the Hotel Metropole in Avalon, c. 1890
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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S.S. Catalina with Casino in background, c. 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Catalina Island pottery - tiles depicting egret, c. 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Catalina Island pottery - blue dinnerware in rope design (plates), c. 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Catalina Island pottery - tiles depicting two parrots on a branch, c. 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Catalina Island pottery - framed tile image depicting a sea plane, c. 1930s
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Archway over walkway to Casino, the 'Via Casino,' 2000
[County of Los Angeles Public Library]
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Tile mosaic in archway over walkway to Casino, the 'Via Casino,' 2000
[County of Los Angeles Public Library]
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South side of 'Via Casino' archway and Casino, 2000
[County of Los Angeles Public Library]
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Fountain at intersection of Crescent and Sumner, 2000
[County of Los Angeles Public Library]
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Wharf in Avalon Bay, 2000
[County of Los Angeles Public Library]
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El Encanto, 2000
[County of Los Angeles Public Library]
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Chime tower, 2000
[County of Los Angeles Public Library]
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Steatite mortar and pestle
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Unfinished steatite bowl
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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Steatite mano and metate
[Courtesy of the Catalina Island Museum]
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