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McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 159

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 05, Photograph 159
Description
Caption: "Veu-Deleu [sic] Santa Cruz," c. 1910. Ocean shore scene with waves and high spray, with various structures on a promontory in the distance. The Vue de L'eau (View of the Water) was a station on the Santa Cruz, Garfield Park and Capitola Electric Railway electric streetcar line. The station, built in 1891, was located at the very end of the line, on a promontory overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It featured an observatory on the top story. The same company also built a casino, ballroom, and restaurant nearby. The station burned down in 1925. See also 96-07-08-alb08-193.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Unidentified Location
Date
1910
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb05-159
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Vue de L'eau, Santa Cruz
Type
Still Image