Hitchcock (Kent) Photograph Collection, ca. 1940 - ca. 1950

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Title:: Kent Hitchcock Photograph Collection
Dates:: ca. 1940 - ca. 1950
Creators:: Hitchcock, Kent
Abstract:
Extent:: 4 linear feet; 4 boxes.
Language:
Preferred citation:: Kent Hitchcock Photograph Collection. Sherman Library and Gardens

Scope and content:: The collection consists of photographic negatives and some black and white prints taken in the Newport Beach, California, area depicting various scenes of ships, fishing, buildings, boats, races, events, houses, and businesses during the 1940s and 1950s. There are many photos related to the Balboa Angling Club, most of which are of anglers with their catches.
Biographical / historical:: Kent Hitchcock was a marine and commercial photographer based in Newport Beach, California.
Acquisition information:: The collection was purchased from Alta California Books, Laguna Beach, California.

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Sherman Library and Gardens staff.
Date Prepared:: ca. 1940 - ca. 1950
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

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Preferred citation:: Kent Hitchcock Photograph Collection. Sherman Library and Gardens

Location of this collection:: Sherman Library and Gardens

614 Dahlia Ave.

Corona del Mar, CA 92625, US