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Title: Kent Hitchcock Photograph Collection
Dates: ca. 1940 - ca. 1950
Collection Number: 2008_02
Creator/Collector:
Hitchcock, Kent
Extent: 4 linear feet; 4 boxes.
Repository:
Sherman Library and Gardens
Corona del Mar, California 92625
Abstract: The collection consists of photographic black and white
photographs 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.
Language of Material: English
Collection is open for research.
Kent Hitchcock Photograph Collection. Sherman Library and Gardens
The collection was purchased from Alta California Books, Laguna Beach,
California.
Kent Hitchcock was a marine and commercial photographer based in Newport Beach,
California.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of photographic negatives and some black and white prints
taken in the Newport Beach, California. As a commercial photographer, Hitcock
captured a wide variety of images including ships, fishing, commercial buildings,
sailboats and motor cruisers, sailing races, local events, houses, and businesses
during the 1940s and 1950s.
Some subject os particular note include images of Hubbard's South Coast Boatworks,
which produced vessels for the United States government during the Second World War,
Newport Beach's Tournament of Lights boat parade and various saling and motorboat
races, including the Flight of the Snowbird and Pacific Coast Inboard
Championships
There are many photos related to the Balboa Angling Club, most of which are of
anglers with their catches. These typically include a chalk board with information
about the angler and the fish caught
Most items are undated and the original captions are limited in scope.
Saltwater Fishing
Sailing Ships
Shipbuilding industry
Yachts
Motorboats
Newport Beach (Calif.)
Balboa Angling Club
Newport Harbor Yacht Club
Hubbard's South Coast Boatworks