The collection consists of color and black and white photographs, negatives, postcard-backed photos, and tin-types. Subjects
of the photographs include people, businesses, churches, houses, schools, farming, transportation, and natural disasters.
Communities covered in this collection include Compton, Torrance, Carson, Dominguez, Redondo Beach, Lynwood, Lakewood, San
Pedro, Wilmington, Los Angeles, Terminal Island, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Material from the collection is available
online by visiting the
South Bay Photograph Digital Collection .