Shoreline atlas [picture] : Pacific Coast of United States / W.N. Bascom, University of California, January 1950. 1950.

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Shoreline atlas [picture] : Pacific Coast of United States / W.N. Bascom, University of California, January 1950. 1950.

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Photographs, chiefly aerial, taken 1945-1949, of the western shoreline of the United States (Washington, Oregon, and California) with interest directed towards (1) protected and/or developed harbors for large and small craft, (2) bays open to the ocean, (3) undeveloped but navigable river entrances, (4) sheltered anchorages in deep-water or emergency shelters, and (5) beaches. Keyed with a code which describes the usability of beaches for amphibious military operations.

521 photographs : b&w ; 10 x 12 cm.-23 x 46 cm.

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