Catalina: Now see Santa Catalina, the Scenic Riviera of the U.S.A. ... yet only a short delightful voyage from Los Angeles

Item

A 1930s travel poster showing a white mission-style church with a bell tower beside a tiled plaza lined with palm trees. A steamship passes in the harbor beyond, with mountains rising behind it.
Title
Catalina: Now see Santa Catalina, the Scenic Riviera of the U.S.A. ... yet only a short delightful voyage from Los Angeles
Description
Church and plaza with palm trees in foreground, ship passing by in the distance, mountains in the background
Artist
Otis Shepard
Date
1935–1938
Commissioning Organization
Not stated in records
Medium
Color lithograph, 99 × 129 cm
Destination
Pimu (Catalina Island), California
Source Archive
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
Rights
No known restrictions on publication
Imagined Tourist
Los Angeles traveler wanting an overseas feeling getaway close to home
What the Poster Promises
Promise: Elegant, Mediterranean-style leisure escape
Tone: Serene, romantic, golden-hour warmth
What Is Visible
Landscape: Coastal harbor, mountains, plaza
Transportation: Steamship
People: A handful of figures strolling leisurely in the plaza, no laborers or residents seen
Symbols: Mission bell tower, palm trees, plaza, steamship
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The Forgotten Occupation of Catalina Island
Item sets
Travel Posters
Site pages
Introduction
Inside & Outside the Frame
Media
A 1930s travel poster showing a white mission-style church with a bell tower beside a tiled plaza lined with palm trees. A steamship passes in the harbor beyond, with mountains rising behind it.catalina poster.jpg