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Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Handcrafted Canoe on Beach Beneath Coastal Bluffs (1927)

Donald A. Hall Sr.'s wooden canoe resting on a sandy beach at the base of towering stratified ocean bluffs, with calm sea water in the background.
Handcrafted Canoe on Beach Beneath Coastal Bluffs (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Donald A. Hall Sr. built and paddled this wooden canoe during coastal California expeditions. This 1927 negative balances the streamlined form of the beached watercraft against the massive, layered geological strata of towering coastal bluffs and calm ocean waters.