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Coastal Pier and Rolling Ocean Swells (1927)

A high-angle perspective looking down at long, rhythmic ocean swells rolling toward the beach, with a long wooden pleasure pier extending into the sea on the left. — Coastal Pier and Rolling Ocean Swells (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

Overlooking the expansive Pacific waters from a coastal bluff in 1927, Donald A. Hall Sr. recorded rhythmic swell patterns rolling toward the sand, with a long wooden pier reaching into the sea. The perspective highlights the geometric repetition of ocean waves.