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[[File:March 6, 1924.png|250px|thumbnail|right|<center>March 6, 1924 Avalon, <br>Santa Catalina Island</center>]]


'''August 6, 1918 [The Catalina Islander]:''' “Avalon launchmen (fishing boats) in 1918: Sam Goulding, Geo. C. Farnsworth, S. Westbrook, I. L. Newberry, B. D. Halstead, C. A. Fisher, Harry Nichols, Hugh McKay, Monte Foster, A. L. McKelvey, J.J. Bates, W. L. Heral, John Kassar, Claude Wickman, Alex Adargo, Mexican Joe, Enos Vera [Veira], I. A. Anderson, Harry Stoughton, O. I. Danielson, Roy Staples, John Edmundson, Smith Warren, Tad Gray, Kent Walker, Charles Paradis and J. H. S. Boerstler.”
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[[File:March 6, 1924.png|350px|thumbnail|right|<center>March 6, 1924 Avalon, <br>Santa Catalina Island</center>]]


In 1910, the boatmen moved their stands from the beach to the Pleasure Pier. Old Ben learned quickly that he could come up onto one of the floats at the high end of the pier and bark for fish.




1910 Charles Frederick Holder wrote: “The Tuna Club Gaffers' Badge, instituted in 1907, was awarded to boatmen having gaffed a one-hundred- pound tuna under Blue Button specifications; or a fifty-pound tuna under Light Tackle specifications. It was won by: Captains Chappelle, A. S. Clover, O. I. Danielson, Harry Doss, C. A. Fisher, Geo. Farnsworth, Jim Gardner, Tad Gray, Geo. Johnson, Felice "Jose" Presiado (Mexican Joe), Geo. Michaelis, Percy Neal, Chris Ringsen, Claude Whitman, Geo. Zimolier . All the above boatmen have gaffed one-hundred-pound tunas...”[Holder, Charles F. The Channel Islands of California, 1910:250].
'''August 6, 1918 [The Catalina Islander]:''' “Avalon launchmen (fishing boats) in 1918: Sam Goulding, Geo. C. Farnsworth, S. Westbrook, I. L. Newberry, B. D. Halstead, C. A. Fisher, Harry Nichols, Hugh MacKay, Monte Foster, A. L. McKelvey, J.J. Bates, W. L. Heral, John Kassar, Claude Wickman, Alex Adargo, Mexican Joe, Enos Vera [Veira], I. A. Anderson, Harry Stoughton, O. I. Danielson, Roy Staples, John Edmundson, Smith Warren, Tad Gray, Kent Walker, Charles Paradis and J. H. S. Boerstler.”
* [[ADAMS, W. L.]]: ''[[Myrtle]]''
* [[ADARGO, Alexander Reginaldo]]:  [1918; 1924], ''[[Keywee]]''
* [[ADARGO, Alexander Reginaldo]]:  [1918; 1924], ''[[Keywee]]''
* [[ADARGO, Joseph]]: ''Favorita'', ''Eva''
* [[ADARGO, Joseph]]: ''Favorita'', ''Eva''
* [[ALLEN, H.]]: ''Constitution''
* [[ANDERSON, Elmer E.]] [1924], ''Andy''
* [[ANDERSON, Elmer E.]] [1924], ''Andy''
* [[ANDERSON, I. A. ]]: [1918]
* [[ANDERSON, I. A.]]: [1918]
* [[ARCE, Fred]]: [1924], ''Ethel''
* [[ARCE, Fred]]: [1924], ''Ethel''
* [[ASHBRIDGE, F.]]" [1924], ''Grace II''
* [[ARCE, Julian]]: ''Julian''
* [[BATES, J. J. ]]: [1918; 1924], ''Helen B''
* [[ASHBRIDGE, Fred]] [1924], ''Grace II''
* [[BOERSTLER, J. H. S.]] [1918]
* [[Hugo's Glass-bottom boats|ASPLUND, Hugo]]: ''Aquarium'' (glass-bottom boat)
* [[CHAPPELL, Arthur B.]]: ''Pauline'', ''Iona''
* [[BATES, J. J.]]: [1916; 1918; 1924], ''Helen B''; ''Mañana''
* [[BIGGS, Norm]]: ''Phantom''
* [[BOERSTLER, J. H. S. "Sid"]] [1918] ''Katherine J''; ''Bluefin''
* [[BORST, George]]: ''Olympia''
* [[BROOK, Norman]]: ''Kookie''
* [[CADY, Ralph]]: ''Crete''
* [[CARLSON, Jack]]: ''Sea Tiger''
* [[CASEY, Lawrence]]: [1916], ''Coronado''; ''Magic Isle''
* [[CHAPPELL, Arthur B.]]: [1916], ''Pauline'', ''Iona''
* [[CHRIST, Antonio| CHRIST, "Tony the Greek"]]: ''Zeus'' (disappeared at sea in 1908)
* [[COLE, O. W.]]: [1924], ''[[Myrtle]]''
* [[COLE, O. W.]]: [1924], ''[[Myrtle]]''
* [[CORNELL, George Nelson]]: [c. 1900], ''[[Mascot]]'', ''Mascot II'', ''Cornell'', ''Cornell II'', ''Par''
* [[CORNELL, George Nelson]]: [c. 1900; 1916], ''[[Mascot]]'', ''Mascot II'', ''Cornell'', ''Cornell II'', ''Par''
* [[DANIELSON, Oliver Isaac]]: [1918; 1924],  ''Letta D''
* [[DANIELSON, Oliver Isaac]]: [1916; 1918; 1924],  ''Alegria'', ''Rival'', ''Letta D''
* [[EATON, A. E.]]: [1924]], ''Leona''
* [[DILLON, Forest]]: ''Sailfish''
* [[EDMUNDSON, John]]: [1918; 1924], ''Adelaide''
* [[DOSS, Harry]]: ''Helen''
* [[EATON, A. E.]]: [1924], ''Leona''Crete''
* [[EDMUNDSON FAMILY|EDMUNDSON, John]]: [1918; 1924], ''Adelaide''
* [[ELMS, Harry M. A.]]:  ''[[Mildred]]''
* [[ELMS, Harry M. A.]]:  ''[[Mildred]]''
* [[FARNSWORTH, George Chase “Tuna George”]]: [1918], ''Mabel F'', ''Aerial''
* [[FARNSWORTH, George Chase “Tuna George”]]: [1916; 1918], ''Nestella'', ''Mabel F'', ''Aerial''
* [[FISHER, C. A.]]: [1918]
* [[FISHER, C. L.]]: [1916; 1918] ''Dixie''
* [[FOSTER, Monte]]: [1918; 1924], ''Sunbeam''
* [[FOSTER, Monte]]: [1916; 1918; 1924], ''Scramble'', ''Sunbeam''; ''Sunbeam II''
* [[GARDNER, James]]: [c. 1900], 'Fortuna''
* [[GARDNER, James]]: [c. 1900], ''Tuna'', ''Fortuna''
* [[GOULDING, Sam J.]]: [1918; 1924], ''Ruth''  
* [[GIBSON, George]]: ''Pomona''; ''Ruth''
* [[GILSON, Carl]]: ''Maurader''
* [[GOULDING, Sam J.]]: [1916; 1918; 1924], ''Ethel'', ''Laura'', ''Ruth'' ; ''Rith II''
* [[GRANT, W.]]: ''Sunbeam III''
* [[GRAY, Loren]]: ''Dixie''; ''Sailfish''
* [[GRAY, Tad]]: [c. 1900; 1918; 1924], ''Violet G'', ''Swastika'', ''Arcanum'', ''Sailfish''
* [[GRAY, Tad]]: [c. 1900; 1918; 1924], ''Violet G'', ''Swastika'', ''Arcanum'', ''Sailfish''
* [[HALSTEAD, B. D. ]]: [1918, 1924], ''Barney''
* [[HALSTEAD, Byron D.]]: [1916; 1918, 1924], ''Barney''; ''Swastika I''
* [[HERAL, W. L.]]: [1918]
* [[HERAL, William L.]]: [1916; 1918], ''Heral'', ''Alert''
* [[KASSAR, John]] aka “Yellowtail John”: [1918; 1924]  ''Dragon''
* [[JACOBSON, Milton]]: ''Ruth II''
* [[MATHEWSON, J. E. "Pard']]: ''Avalon''
* [[JANI, E.]]: ''Ina Clare''
* [[MCKAY, Hugh]]: [1918; 1924], ''Mañana''
* [[JOHNSON, George]] [1903]
* [[MCKELVEY, A. L.]]: [1918]
* [[KASSAR, John]] aka “Yellowtail John”: [1916; 1918; 1924]  ''Dragon''
* [[KENWICK, Cy]]: ''Heral''
* [[MACKAY, Hugh Shaw]]: [1916; 1918; 1924], ''N'', ''Mañana''; ''Mallard''
* [[MARELLIA, Pete]]: ''Torqua''
* [[MARKHAM, Chet]]: ''Katherine J''; ''Bluefin''
* [[MARKHAM, Joe]]: ''Casey Jones''; ''Vampire''
* [[MATHEWSON, J. E. "Pard']]: ''[[Avalon]]''
* [[McCLANAHAN, Rube]]: ''Rusty''
* [[McDONALD, Sandy]]: ''Fleet Wing''; ''Wave Crest''
* [[McKELVEY, A. L.]]: [1918]
* [[Meteor Boat Company |METEOR BOAT COMPANY STAND]]
* [[Meteor Boat Company |METEOR BOAT COMPANY STAND]]
* [[MICHAELIS, George]]: ''Alert'', ''Juanita''
* [[MICHAELIS, George]]: [1916], ''Alert'' [''Albert''?], ''Juanita''
* [[MOTT, Major Jordan Lawrence]]: [1924],  [[Mabel F|''Mabel F'']]
* [[MOTT, Major Jordan Lawrence]]: [1924],  [[Mabel F|''Mabel F'']]
* [[NEWBERRY, I. L.]]: [1918]
* [[NEALE, Percy]]: ''Eileen''
* [[NICHOLS, Harry Ellsworth]]: [1918; 1924], ''Vera'', ''Nick''
* [[NEWBERRY, I. L.]]: [1918], ''Islander''
* [[NORDQUIST, Capt.]]: [1924], ''Vampire''
* [[NICHOLS, Harry Ellsworth]]: [1916; 1918; 1924], ''Vera'', ''Nick''
* [[PARADIS, Charles]]: [1918]
* [[NORDQUIST, Capt.]]: [1924], ''Vampire''; ''Bluefin''
* [[PENCE, Parker Kyle]]: [1924], ''Shorty'', Shorty II
* [[NORTHAM, Bob]]: ''N''
* [[PRESIADO, José Felice “Mexican Joe”]]: [1918], ''Tia Juana''
* [[O'LEARY, Lee]]: ''Ethel''
* [[STAPLES, Roy]]: [1918]
* [[OLIVER, George]]: ''ADelaide''; ''Holiday''
* [[STOUGHTON, Harry]]: [1918]
* [[PARADISE, Charles]]: [1918] ''Audrey''
* [[VEIRA, Enos]]: [1918; 1924],  ''Carrie''
* [[PENCE, Parker Kyle]]: [1924], ''Shorty'', ''Shorty II''
* [[WALKER, Kent]]: [1918]
* [[PRESIADO, José Felice “Mexican Joe”]]: [1918], ''Tia Juana''; ''Tio Juan''
* [[WARREN, Smith]]: [1918; 1924], ''Fortuna''
* [[QUIGLEY, J. M.]]: ''Lydia''
* [[REAVES, Clark]]: ''Emerald''
* [[REED, George]]: ''Pomona''
* [[ROBARTS, John C.]]: [1916], ''Catalina'', ''Eva''
* [[ROBB, Sam]]: [1916], ''Presto''
* [[ROMANS, George]]: ''Romana''
* [[STAPLES, Roy]]: [1918] ''Pomona''
* [[STOUGHTON, Harry "Shorty"]]: [1918] ''Myrtle''; ''Shorty I''
* [[SUTEMEIER, Arthur]]: ''Spread Eagle''; ''Cushman''
* [[THUET, Leslie|THUET, Howard]]: ''Angler III''
* [[THUET, Leslie]]: ''Angler II''
* [[TOLAND, William]]: ''Eva''
* [[VAUGHAN, Doc]]: ''Popeye''
* [[VOJKOVICH, Nick]]: ''Marilyn''
* [[VEIRA, Enos]]: [1918; 1924],  ''Vera'', ''Carrie'', ''Pirate''
* [[WAGNER, Nick]]: ''Heral''
* [[WALKER, Art]]: ''Pomona''; ''Baitwell''
* [[WALKER, Kent S.]]: [1918], ''Cushman''; ''Arrow''; ''Islander''
* [[WARREN, Smith (Smithy)]]: [1918; 1924], ''Fortuna''
* [[WASHBURN, T.]]: [c. 1900]
* [[WASHBURN, T.]]: [c. 1900]
* [[WEGMANN Family, Santa Catalina Island|WEGMANN, John]]: [1924],  ''Dixie''
* [[WEGMANN Family, Santa Catalina Island|WEGMANN, John]]: [1924],  ''Dixie''
* [[WESTBROOK, S.]]:  [1918]
* [[WESTBROOK, Sam]]:  [1918] ''Spread Eagle'';
* [[WICKMAN, Claude]]: [1918; 1924], ''Maitland''
* [[WICKMAN, Claude]]: [1918; 1924], ''Maitland''
* [[WOODS, Earl]]: ''Maimie''




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[[File:Rent a boat.png|950px|thumbnail|center|<center>More than half a dozen boat stands lined up<br> in front of the Hotel Metropole<br> c. 1900<br>Santa Catalina Island</center>]]
[[File:Rent a boat.png|950px|thumbnail|center|<center>More than half a dozen boat stands lined up<br> in front of the Hotel Metropole<br> c. 1900<br>Santa Catalina Island</center>]]


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Image: Shark caught by Mr. Sharp. Gardner, Jim - boatman.jpg|<center>In front of George Michaelis' Boat Stand <br>Captain Jim Gardner with shark<br> caught by Mr. Sharp, <br>Santa Catalina Island, CA</center>
Image: Shark caught by Mr. Sharp. Gardner, Jim - boatman.jpg|<center>In front of George Michaelis' Boat Stand <br>Captain Jim Gardner with shark<br> caught by Mr. Sharp, <br>Santa Catalina Island, CA</center>
Image:T. Washburn.png|<center>T. Washburn's boat stand <br>in front of the Hotel Metropole <br>c. 1900 </center>
Image:T. Washburn.png|<center>T. Washburn's boat stand <br>in front of the Hotel Metropole <br>c. 1900 </center>
Image:Launch Myrtle.png|<center> Fish caught from the launch, ''Myrtle'' <br>Captain Adams, boatman <br>Santa Catalina Island,  July 16, 1904</center>
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Latest revision as of 00:45, 13 November 2023

Santa Catalina Island, c. 1890
March 6, 1924 Avalon,
Santa Catalina Island

In 1910, the boatmen moved their stands from the beach to the Pleasure Pier. Old Ben learned quickly that he could come up onto one of the floats at the high end of the pier and bark for fish.


1910 Charles Frederick Holder wrote: “The Tuna Club Gaffers' Badge, instituted in 1907, was awarded to boatmen having gaffed a one-hundred- pound tuna under Blue Button specifications; or a fifty-pound tuna under Light Tackle specifications. It was won by: Captains Chappelle, A. S. Clover, O. I. Danielson, Harry Doss, C. A. Fisher, Geo. Farnsworth, Jim Gardner, Tad Gray, Geo. Johnson, Felice "Jose" Presiado (Mexican Joe), Geo. Michaelis, Percy Neal, Chris Ringsen, Claude Whitman, Geo. Zimolier . All the above boatmen have gaffed one-hundred-pound tunas...”[Holder, Charles F. The Channel Islands of California, 1910:250].


August 6, 1918 [The Catalina Islander]: “Avalon launchmen (fishing boats) in 1918: Sam Goulding, Geo. C. Farnsworth, S. Westbrook, I. L. Newberry, B. D. Halstead, C. A. Fisher, Harry Nichols, Hugh MacKay, Monte Foster, A. L. McKelvey, J.J. Bates, W. L. Heral, John Kassar, Claude Wickman, Alex Adargo, Mexican Joe, Enos Vera [Veira], I. A. Anderson, Harry Stoughton, O. I. Danielson, Roy Staples, John Edmundson, Smith Warren, Tad Gray, Kent Walker, Charles Paradis and J. H. S. Boerstler.”



More than half a dozen boat stands lined up
in front of the Hotel Metropole
c. 1900
Santa Catalina Island
  • Santa Catalina Island Boat Rental/ Fishing stands
  • George Cornell's boat stand
    in front of the Hotel Metropole
    c. 1900
  • Jim Gardner's boat stand
    in front of the Hotel Metropole
    c. 1900
  • Gray Brothers boat stand
    in front of the Hotel Metropole
    c. 1900
  • Meteor Boat Stand
    8400
    Some Fish for Breakfast
    220 lbs, 280 lbs, 170 lbs, 130 lbs, 250 lbs, 300 lbs.
    Detroit Publishing Co. (undivided back)
    [original in SCIF archives]
  • In front of George Michaelis' Boat Stand
    Captain Jim Gardner with shark
    caught by Mr. Sharp,
    Santa Catalina Island, CA
  • T. Washburn's boat stand
    in front of the Hotel Metropole
    c. 1900
  • Fish caught from the launch, Myrtle
    Captain Adams, boatman
    Santa Catalina Island, July 16, 1904
  • Boatman Claude Wickman, Santa Catalina Island, 1906
    Photo by Charles Ironmonger

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In the News~

June 28, 1898 [LAH]: “Avalon, June 27.—Messrs. Dunham and Whiteford were out in the launch Puffing Pig and caught three yellowtail and a rock bass.”


July 1 1898 [LAH]: “Avalon, June 30.—Mr. Magnin and Mr. Fraser, while out with Captain Jargstorff in the Sunbeam, landed thirty barracuda on rod and reel. The fish were caught just the other side of Seal Rock.”


July 5, 1898 [LAH]: “Avalon, July 3.—During the past week the Santa Ana, the Sunbeam and the Violet have all been up on the beach for a general overhauling.”

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