This collection contains 36 photographs of early Redondo Beach, mostly depicting images of Hotel Redondo. Images of the hotel include shots of the interior and exterior; north and south entrances; Red Line train tracks in front of the hotel; and the grounds. Also included are images of Redondo Beach that feature the beach, pier, dock, casino, bath house, and pavilion; as well as images of small boats in the Pacific Ocean.

This collection contains of over 400 black-and-white negatives and photographic prints of Terminal Island, Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, Port Hueneme, and Catalina Island, taken between 1938 and 1947. Photographs include businesses, residences, airports, warehouses, coastlines, railroads, and neighborhoods. The collection has been digitized and most of the material is available online.