Catalina Island - Avalon. Outdoor view of the S.S. Hermosa II. Stereoview. [California?]: N.p., 1916. Ink inscription to mount recto. 

A view of the historic S.S. Hermosa II ferry used to ferry tourists between the California mainland to Santa Catalina Island. The first ship to bear the name and ply the ferry route was originally built in 1889 for Captain William Banning of the Wilmington Transportation Company. She was dismantled in 1902, with many of her appointments used to build the Hermosa II, a larger vessel which could hold up to 700 passengers. She was acquired by chewing-gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr. when he purchased Santa Catalina Island in 1919. She would remain in service as a ferry until she was sold in 1928 and converted into a tuna clipper. 

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