Gelatin silver panorama photograph, take with a Cirkut camera. Captioned & signed in the negative.  19.5x110.5 cm (7¾x43½").

Striking and detailed photograph of the great ships of the Pacific Fleet and myriad smaller craft. with eight airplanes flying overhead. The caption reads: "The Pacific Fleet at Monterey - Monterey Harbor is the only port in California that may be entered to safe anchorage in any weather." The Pacific Fleet arrived at Monterey on August 25th. 1919, and remain till the 31st. The event of the flag raising on the old custom house by Admiral H. Rodman, commemorating the flag raising by Commodore Sloat on the occupancy of California by the United States Navy in 1846 on August 25th, at 2 p.m., was a memorable feature of the entertainment, and was attended by many of the leading officials of this state.