View of the palisade cliffs and Santa Monica beach, showing the Hotel Arcadia in the background, ca.1898

Photograph of a view of the palisade cliffs and Santa Monica beach, showing the Hotel Arcadia in the background, ca.1898. The palisades are prominently visible in the foreground, dropping off to the beach below. Farther back, the wharf is visible extending out into the ocean with the Hotel Arcadia behind it. Trees line the left side of the photo, back from the cliffs