Santa Monica Camera Obscura

The Santa Monica Camera Obscura is a publicly accessible historical camera obscura, located in Palisades Park overlooking the Pacific Ocean, in Santa Monica, California. The Santa Monica Camera Obscura was installed (and perhaps constructed) by Santa Monica mayor Robert F. Jones on April 21, 1899. Jones was the nephew of Santa Monica cofounder and U.S. Senator from Nevada John P. Jones.

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