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Map of San Francisco waterfront, CA, circa 1848 and 1957

Information on back of print: "Contrast between San Francisco's shoreline in gold-rush days and the present waterfront as established by seawall construction started in 1867 is shown in this State Harbor Board chart. Six-mile seawall underlies the city's Embarcadero, running from vicinity of Aquatic Park to 3rd St. Channel at China Basin." [CR][CR]From John Kemble's book, "San Francisco Bay: A Pictorial Maritime History," page 11, and has the following caption:[CR] "The waterfront of 1957 compared with that of 1848....The six-mile seawall underlying the Embarcadero from the vicinity of Aquatic Park at the right to the Third Street Channel at China Basin marks the San Francisco waterfront of the mid-twentieth century. All the tidal land lying behind it running back to the high water mark of 1848 has been filled with debris obtained from the hills of the city. The piers are shown jutting out into the bay from the Embarcadero with the Ferry Building in about the center. Toward the left, the largest of the piers is the Mission Rock Terminal. (Courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle.)"

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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Code: SAFR

NPS Museum Number Catalog : SAFR 21374
Local Park number : P93-065, Series 1, File Unit 11, Item A11.15005

San Francisco Maritime Museum classified photograph collection, 1575-1984
San Francisco Maritime Digital Museum Archival Collection

Title: Guide to the San Francisco Maritime Museum classified photograph collection, 1575-1984 located on the Online Archives of California website.
URL: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8hm5f30/

09/27/2016

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San Francisco Maritime Museum

Organization: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Address: 2 Marina Boulevard, Building E, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, California 94123
Email: safr_maritime_library@nps.gov

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