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San Francisco California » boatSan Francisco California | https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:21:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 RARE 1950s CLIFF HOUSE SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA STAMPED PAINTED METAL SIGN BOAT https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2026/07/rare-1950s-cliff-house-san-francisco-california-stamped-painted-metal-sign-boat/ https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2026/07/rare-1950s-cliff-house-san-francisco-california-stamped-painted-metal-sign-boat/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:50:41 +0000 https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2026/07/rare-1950s-cliff-house-san-francisco-california-stamped-painted-metal-sign-boat/

RARE 1950s CLIFF HOUSE SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA STAMPED PAINTED METAL SIGN BOAT

RARE 1950s CLIFF HOUSE SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA STAMPED PAINTED METAL PLATE TOPPER SIGN. NEW OLD STOCK, WITH MINOR STORAGE WEAR. SIZE IS PICTURED WITH A TAPE MEASURE. PLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES. Help, Questions and Answers. Closed weekends and postal holidays. We are here to help you, please help everyone by reading below. Can you tell me more about the item? How large is the item? The pictures show product size, items are pictured next to tape measure or rulers as relevant to its approximate size. Some items are photographed next to US currency for reference, the currency is not included. Sometimes incompatible items require more than one box. What if I already have paid and still want to combine items? Can I wait to pay? Yes, if you have other items ending soon, OK to wait up to 5 days. A new invoice will be sent daily in the morning. It’s OK to wait up to 5 days for other auctions to end. Many repeat customers pay once a week as an example. We do our best but yes sometimes mistakes happen. What if I received something in error and did not get what I was expecting? Please accept our apologies and allow us to make it right. What if I don’t like something or change my mind? You may return any item within 14 days. We will follow up to make your return simple.
RARE 1950s CLIFF HOUSE SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA STAMPED PAINTED METAL SIGN BOAT

]]> https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2026/07/rare-1950s-cliff-house-san-francisco-california-stamped-painted-metal-sign-boat/feed/ 0 Antique RPPC young vacationers in boat on lake California Real Photo Postcard https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2025/09/antique-rppc-young-vacationers-in-boat-on-lake-california-real-photo-postcard/ https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2025/09/antique-rppc-young-vacationers-in-boat-on-lake-california-real-photo-postcard/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:54:05 +0000 https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2025/09/antique-rppc-young-vacationers-in-boat-on-lake-california-real-photo-postcard/
Antique RPPC young vacationers in boat on lake California Real Photo Postcard

Antique RPPC young vacationers in boat on lake California Real Photo Postcard

Sent from one of the MONT towns in California. Or even Monterey though doesn’t really look like Monterey area. Please examine the images carefully as the photos are our best description. We’re always happy to try to answer questions about condition. NOTE: We heavily watermark to protect our photos and the card images for the benefit of our customers.
Antique RPPC young vacationers in boat on lake California Real Photo Postcard

]]> https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2025/09/antique-rppc-young-vacationers-in-boat-on-lake-california-real-photo-postcard/feed/ 0 William DASSONVILLE Ferry Boat on San Francisco Bay, 1925 / VINTAGE / SIGNED https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/06/william-dassonville-ferry-boat-on-san-francisco-bay-1925-vintage-signed/ https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/06/william-dassonville-ferry-boat-on-san-francisco-bay-1925-vintage-signed/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:46:28 +0000 https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/06/william-dassonville-ferry-boat-on-san-francisco-bay-1925-vintage-signed/
William DASSONVILLE Ferry Boat on San Francisco Bay, 1925 / VINTAGE / SIGNED

William DASSONVILLE Ferry Boat on San Francisco Bay, 1925 / VINTAGE / SIGNED

Cloud Study and Ferry Boat on San Francisco Bay, taken from Treasure Island, c. Gelatin silver print on Dassonville’s Charcoal Black paper. Signed in graphite in the margin; Estate stamp also on verso. In original window mat. Image size: 9 7/8 x 9 inches. Paper size: 12 ¼ x 10 3/4. Original mat size: 16 x 13 ¼ inches. New mat size: 20 x 16 inches. William Dassonville was an American photographer who was born in 1879. William Dassonville has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at the Portland Museum of Art, Maine and the Joseph Bellows Gallery, La Jolla. Born in Sacramento, California, in 1879 to middle-class parents, William Edward Dassonville and his family moved to San Francisco when he was a child. He joined San Francisco’s avant-garde Camera Club, attending their lectures, trips, and exhibitions as well as writing articles for Camera Craft, the club’s publication. In his twenties, he became acquainted with the city’s artists including William Keith, George Stirling, Maynard Dixon, and John Muir, whom he later photographed in the portrait studio he opened with Oscar Maurer in 1900. Although the studio was destroyed by the 1906 earthquake, Dassonville managed to salvage some of his work. He supported himself by taking portraits but continued to make beautiful platinum prints of the California landscape in the pictorialist style. In the 1920s, he shifted his focus to San Francisco’s waterfront, skyline, and architecture. These impressionist images were printed on Dassonville’s own “Charcoal Black” paper. In response to the shortage of platinum printing paper with the onset of World War I, the photographer and self-taught chemist developed an alternative paper coating that had the tonal intricacy of platinum that was heralded by Ansel Adams, Imogene Cunningham, and many others. Although Dassonville won numerous prizes and awards and exhibited his pictorialist landscapes alongside the work of Alfred Stieglitz, Clarence H. White, Gertrude Kasebier, and other pioneering photographers during his life, he was a relatively unknown medical photographer at Stanford University at the time of his death in 1957. His reputation was rehabilitated when two California art dealers found a trove of Dassonville’s work in a pair of trunks several years ago. Like late nineteenth century paintings, Dassonville’s rich tonal photographs infuse both people and places with a haunting and ethereal quality while honoring photography’s place within the fine arts.
William DASSONVILLE Ferry Boat on San Francisco Bay, 1925 / VINTAGE / SIGNED

]]> https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/06/william-dassonville-ferry-boat-on-san-francisco-bay-1925-vintage-signed/feed/ 0 1958 Ferry Boat, Bay Bridge San Francisco Bay, California, Postcards, and Ticket https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/05/1958-ferry-boat-bay-bridge-san-francisco-bay-california-postcards-and-ticket/ https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/05/1958-ferry-boat-bay-bridge-san-francisco-bay-california-postcards-and-ticket/#comments Fri, 17 May 2024 09:44:24 +0000 https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/05/1958-ferry-boat-bay-bridge-san-francisco-bay-california-postcards-and-ticket/
1958 Ferry Boat, Bay Bridge San Francisco Bay, California, Postcards, and Ticket

1958 Ferry Boat, Bay Bridge San Francisco Bay, California, Postcards, and Ticket

Last day of the run, July 29 1958 last day, Ferry Boat and Bay Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California, Postcards, with Ferry Ticket.
1958 Ferry Boat, Bay Bridge San Francisco Bay, California, Postcards, and Ticket

]]> https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/05/1958-ferry-boat-bay-bridge-san-francisco-bay-california-postcards-and-ticket/feed/ 0 Vintage Modern San Francisco California Fishermans Wharf Oil Painting Old Boat https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/02/vintage-modern-san-francisco-california-fishermans-wharf-oil-painting-old-boat/ https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/02/vintage-modern-san-francisco-california-fishermans-wharf-oil-painting-old-boat/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:44:30 +0000 https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/02/vintage-modern-san-francisco-california-fishermans-wharf-oil-painting-old-boat/
Vintage Modern San Francisco California Fishermans Wharf Oil Painting Old Boat

Vintage Modern San Francisco California Fishermans Wharf Oil Painting Old Boat

COOL VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN CALIFORNIA IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS. THIS WORK DEPICTS A BEAUTIFUL AND VIBRANT BOAT SCENE IN FISHERMAN’S WHARF, AN ICONIC LANDMARK LOCATED IN SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA. IT IS SIGNED AND DATED 1968. PERHAPS YOU RECOGNIZE THE ARTIST? MILD WEAR TO THE FRAME AS SHOWN. DIMENSIONS: 30″ H x 24″ W. Fisherman’s Wharf, on the northern waterfront, is one of the city’s busiest tourist areas. At Ghirardelli Square, boutiques and eateries reside in the famed former chocolate factory. One of the great pleasures of visiting San Francisco is a stroll along this city’s historic Fisherman’s Wharf. Here, visitors can peer down at the fishing crafts riding in the calm water or pause to watch fishermen mending a net. Most boats in view belong to a “third generation” fishing craft, which has made history at Fisherman’s Wharf. From the days of the Gold Rush until the turn of the century, the San Francisco fishing fleet comprised lateen-rigged sailboats. They were copies of the craft the Italian fishermen knew in their native land. Green was the prevailing color of the tiny boats, and the name of a patron saint appeared on the hull. The fishermen themselves were as colorful as their craft. Their natural talent for song was to be heard in renditions of arias from Verdi, lusty if not always faithful to the ear. In the fog-shrouded waters outside the Golden Gate, the singing was a means of communication. You could not see a companion boat, but you knew it was there. The “second generation” of fishing boats came with the introduction of gasoline engines, small but dependable “put-puts”. What became known as the Monterey Hull boats came into general use. The gas engine made it possible to fish more days of the year, gave a more comprehensive range for their operation in the ocean water, and provided power to haul in the nets or lines. Even today, several hundred of the Monterey-type boats remain as a part of the fishing fleet. Often likened to the “vintage” automobiles of the Model-T era, the Monterey Hull craft ride at harbor alongside a “‘third generation” of commercial fishing boats, diesel-powered craft that overshadow them in size cruising capacity and are often equipped with two-way radio telephones and “sonar” depth-finders. Fishermen used to get news about the weather from nature instead of a radio or television report. If the moon was in the east, the tide was coming in, or if in the west, the tide was flowing out the Golden Gate. A circle around the moon meant rain. Porpoises playing around the boat indicated a stormy wind was brewing. Old timers around Fisherman’s Wharf have other tales to tell, recalled from the period of the last sailboats. It was hard work. If the boat was becalmed, they waited long hours for a breeze or got out the oars and rowed. Sometimes, they would throw a grappling hook into the rudder chain of a passing steamer and get an easy ride home. When the steamer crews called out imprecations against these marine hitchhikers, the Italian fishermen screamed right back in words that soon became a part of waterfront lingo. In those earlier periods, the favorite fishing spots were outside the Golden Gate, just beyond the waves breaking on the rocks and sandy beaches. It took great skill to manage the boats so they did not drift ashore and be wrecked. Today, as in the past, it is the fishing fleet, operated by the grandsons and great-grandsons of these past generations, which makes Fisherman’s Wharf a place of activity, the center of an ocean-oriented industry beloved by native San Franciscans and visitors alike. History Lives On At Fisherman’s Wharf. San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf is proudly unique among the scenic waterfront attractions of the world. The Fisherman’s Wharf of today rests on land created from the rubble of buildings destroyed in the earthquake and fire of 1906. What could not be destroyed was the love of the sea, generations of fishing skills, and traditions expressed in good things to eat and drink. Many of the well-known sights of today were developed only in the last few decades. The original Meigg’s Wharf was once the main port of entry to San Francisco and an extremely industrious place. Hardworking fishermen, both Chinese and Italian (who were often accompanied by their wives), set out to make a living by catching fish and crab in small vessels at the wharf. It is the heritage of these early fishermen, that contributes to today’s color blending of the old and the new at Fisherman’s Wharf – the center of an ocean-oriented industry beloved by native San Franciscans and visitors alike. Today, as in the past, it is the fishing fleet that gives Fisherman’s Wharf its authenticity and activity.
Vintage Modern San Francisco California Fishermans Wharf Oil Painting Old Boat

]]> https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/02/vintage-modern-san-francisco-california-fishermans-wharf-oil-painting-old-boat/feed/ 0 Letterman Mid-century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/01/letterman-mid-century-san-francisco-bridge-painting-sail-boat-california/ https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/01/letterman-mid-century-san-francisco-bridge-painting-sail-boat-california/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:04:53 +0000 https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/01/letterman-mid-century-san-francisco-bridge-painting-sail-boat-california/
Letterman Mid-century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California

Letterman Mid-century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California

Both painting are in good.
Letterman Mid-century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California

]]> https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2024/01/letterman-mid-century-san-francisco-bridge-painting-sail-boat-california/feed/ 0 Vintage Letterman Mid-Century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2021/09/vintage-letterman-mid-century-san-francisco-bridge-painting-sail-boat-california-3/ https://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2021/09/vintage-letterman-mid-century-san-francisco-bridge-painting-sail-boat-california-3/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:06:06 +0000 http://sanfranciscosanfrancisco.com/2021/09/vintage-letterman-mid-century-san-francisco-bridge-painting-sail-boat-california-3/

Vintage Letterman Mid-Century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California

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Vintage Letterman Mid-Century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California. Large painting Nice condition couple inperfections no tears. The item “Vintage Letterman Mid-Century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California” is in sale since Tuesday, October 8, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “amcresale” and is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States.

Width (Inches): 62
Date of Creation: 1950-1969
Style: Vintage
Height (Inches): 50
Artist: Letterman
Size: Giant (over 60in.)

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Large Original Vintage Signed Letterman Painting Racing Sail Boats in the Bay. Tunning Vintage Mid Century Modern Eames Era Original Artwork Painting by Letterman. Excellent detail bridge, water, moon and sailboats at night, p. Ossibly set in San Francisco Californi. The Golden Gate Bridge. 62.25W × 2D × 50.25H. Gorgeous composition and extraordinary size. Crylic on canvas artwork. Would bring a huge fabulous statement to any collectors wall! Are in USED/AS IS condition. I try my best to provide you both an accurate description and accurate photos of the items I have listed. All pictures you see. Are of the exact item you will be receiving; just remember sometimes it is possible in person colors may look different than on pictures because of. Lighting, camera and/or monitor settings. The item “Vintage Letterman Mid-Century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California” is in sale since Thursday, January 23, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “rme69red” and is located in Frenchtown, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.
Vintage Letterman Mid-Century San Francisco Bridge Painting Sail Boat California

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