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GENUINE >>>>> PACIFIC GREYHOOUND – Bus Roll Sign section with 9 destinations, encompassing cities in the Greater Bay Area. Circa 1962 See photo of New York printing company Flushing N. 7TH STREET – – S. FERRY BUILDING (FOOT OF MARKET) – – – S. TRANS BAY Terminal – Mina Street / Natoma St. SAN BRUNO (El Camino Real). This section is made of a strong material. The edges are reinforced with what looks like copper? Great for a wall in the home office, game room, coffee house, restaurant, travel agency, den, retail business, house staging. ORIGINAL AS FOUND / AS IS SIZE: approx. 64 by 29-1/2 inches. THIS OFERING IS FOR A NICE BIG SECTION, – 64 INCHES BY 29-1/2 INCHES. Ideal for wall mounting. Authentic item that was in use, pre digital bus signage era. – Fare route – – San Francisco Bay Area – San Mateo County – Peninsula – Pacific Ocean. Northern California – – work / commercial office – retail – government – transportation – BART – bus. INTERIOR DESIGN – DECORATOR – STAGING – VINTAGE -HISTORICAL COLLICTIBLE.

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San Francisco California Postcard Union Ferry Depot The Loop 1915 Exposition.

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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.

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

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1926 CALIFORNIA San Francisco Ferry Streetcar By HOPPE. Since 1989 – The Name You Can Trust For Fine Vintage Photogravures, Photographs & Antique Prints. Serving the Design & Decor trades for over 20 years. See our vintage and original prints featured in. Coastal Living, Dwell Magazine. And other fine quality publications. WE LIST DOZENS OF NEW ARRIVALS EVERY DAY! Where you can search our World Class Selection of authentic vintage prints by photographer or subject. Browse THOUSANDS of fine vintage photography prints from silver gelatin to photogravure. Hoppe (German born, 1878 – 1972) – Internationally renown English photographer. Arguably the most famous photographer in the world during the early 20th century. Title: California, San Francisco. Ferry Building The Clock Tower of the Ferry Building, fashioned after the Giralda in Seville. Date Of Negative: 1926 Type Of Print: Vintage Photogravure Etched plate made from the original image – authorized by the E. Hoppe Date Of Print: 1927 Original Issue: Bound sheet fed photogravure compilation Paper: Medium weight, satin finish Print Origin: Germany Print/Plate Maker: Art Institutes Of Rotophot A. Berlin, Germany Approximate Image Size Inches: 6.25 x 8.5 inches (not including print border) Approximate Image Size Metric: 16 x 21.5 centimeters (not including print border) Print Border: Yes – small surrounding border, professionally trimmed. Image title is printed in four languages (English, French, German & Spanish) along the lower border, below the actual image area. Condition Grade: Very Fine++. Registered Vintage Print Serial #. This is an authentic (NOT a modern reprint) vintage 1927 photogravure by the internationally renown German born English photographer E. Born in Germany in 1878, Hoppe resided in London, England for most of his life and was arguably the most famous photographer in the world during the early twentieth century (he specialized in celebrity portraits early in his career). 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This most likely is a re-print of a smaller photo, there are no marks that I can see that identify an artist/photographer. The photo has some marks and some dog earred areas in the corners. Back has some left over tape on it. Measures approximately 16″ wide x 20″ tall. Please note I also have another photo of the same subject for sale. I have 18 years of online sales experience. Customer service is a high priority for me. We strive for happy, return customers. Often, negative situations can be easily resolved or explained without further problems. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Photographic Images\Photographs”. The seller is “*winsome*lad” and is located in this country: US. 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, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

• Size: 16\
• Photographer: unknown
• Production Technique: Photo Print
• Featured Person/Artist: Golden Gate Bridge
• Style: Landscape
• Material: Paper
• Theme: Architecture
• Format: Photo
• Type: Photograph
• Features: 1st Edition
• Antique: No
• Number of Photographs: 1 0f 2
• Subject: Golden Gate Bridge
• Region of Origin: California
• Modified Item: No
• Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
• Year of Production: 1936
• Image Color: Black & White
• Time Period Manufactured: 1925-1949
• Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
• Original/Reprint: Original Print

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If you are serious, let me know and I will take more. I think that this piece is one of those for a lot less. The new screen will show a list of questions that you might want to ask. The last word on the list is the word other. Call me and if I don’t answer I will call you soon after. This is an excellent and large watercolor by famed California artist, Jade Fon Woo, usually called just Jade Fon in most books. This is one of my two favorite watercolors that I have owned of about 300 and that is because the colors are vivid, there is the one point perspective and certainly people in S. Know that Jade Fon painted the city as well as anyone. This Fon wc also has social commentary. There is at least one child playing in the street, a bird pecking at whatever looks appetizing, very interesting graffiti, and a couple appears to be entering the street, perhaps dauntingly. The landmark, Ferry Building and marketplace are in the background. There is detail throughout the street, the vehicles, railing on the buildings, there is more detail that I need to see the piece up close. Jade Fon as an Asian-American must have had mixed feelings about San Francisco, the city’s history wasn’t kind to his ancestors but he found success in quite a few occupations. Read the next two paragraphs if you would like more biographical information. I cannot imagine any wc more vivid in color, the shadows you see are intentional and gives the piece a feeling of discomfort but also of hope, a city that was a port for many of America’s Asian-Americans. My son came to NYC, as he was adopted from the Philippines so did my Hungarian and Irish grandparents. It is signed and has his chop mark in the lower left and the dimensions are about as large as CA watercolors go at 29×22. Fon is extremely well known for his San Francisco cityscapes, and his coastal California and Hawaiian landscapes. I have seen no oils, or portraits, and just a few still lifes by him. In the 1930’s as a very young man he moved back to California to become one of America’s best known watercolor artists, particularly of the San Francisco area. He is a very collectible artist as he has been written in about in numerous books and his art is in multiple museums, six listed on Askart but there are others. As an Asian-American artist it was probably more difficult to get recognition in the United States and I think you might want to check out other Asian-American artists from his era in California such as Jake Lee, Dong Kingman, Si Chen Yuan and East Coast artist Chi Chen. I think that their art will appreciate in tangible and intangible value in American art history. There are many other artists of Asian descent whose art is popular at American auctions and many more with Asian influence in their art. Japanese descent artists that you might want to check out are Yutaka Ohashi, Kenzo Okada and living artists Mian Situ and Jason Situ who both live in the United States. Another remarkable California artist, Tyrus Wong is apparently living still at 105(passed a few years ago) and I had one of his paintings and he had a long career with Disney as well, including leading the dramatic Bambi scenes. Maine/NM artist, Laurence Sisson lived in Japan for a while and has Asian influences and subject matter in some of his paintings. Check him out, one of the living greats. He passed about two years ago. Jade Fon is considered one of the finest plein air California artists, and was among the leaders of the California Watercolor Movement that included other greats like Rex Brandt, Phil Dike, Barse Miller, Millard Sheets and a few other Asian-Americans like Jake Lee and Dong Kingman. Check out that Lorenzo Latimer California watercolor, he was an early great watercolorist. Some interesting facts about Fon is that he taught at a college, started an art school, worked on the movie, “Gone with the Wind, ” and was an entertainer in nightclubs as a singer and emcee in the Forbidden City. Golden Gate paintings are very popular as are his S. F harbor views and his Hawaiian coastal views. Check out his S. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “connecticutskier” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Mexico, Canada.

• Painting Surface: Paper
• Region of Origin: San Francisco, California, United States
• Width (Inches): 29
• Production Technique: Watercolor Painting
• Listed By: connecticutskier
• Subject: San Francisco, California Landscape
• Material: Watercolor
• Height (Inches): 22
• Artist: Jade Fon Woo
• Style: Impressionism, Realism,Modernism
• Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
• Signed?: Signed
• Type: Painting
• Original/Reproduction: Original

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Richmond Ferry state highway sign. Up for sale today is this San Anselmo, San Francisco, Richmond Ferry, San Quentin sign. The four destinations are in Marin County near highway 101. The specific route here was always in the state highway system, but was only given the number 17 when the ferry was replaced with the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge in 1956. Before that, no 17 shields in Marin County! The sign is made to the 1919 specification of the California State Auto Association, with the logo at the bottom (as well as the association name at the sides) and with sharp corners. Later generations changed to rounded corners for safety, in case an unexpected kinetic event caused the darn thing to come flying through the windshield. The sign is 18 1/2 inches on a side (approximately 29 inches across the long axis, and 23 up and down the short axis), and weighs 8 pounds, 12 ounces. The original of these signs exists in a private collection and is not going anywhere. This is a high quality, heavy steel remake that has the same high gloss and is indistinguishable from the original early 1910s porcelain sign. Accept no imitations that may be one-third this price, but are one-tenth the quality. No cheap tin to be found here, with the wrong fonts, layouts, size, shape, or any other manner of embarrassing imperfection. This one will make even the most discerning collector stick their nose into the sign, as it looks that good from that close! Would you like a number not seen here? Or perhaps a different style? I can of course make these signs with any verbiage of your choice, and not just this style, but others with the reflectors, the embossed style that other states used, and even the classic mileage, direction, and route shield signs from the era. Anything you would like, made with unsurpassed quality right here in the good old US of A. The item “Richmond Ferry California CSAA San Francisco road sign auto club AAA highway” is in sale since Thursday, May 27, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Transportation\Signs”. The seller is “agentsteel53″ and is located in Tilton, Illinois. 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, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, 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, Russian federation.

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If you are serious, let me know and I will take more. I think that this piece is one of those for a lot less. The new screen will show a list of questions that you might want to ask. The last word on the list is the word other. Call me and if I don’t answer I will call you soon after. This is an excellent and large watercolor by famed California artist, Jade Fon Woo, usually called just Jade Fon in most books. This is one of my two favorite watercolors that I have owned of about 300 and that is because the colors are vivid, there is the one point perspective and certainly people in S. Know that Jade Fon painted the city as well as anyone. This Fon wc also has social commentary. There is at least one child playing in the street, a bird pecking at whatever looks appetizing, very interesting graffiti, and a couple appears to be entering the street, perhaps dauntingly. The landmark, Ferry Building and marketplace are in the background. There is detail throughout the street, the vehicles, railing on the buildings, there is more detail that I need to see the piece up close. Jade Fon as an Asian-American must have had mixed feelings about San Francisco, the city’s history wasn’t kind to his ancestors but he found success in quite a few occupations. Read the next two paragraphs if you would like more biographical information. I cannot imagine any wc more vivid in color, the shadows you see are intentional and gives the piece a feeling of discomfort but also of hope, a city that was a port for many of America’s Asian-Americans. My son came to NYC, as he was adopted from the Philippines so did my Hungarian and Irish grandparents. It is signed and has his chop mark in the lower left and the dimensions are about as large as CA watercolors go at 29×22. Fon is extremely well known for his San Francisco cityscapes, and his coastal California and Hawaiian landscapes. I have seen no oils, or portraits, and just a few still lifes by him. In the 1930’s as a very young man he moved back to California to become one of America’s best known watercolor artists, particularly of the San Francisco area. He is a very collectible artist as he has been written in about in numerous books and his art is in multiple museums, six listed on Askart but there are others. As an Asian-American artist it was probably more difficult to get recognition in the United States and I think you might want to check out other Asian-American artists from his era in California such as Jake Lee, Dong Kingman, Si Chen Yuan and East Coast artist Chi Chen. I think that their art will appreciate in tangible and intangible value in American art history. There are many other artists of Asian descent whose art is popular at American auctions and many more with Asian influence in their art. Japanese descent artists that you might want to check out are Yutaka Ohashi, Kenzo Okada and living artists Mian Situ and Jason Situ who both live in the United States. Another remarkable California artist, Tyrus Wong is apparently living still at 105(passed a few years ago) and I had one of his paintings and he had a long career with Disney as well, including leading the dramatic Bambi scenes. Maine/NM artist, Laurence Sisson lived in Japan for a while and has Asian influences and subject matter in some of his paintings. Check him out, one of the living greats. He passed about two years ago. Jade Fon is considered one of the finest plein air California artists, and was among the leaders of the California Watercolor Movement that included other greats like Rex Brandt, Phil Dike, Barse Miller, Millard Sheets and a few other Asian-Americans like Jake Lee and Dong Kingman. Check out that Lorenzo Latimer California watercolor, he was an early great watercolorist. Some interesting facts about Fon is that he taught at a college, started an art school, worked on the movie, “Gone with the Wind, ” and was an entertainer in nightclubs as a singer and emcee in the Forbidden City. Golden Gate paintings are very popular as are his S. F harbor views and his Hawaiian coastal views. Check out his S. The item “Jade Fon, San Francisco, California Landscape, Chinese American Artist, Ferry Bldg” is in sale since Friday, April 30, 2021. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “connecticutskier” and is located in Southington, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Mexico, Canada.

• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Signed?: Signed
• Region of Origin: San Francisco, California, United States
• Artist: Jade Fon Woo
• Style: Impressionism, Realism,Modernism
• Listed By: connecticutskier
• Painting Surface: Paper
• Medium: Watercolor
• Width (Inches): 29
• Subject: San Francisco, California Landscape
• Originality: Original
• Height (Inches): 22

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