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Harbors of California.
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Title:

Harbors of California

Creator/Contributor:

Valcraft, creator

Abstract:

Educational photographs depicting various aspects of the shipping industry as documented in several California harbor areas, including San Diego Bay, Los Angeles, San Francisco, the Port of Oakland and the Oakland Estuary, Stockton, the Sacramento River, Humboldt Bay and the Noyo River. Subjects include cargo ships, barges, tug boats, oil tankers, cruise ships, ferry boats, fishing boats, fire boats, pleasure craft, piers, ship maintanence and repair, harbor pilots, and the Coast Guard. Individual ships depicted include Balclutha (sailing ship), President Buchanan (freighter), Sea Wolf (tug), Santa Elena (freighter), Matsonia (passenger liner), San Leandro (ferry), Trojan (freighter) and Loch Ryan.

Date:

ca. 1970? (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Harbors -- California -- Photographs
Shipping -- California -- Photographs
Ships -- California -- Photographs
Navires -- Californie -- Photographies
Harbors
Shipping
Ships
California

Note:

Publisher's label on mount verso: Valcraft, visual aids to learning.
Series label on mount versos: Harbors of California. Label includes plate no. and ownership stamp: Audio Visual Dept. Berkeley Unified School District.
Mount rectos bear caption labels with photograph nos. Duplicates of these labels are affixed to mount versos. Collection includes photographs 1-31, lacking no. 20.
Date devised by cataloger.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Gift ; Of Berkeley Historical Society; 20120214.

Type:

graphic
Photographs.

Physical Description:

photoprint
1 box (30 photographic prints) : b&w ; prints 11 x 14 in., on mounts 39 x 46 cm

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.