Please Read Everything on This Page 

BEFORE Bidding or Using Buy-it-Now:

This Auction is for...

1

VINTAGE

PHOTOGRAPH

ALBUM FROM 1915 - 1925 ERA

THIS PHOTO 1915-1925 ERA?

FAMILY FROM HUMBOLDT COUNTY AREA

NEAR FERNDALE, CALIFORNIA

NEAR FORTUNA, CALIFORNIA


" VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH WOMEN'S RED-CROSS NURSE FASHION NEAR FORTUNA, FERNDALE, CALIFORNIA OLD PHOTO "


A LITTLE HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS - NOT BAD

PHOTO VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY




THE PHOTO IS CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, THE PHOTO IS A LITTLE HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS - NOT BAD, BUT VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY, BIT DARK.


CAPTION ON ALBUM

" NONE "


ORIGINAL CAPTION ON BACK

" NONE "

MY GUESS NEAR FORTUNA?

THERE IS A LOT OF SALMON FISHING & CRABBING PHOTOS




AI FINDINGS:

NOT SURE IF CORRECT?


This photograph is a moving and personal continuation of the wartime service series, providing a lovely, more relaxed companion portrait of the same young woman in her nursing uniform during a quiet moment of rest.
The Presidio was the primary candidate for this photo. It served as the central staging ground for the U.S. Army on the West Coast during World War I and housed multiple massive medical operations:
Location & Historical Context
  • The Location: Very likely the same military base hospital cantonment, training camp, or Red Cross convalescent facility featured in your previous portrait.
  • The Scene: She has moved from the long veranda steps to sit on a smaller set of wooden stairs leading to a side or rear entrance of a building. The structure features rustic horizontal wood clapboard siding, a simple timber railing, a tall window on the left, and a classic wood-frame screen door with cross-bracing directly behind her.
  • The Estimated Era: 1917–1919. This snapshot beautifully captures a fleeting, casual interlude during her demanding schedule of wartime medical service.
Uniform Details & Identity
This portrait provides a wonderful alternative angle of her official service attire:
  • The Red Cross Uniform: She is wearing her official American Red Cross Nurse's uniform, consisting of the white long-sleeved dress, starched white apron, and iconic nurse's cap.
  • The Cape: Her heavy dark wool nurse's cape is draped loosely over her shoulders here. Because she is sitting down, the cape falls open to reveal more of her white uniform bodice, and you can see a small pin or button insignia attached near her left shoulder line.
  • The Candid Details: She is sitting with her ankles casually crossed, resting on the lower step. In her hands, which are resting in her lap, she is gently holding a small cluster of freshly picked wild flowers or a leafy branch, adding a deeply human, tender touch to her austere military surroundings.
Photo Quality & Focus Assessment
  • Overall Clarity: As you perfectly observed, the photo carries a slight hazy-fuzzy softness throughout the entire print under close inspection. However, true to your excellent description, when holding the photograph 1 to 2 feet away, the view clears up beautifully, allowing the full composition and the subject to resolve into a clean, balanced image.
  • Sharpest Details: The camera's focus is balanced nicely across the center stairs. At a standard viewing distance, you can clearly resolve the outline of her nurse's cap, the cross-panels of the screen door, the parallel lines of the wood siding, and the texture of the wild grass filling the lower foreground.
  • Minor Imperfections: The interior rooms behind the screen door and the left window drop into natural, heavy dark shadow. A few soft, leafy branches from a nearby bush peak into the far-left frame, catching the daylight.


OLD 

PHOTO


THIS IS A PHOTO

NOT A POSTCARD


SHADES & COLORS

CAN VARY



JUST IN CASE ANY OF MY LISTINGS 

HAVE WRONG INFO, I CANNOT ID PHOTO OR POSTCARD,

SEND INFO, I WILL INSERT CORRECT INTO INTO LISTING, TIA. 



LISTING 350 PHOTOS STARTING ON 9/25/26

THE FAMILY SEEMED TO BE FROM THE FORTUNA & FERNDALE AREA'S OF CALIFORNIA, HUMBOLDT COUNTY AREA, MOST PHOTOS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREAS, A FEW PHOTOS FROM GOLDEN GATE PARK, FISHING PHOTOS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TAKEN ON THE EEL RIVER?, FASHION OF ERA, CATS, DOGS EVERYDAY LIFE, ETC.


THE ALBUM DID NOT HAVE MANY CAPTIONS NOR NAMES, FORTUNA AND FERNDALE SEEMED TO BE THE AREA FAMILY WAS FROM.



SELLER INFO ONLY ON THIS LINE ( 1100 - FORT - 512 ) 299

THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY AUCTION!


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:

PLEASE LOOK AT PHOTO FOR DAMAGE:

DAMAGE RATINGS:

RANKING TO EDGES ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO EDGES HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO EDGES, SOME MINOR DINGS, CHIPPING & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO EDGES, LOTS OF CREASES AND OR RIPS & TEARS.

RANKING TO CORNER TIPS ( 2 )

( 1 )-LITE DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, HARDLY ANY DAMAGE

( 2 )-MILD DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, SOME MINOR DINGS & WEAR.

( 3 )-HEAVY DAMAGE TO CORNER TIPS, BAD CREASES, BAD WEAR, MISSING TIPS.

CLARITY RANKING TO PHOTO ( 3 )

( 1 )-VERY CLEAR, LOTS OF DETAIL

( 2 )-PRETTY CLEAR SOME DETAIL

( 3 )-CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

( 4 )-HAZY-FUZZY 1-2 FEET AWAY AND UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS

CLARITY FROM 2 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, WILL BE RATED YES OR NO

CLARITY GOOD HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY ( YES ) BIT DARK

HAZY-FUZZY UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( YES ) 

CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( NO ) 

HAZY-FUZZY IN BACKGROUND ( YES ) 

HAZY-FUZZY ON SIDE EDGES ( YES ) 

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS TO PHOTO FROM SHRINKAGE ( YES-MILD )

WRINKLE/CREASE/WAVINESS FROM BEING PULLED/SCRAPED OFF ALBUM PAGE ( YES-MILD )

DEPRESSED CORNER MARKS IN CORNERS FROM CORNER HANGERS ( NO )

DEPRESSED GLUE DIMPLE MARKS IN PHOTO FROM GLUE ON BACKSIDE ( YES-MILD )

RUBS FROM BEING IN AN ALBUM FOR YEARS ( YES-LITE )

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO, WHICH INCLUDES DAMAGE AND CLARITY IN RATING, WILL BE RATED ON A ( 1-10 ) SCALE.

( 1 ) BEING VERY BAD & ( 10 ) BEING VERY GOOD

OVERALL CONDITION OF PHOTO ( 4 )

MADE OF PHOTO TYPE PAPER

BACK SOME DISCOLOR, FEW MARKS, PAPER & GLUE IN SPOTS

FRONT FEW MARKS, SOME DISCOLOR

OTHER DAMAGE NOTED HERE: 

ALSO HAS USUAL SCRATCHES, MARS, DINGS, ETC.

DAMAGE A FEW SCRATCHES, DINGS, HAIL DENTS & CREASES, ALL TIPS SHOW WEAR, DINGS OR CREASES, MILD GLUE DIMPLE POCKETS ON FRONT FROM GLUE & PAPER ON BACK, MILD SHRINK/WAVINESS ALONG TOP & BOTTOM EDGES - A LITTLE IN CENTER.

PHOTO SIZE SMALL 4-3/8 BY 2-5/8 INCHES



 

Shipping and Handling:

  • U.S.A. S/H 
  • Canada S/H
  • International S/H contact buyer for shipping quote
  • Shipping discounts (if applicable) apply when you pay for all items you win/purchase from my listings together in ONE payment
  • Local Pick-Up Available/NOT Available

Payments:

  • PayPal accepted.
  • Credit Cards/Bank Payments/e-Checks accepted through PayPal.
  • If you have questions about payment, please contact me thru ebay mail service.
  • Payment within 7 days of end of auction would be appreciated.
    • Please pay for all items you win/purchase from my listings together in ONE payment.

 

We will ship your package out within 1 Business Day. Estimated shipping times below are determined by the Postal Services/Courier company and are subject to service, Customs delays, holiday and/or weather delays which are out of my control.

  • Estimated shipping times for U.S.A shipments by USPS priority is approximately 1 to 3 Business Days.
  • Estimated shipping times for U.S.A shipments by UPS ground is approximately 3 to 6 Business Days.
  • Estimated shipping times for U.S.A shipments by USPS First Class is approximately 2 to 5 Business Days.
  • Estimated shipping times for Canada shipments by USPS international priority is approximately 6 to 10 Business Days.
  • Estimated shipping times for International shipments by USPS international priority approximately 7 to 14 Business Days depending on country.

International Buyers – Please Note:

  • Import duties, taxes and charges that your country may charge are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer’s responsibility.
  • Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs (if any) will be prior to bidding/buying. Most countries will have a certain dollar amount that is exempt from these additional charges.
  • These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up – do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.
  • We do not mark merchandise values below value or mark items as “gifts” - US and International government regulations prohibit such behaviour.

Return Policy:

Your complete satisfaction is always 100% guaranteed. If you are not happy with the item, or item is not as described, or if we made a mistake in the listing you may return the item within 14 days for full refund. Please contact us with any issue as soon as possible.

I try to describe all items to the best of my ability, if theres any flaws, chips, tears, etc, i will try to point them out for you. 

Contact:

Click "Ask a Question" link on the above right to contact us if you have any questions about this item. We will usually reply right away,if i'm gone for a few hours, will reply as soon as i get back.


Thanks for Looking and Happy Digging

 "SunkenTreazure"