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VINTAGE

PHOTOGRAPH

ALBUM FROM 1915 - 1920'S ERA

THIS PHOTO 1915-1920'S ERA?

FAMILY FROM WASHINGTON STATE

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA


AI INFO BELOW:

MIGHT NOT BE CORRECT?


Because this vintage photo captures a broad panoramic scene under heavy bay haze and standard low sepia resolution, the exact names painted on the individual hulls cannot be directly read. However, by matching the distinctive structural silhouettes to early 20th-century shipping registries, we can identify the specific classes and types of vessels sharing the water with Alcatraz Island:
  • The Left Vessel (The Active Smoker): This is a classic early passenger-cargo coastal liner. It features a long, multi-tiered white passenger superstructure centered mid-deck, straight vertical cargo masts with derrick booms on both the bow and stern, and a single tall smokestack. Hulls of this precise configuration—such as the iconic SS Alaska and similar coastal steamships operated by the Pacific Steamship Company—frequently steamed right past the island on scheduled coastal milk-runs between San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.
  • The Right Vessel (The Static Freighter): Positioned further out to the right, this is a standard two-island merchant tramp steamer or general cargo carrier. It displays the classic dark hull, a split superstructure (separate forward bridge and midship engine housing), and a tall centerline funnel typical of the global maritime freight fleets that anchored in the bay while awaiting a slot at the bustling San Francisco piers.
  • The Small Central Vessel: Directly to the right of Alcatraz Island is a small, low-slung harbor helper craft—either a local steam tugboat or a dedicated federal utility tender moving supplies and prison guards out to the island dock.
  • This photograph can be accurately dated to between 1912 and 1933.
  • MY GUESS 1920'S ERA?



" VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH SHIPS ALCATRAZ ISLAND FEDERAL PRISON SAN FRANCISCO IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA OLD PHOTO "



THE PHOTO IS CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, THE PHOTO IS CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS, HAZY-FUZZY NEAR SIDE EDGES, BUT VIEWS CLEAR HOLDING 1-2 FEET AWAY, BIT DARK.


THE PRISON IS PRETTY CLEAR

ALL SHIPS ARE PRETTY CLEAR

I DO NOT SEE ANY NAMES ON SHIPS?


CAPTION ON ALBUM

" NONE "


ORIGINAL CAPTION ON BACK

PARTIAL CAPTION COVERED IN GLUE AND PAPER

" FEDERAL PRISON, S.F. "


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 300 PHOTOS STARTING ON 10/17/26

THE FAMILY WAS FROM WASHINGTON STATE AREA, CARS, MOTORCYCLES, PETS, SHIPS, WORKING LIFE, MOST PHOTOS FROM WASHINGTON STATE, EVERYDAY LIFE, ETC.


THE ALBUM HAD LOTS OF CAPTIONS, BUT ONLY HAD A FEW NAMES, SEEMS LIKE THEY LIVED NEAR COAST, PUGET SOUND AREA, THEN A LOT OF PHOTOS FROM SPOKANE AREA.



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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 ( 2 )

( 1 )-VERY CLEAR, LOTS OF DETAIL

( 2 )-PRETTY CLEAR SOME DETAIL

( 3 )-CLEAR 1-2 FEET AWAY, A LITTLE 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 ( NO ) 

CLEAR UNDER MAGNIFY GLASS ( YES ) 

HAZY-FUZZY IN BACKGROUND ( NO ) 

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 ( 4-5 )

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 THROUGHOUT.

PHOTO SIZE SMALL 4-1/4 BY 3-1/4 INCHES


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 "SunkenTreazure"