15256. (glass negative) U.S. Life-Saving Crew with Surfboat at Shipwreck, San Francisco c.1911.
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15256. (glass negative) U.S. Life-Saving Crew with Surfboat at Shipwreck, San Francisco c.1911.
15256. (glass negative) U.S. Life-Saving Crew with Surfboat at Shipwreck, San Francisco c.1911. Original Large Format 5” x 7″ antique glass plate negative shows marvelous detail of the U.S. Life Saving Service surfboat at the scene of a large shipwreck as throngs of onlookers view the scene. The image is taken near the U.S. Life Saving Station located at the western end of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The Golden Gate Park Life-Saving Station was a one-of-a-kind station with buildings designed by architects J. Lake Parkinson and John G. Pelton. This glass negative derives from the Wyland Stanley Collection of San Francisco historical memorabilia which included thousands of original photographs and antique negatives. The entire collection was purchased by Marilyn Blaisdell in the late 1970s. Image is clear and close and will make wonderful prints. Glass plate negative has been scanned as a positive to show image detail. (VG+). $155.