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Queen Mary 2 headed towards port
1898 1920 Liberty Thermionics

That ferry in the foreground is normally one of the largest ships in the bay (aside from the freighters that come and go all day long). The Queen Mary 2 makes it look like a toy.

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The Queen Mary 2 in San Francisco Bay
1920 1918 Liberty Thermionics

A gaggle of sailboats surrounded the Queen Mary as she sailed into the San Francisco Bay.

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The Queen Mary 2 Coming into San Francisco Bay
1908 1920 Liberty Thermionics

As we approached the bay on what was Super-Bowl Sunday (February 4, 2007) it was never more clear how much a professional sports town San Francisco wasn’t. The ship was due to enter the bay at about the same time as kickoff of the national football demonstration and there were at least 10,000 people standing on the docks waiting. The…

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All the way from London
1920 1917 Liberty Thermionics

Pictured here – the “Santa Cruz,” approaching a final destination of San Francisco by way (at some point) of London. (it’s probably hard to see that here, but it’s written on the back of the ship!) The freighter entered the Golden Gate just as I ran out of film. I quickly reloaded, all the while cursing film. 12 pictures at…

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