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Photographer: Andrew Ruppenstein
Taken: February 23, 2013
Caption: First Ship Marker, Balclutha, Alcatraz, and Angel Island
Additional Description: In the foreground is the marker, and visible immediately behind it is the Balclutha, a three-masted square-rigger built in 1886. Behind that is Alcatraz Island, with the federal penitentiary (1934-1963) visible, And finally behind that is the south side of Angel Island. The San Carlos anchored off the north side of Angel Island, in what is now known as Ayala Cove. (Note the telephoto effect makes the distant objects appear considerably closer than they are.)
Submitted: April 1, 2013, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p237405
File Size: 2.911 Megabytes

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