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Fishing fleet, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, 1944

Subjects
Fisheries & WhalingShips & BoatsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1944 (Linen)
Front of Fishing fleet, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, 1944, c. 1944 linen postcard
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Back of Fishing fleet, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, 1944, c. 1944 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A dense cluster of fishing boats moored at Fisherman's Wharf, seen from an elevated vantage among masts and rigging. Fishermen work on the deck of a yellow-hulled boat marked "MA" and "SAN FRANCISCO" in the foreground, with wharf buildings and a red-brick structure along the waterfront behind.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hi, Paul! Hows every little thing How do you like that beautifull scenery on the front of this card? I was out to Fishermans wharf to just like the card only different oder. so Boy the women are to thin around these parts that are swallowed an olive and three [illegible] left town. Bill

PublisherGilboy
FISHING FLEET, FISHERMAN'S WHARF, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA—22 One of the picturesque sights in San Fran- cisco is famed Fisherman's Wharf, with the fishing fleet at anchor. Fishermen setting out from here before dawn each morning serve the entire bay area with fresh fish.
PostmarkedOakland, CA, February 16, 1944, 12:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mister Paul Fisher

21166 W Mc Nichols Rd Detroit, MI 32

Postcard record

Postmarked, Oakland, CA
PublisherGilboy
Series19012N
ConditionGood
Place addressedMister Paul Fisher, 21166 W Mc Nichols Rd, Detroit, MI, 32
Place depictedFisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA
Place depictedSan Francisco, CA
PublisherGilboy, Oakland, CA
Stamp1c Statue of Liberty, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c For Defense, issued 1940
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; white border at bottom edge. Card number 22 printed at end of caption. Postmark: OAKLAND CALIF FEB 16 12:30 PM 1944. Divided-back linen card, Curt Teich no. 19012N; small stain lower right, light edge wear.

Cite this card

Fishing fleet, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, 1944, postcard, c. 1944. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/fishing-fleet-fishermans-wharf-san-francisco-1944. Accessed November 2, 2026.