Boatblocks. Loitering in the docks while they watch the unloading of a big ship

Image

cj1319.jpg

Title

Boatblocks. Loitering in the docks while they watch the unloading of a big ship

Subject

San Francisco (Calif.)
Steamships
Wharves -- California -- San Francisco
Boys -- California

Description

Two white boys with their shoe shine boxes over their shoulders stand at the edge of a dock watching the unloading of a large white merchant ship moored near a large wooden building with the sign "Pier No. 12" above its large open doors.

Creator

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

Publisher

Jones Library Special Collections

Date

undated

Rights

This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.

Relation

From the Clifton Johnson Collection

Type

Photographs

Identifier

CJ1319

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

7 x 5

Citation

Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “Boatblocks. Loitering in the docks while they watch the unloading of a big ship,” Digital Amherst, accessed February 6, 2025, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/4306.