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Blessing of the San Francisco fishing fleet in a ceremony at Pier 39-1/2, Fisherman's Wharf, ca.1940
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Blessing of the San Francisco fishing fleet in a ceremony at Pier 39-1/2, Fisherman's Wharf, ca.1940

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Photograph of the blessing of the San Francisco fishing fleet in a ceremony at Pier 39-1/2, Fisherman's Wharf, ca.1940. A small wooden stage is visible at center, and a group of people stands on the stage to address the crowd that can be seen in the foreground. In the background, fishing boats are lined up along a wharf. In the background at left, a large ship is visible, while buildings can be seen at right. 
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Title Blessing of the San Francisco fishing fleet in a ceremony at Pier 39-1/2, Fisherman's Wharf, ca.1940 
Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital) 
Date Created 1940 
Subject Boats and boating  (lcsh), Fishing  (lcsh), piers  (adlf), Priests  (lcsh), Religion  (lcsh), San Francisco -- Waterfront  (file heading), ships  (lcsh) 
Tags OAI-PMH Harvest 
Place California (states), San Francisco (city or populated place), San Francisco (counties), USA (countries) 
Temporal Subject 1940 
Type images
Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat) 
Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection) 
Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library. 
Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library. 
Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given 
Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m9712 
Identifier 43319 (accession number), CHS-43319 (call number), CHS-43319 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-9961 (legacy record id), chs-m9712 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-9851 (legacy record id), USC (project) 
IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID] 
DM Record ID 9961 
Unique identifier UC139705 
Legacy Identifier CHS-43319.tiff 
Type Image 
Internet Media Type image/tiff
Resolution 20.0 in × 15.9 in at 300dpi
51.0 cm × 40.4 cm at 300dpi 
Inherited Values
Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 
Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others. 
Date Created 1860/1960 
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