Steamer ship Santa Rosa in San Francisco bay the day California volunteers returned from Manila during the Spanish-American War, 1898 

Spanish American War artillery volunteers on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898 

Spanish American War volunteers on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898 

Spanish American War Red Cross volunteers on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898 

Southern Californian veterans of the Spanish-American War on parade in San Francisco, ca.1898 

Southern Californian veterans of the Spanish-American War at rest during a parade, San Francisco, ca.1898 

Front rank of Southern Californian veterans from the Spanish-American War marching in a parade in San Francisco, ca.1898 

Spanish-American war volunteers at the Oakland camp, ca.1898 

Oakland camp of Spanish American War volunteers, ca.1898 

Drawing of San Francisco's Golden Gate, showing several large ships, 1837 

Ships in the San Francisco Bay, ca.1905 

Seventh Regiment of Los Angeles at the San Diego Presidio during the Spanish-American War, 1898 

Ships docked along a wharf in San Pedro Harbor, [s.d.] 

Lithograph by William McMautrie, showing abandoned ships in the San Francisco harbor, April 1, 1850 

View of the Oakland camp of the Seventh Regiment of California troops during the Spanish-American War, August 1899 

Two views of deserted ships in San Francisco harbor during the Gold Rush of 1850 

Drawing by George Baker depicting the San Francisco bay, June 1849 

Ferryboat in San Francisco Bay, 1905 

Cargo ships docked at San Pedro Harbor, [s.d.] 

View of Redondo Beach harbor, showing the British ship Kirkcudbrightshire and five other ships waiting to dock, ca.1895