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Esme's avatar

This post made my native Bay Area spirit happy. Such stunning photographs of the vistas I know by heart, through the eyes of someone who lived a century ago. They are the same, and yet not … Wooden ships on the water, very free.

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Maia Gendreau's avatar

this is such a beautiful post! I wish my dad could have seen it, as someone who took the ferry across the gate to chauffeur in Mill Valley, and loved the tall ships!

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Kat Adams's avatar

Thanks for that! Enjoyed seeing the Bay without the Golden Gate. Was just there. Such great history!

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Bush Hermit's avatar

I interviewd a New Zealander who sailed on the Pamir German Clipper, and I think he made it to San Francisco. The skipper was a Finn and there was a lot of daily work in the quiet of the ocean. The pay was not great and the last of the clipper ships were under crewed for financial reasons.

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Chris Baker's avatar

That is incredible. What is even more shocking is that this was around 100 years ago, my how things have changed!? Thanks for a great post.

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