San Francisco harbor at Yerba Buena Cove in 1850 or 1851 — with Yerba Buena Island, and Berkeley Hills, in the background. Daguerrotype, from during the California Gold Rush. [unknown photographer, 2,574 x 1,727]
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gunnergoz
Interesting how almost all of the sailing ships seem to be merchant vessels that have false gun lines painted on their hulls to scare off potential pirates.
creasetheday
Several of the ships were sunk in the docks and then the bay was filled to expand the usable land. When the foundation for the transamerica pyramid was being excavated they came across remains. So that gives you an idea of how different the shoreline today is compared to this picture.Yerba Buena Cove
![San Francisco harbor at Yerba Buena Cove in 1850 or 1851 — with Yerba Buena Island, and Berkeley Hills, in the background. Daguerrotype, from during the California Gold Rush. [unknown photographer, 2,574 x 1,727]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/SanFranciscoharbor1851c_sharp.jpg)
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> This image was selected as picture of the day on the English Wikipedia for September 26, 2008.
> This is a featured picture on the English language Wikipedia (Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images.
gunnergoz
Interesting how almost all of the sailing ships seem to be merchant vessels that have false gun lines painted on their hulls to scare off potential pirates.
creasetheday
Several of the ships were sunk in the docks and then the bay was filled to expand the usable land. When the foundation for the transamerica pyramid was being excavated they came across remains. So that gives you an idea of how different the shoreline today is compared to this picture.Yerba Buena Cove