Rowing Clubs in 1923

Photograph

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club

A zoomed view of three rowing clubs on Black Point Cove in 1923: 192301c
A zoomed view of three rowing clubs on Black Point Cove in 1923

192301c

Name/Title

Rowing Clubs in 1923

Entry/Object ID

192301

Tags

Boathouse

Description

View of the three rowing clubs on Black Point Cove at the foot of Van Ness Ave with the Fontana Warehouse in the background

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan of original

Subject

The rowing clubs, L to R, Ariel, Dolphin, and South End clubs in 1923. The other building to the left (east) was the Crystal Springs Water pumping station. The Dolphin Club boathouse was built in 1896. The other clubs arrived about a dozen years later. The railroad trestle over the club piers went to a tunnel under Fort Mason.

Subject Place

Cove

Black Point Cove

Bay

San Francisco Bay

State/Province

California

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown photographer

Date made

circa 1923

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Location

Location

Cabinet

Metal Storage Cabinet #1 ground floor

Date

August 4, 2024

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Date

August 3, 2024

Acquired From

Western Neighborhoods Project

Notes

Original source was the Southern Pacific Survey / Courtesy of a Private Collector

Web Links and URLs

Link to Article: Dolphin Club Early Boathouses

General Notes

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