The Postcards of Lester Clement Barton
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Fleet in San Francisco Bay. Foreground - USS Kansas #368 |
In 1908 Lester Clement Barton arrived in San Diego to follow the fleet up the coast photographing and publishing some of the most striking images. He recognized that the "line of ships" would be difficult to frame in a stardard postcard format and selected to use a double-wide card format, 3-1/2" x 9-1/2". This choice produced a selection of images that, in many ways, best documents the view a person standing on the shore would have expereinced. Unfortunately, I have very little knowledge about his work, other than his address: 1445 Monadnock Bldg, Chicago.
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Coming up the California Coast '08 |
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Fleet Anchored off San Francisoc |
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Ships in San Franciso Harbor - Vermont in foreground |
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Fleet Landing in San Franciso Harbor |
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Landing for Parade in San Franciso Harbor |
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Atlantic Fleet in San Franciso Harbor |
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Fleet in San Franciso Harbor |
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Fleet in San Diego Harbor, April 14, '08 |
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Flagship Connecticut at San Diego, April 14, '08 |
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Dropping anchor in San Diego, April 14, '08 |
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