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Octagon House
Marvelous detail in this c.1925 image of a 2-Door Sedan automobile pictured alongside the nearly completed historic "Octagon House" located at Lands End in San Francisco, California. Formally known as Point Lobos Marine Exchange Lookout Station. Its function was to watch for approaching ships and announce their arrival. Once a ship was spotted, the lookout relayed the information (especially the ship's name or company insignia) to the Embarcadero where a small army of stevedores, tugs boats, taxis and drayage companies waited to unload the vessel's cargo and transport her passengers.
Image derived from the original glass negative.
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Octagon House
Marvelous detail in this c.1925 image of a 2-Door Sedan automobile pictured alongside the nearly completed historic "Octagon House" located at Lands End in San Francisco, California. Formally known as Point Lobos Marine Exchange Lookout Station. Its function was to watch for approaching ships and announce their arrival. Once a ship was spotted, the lookout relayed the information (especially the ship's name or company insignia) to the Embarcadero where a small army of stevedores, tugs boats, taxis and drayage companies waited to unload the vessel's cargo and transport her passengers.
Image derived from the original glass negative.
Geotagged