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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
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Fairy lassoing a seahorse
W.S. Gilbert's The "Bab" Ballads (Barbara Johnson Whaling Collection)

By appointment only, Monday-Friday, 1:00pm-4:00pm, and the third Saturday of each month.  (Closed most federal holidays.)

Please contact us to make an appointment with a reference librarian for assistance with your research, or for more information.

Directions: The Library is located on the third floor of Building E, in Fort Mason Center (also known as Lower Fort Mason), located near the intersection of Buchanan and Marina Blvd. (Entrance across from the Marina Safeway.) Building E is the easternmost warehouse building, near the Festival Pavilion and the Firehouse building.  Or, to put it another way, the Library is located at 37° 48.4' N, 122° 25.8' W, as charted by volunteers Larry Kellogg and Doug Burrill.

Accessibility: The main reading room is wheelchair accessible.

Jewel Mazique cataloging in the Library of Congress, 1942
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Balclutha moored at the pier with a modern container ship passing behind her.  

Did You Know?
A modern container ship slips behind Balclutha on its way to port. Ocean routes are still the major highways of the world. Balclutha, moored at San Francisco Maritime NHP, was an ocean-going cargo ship for 43 years, between 1886 and 1929.

Last Updated: March 01, 2007 at 14:02 EST