• A section of the bowsprint and figurehead on the bow of BALCLUTHA.

    San Francisco Maritime

    National Historical Park California

Things To Know Before You Come

An aerial view of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park with downtown San Francisco in the background.
An aerial view of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park with downtown San Francisco in the background.
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A boy holding a bucket and feeding chickens on the deck of a lumber schooner.

Children also went to sea with their families. Here a boy feeds the chickens standing on a load of lumber stowed on the deck of a lumber schooner. More...