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photo by Donald Kinney
Fort Point is a masonry seacoast fortification located at the southern side of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. This fort was completed just before the American Civil War by the United States Army, to defend San Francisco Bay against hostile warships.
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photo by Donald Kinney
Fort Point never saw action and it must have been good duty for both officers and the ranks, being so close to the temptations of the Barbary Coast. This room in photo (above) is an officer's quarters. The bed is strung with ropes and mattress is filled with horsehair.
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Interesting series of photographs - quite different from your usual style, but wonderful in their own way.
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