7x9 Photo By RJ Waters Of San Francisco, Steamship " Luella " On Trial Trip C. 1900
Item History & Price
Image size approx. 7 1/4 in. by 9 1/4 in., on a trimmed firm card mount, the remainder of which is about 5/8 in. taller than the photograph.Rubber-stamped I.D. on the back - "R.J. Waters, commercial photographer, 110 Sutter Street, San Francisco. Phone Clay 912. Photographic work of every description."Here's what I found out about this ship on the Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society's Mendorailhistory website (spelling variations and mistakes included):"Louella:The ...Louells was built 1898 in Florenece Oregon. She displaced 412 tons.The Louella was lost in dense fog. The shooner Samoa tried to assist Luella who was on the rocks in Little River Bay. The fog lifted a little, disclosing the Luella, bow on, in the breakers about 300 yards off the beach. The seas were sweeping entirely over her and the inshore surf was already filled with wreckage from her riven deckload of lumber. After two unsuccessful tries, a breeches-buoy line was shot within reach of the stranded sailors on Samoa and they were pulled in over the surf to safety by the life-savers and several nearby ranchers." Note that no date is given for the boat's demise.Condition - the mount is trimmed and some slight bits along the edge of the photo appear to have been lost also; mild wear on the image; fairly heavy soil.California / Oregon / West Coast shippingThanks for bidding!
