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shows produced by SFBAPCC members. OCTOBER 2024
Oct. 19, Saturday (3rd Sat. of the month), CLUB MEETING - San Francisco Bay Area Post Card Club from 11 AM to 3 PM at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco in Building C, Room C-205. The club meeting will be called to order at 1:00 PM and the program will follow. Fort Mason and the SF Department of Public Health have stated that people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are required to bring proof of vaccination, but are not required to wear a mask, and that people who are not fully vaccinated are required to wear a mask. It’s recommended that everyone wear a Covid-19 mask. We will observe whatever rules are in place at the time. Stay safe. The speaker will be William Kostura , who will bring examples of cabinet card portraits by 19th century San Francisco photography studios to show and talk about. Measuring slightly over 4'' by 6" in size, these are studio portraits taken with large-format negatives and mounted on cards that are embossed with the name and address of the studio. T he detail and clarity of these portraits is often extraordinary; when scanned or copied electronically, one can zoom in to see wonderful details. Although very few of the subjects of these portraits are identified, the approximate dates they photos were taken can usually be researched. These cabinet cards are artifacts of 19th century San Francisco, and help to make the time and place come alive. Mr. Kostura will explain how cabinet cards can be dated, and will talk about some of the studios that made them -- J. H. Peters, Cramer, Marceau, Elite, New York Gallery, Taber, Abell and Priest, and others. There is an hourly fee for parking within the gates of Fort Mason Center, but upper Fort Mason (enter at Franklin and Bay Streets) and parking spaces along the Marina Green are free. Parking can be difficult, so come early and enjoy the Goody Cafe, Maritime Library, Greens Restaurant or amble through the community garden, because there’s plenty to see and do. We often gather before 11 AM at the picnic tables or in the exhibit area in Bldg. B. More info on directions, GPS, parking, maps, etc.
Oct. 27, Sunday, Hal Lutsky's
Vintage Paper Fair Show 10am to 5pm. * * *
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