People wait for the ferry to Oakland. The crowd is almost exclusively made up of men. There are people on the wharf, as well as on the ferry. Two American flags fly on the ferry. A sign on the front reads, "walk your horses" and a beam in the background has the word "Wellington" printed on it. There are wires overhead and tracks in the foreground.
Ship docked at the wharf. Two men are loading cargo into the ship. The cargo is hanging off the side of the ship and the men grip it. Both wear hats. There are other people in the background. There are buildings in the distance.
Photograph of soldiers standing aboard the deck of the S.S. George W. Elder cargo ship as it sits in dock at Pier 12 in San Francisco. The ship's starboard bow faces towards the camera at center. On the side of the ship it reads, "GEO. W. ELDER." Soldiers sit, stand and lean over the rails on the top deck of the ship. Ropes stretch from the ship towards the pier (out-of-frame) at left. Up on the ship and behind the soldiers, the ship's rigging is visible. At left, the pier expands into the background. On the pier and behind the ship, a building stands. Signage over the open doors reads, "UNITED STATES ARMY TRANSPORT SERVICE. PIER NO. 12 [unreadable text]." To the right of the S.S. George W. Elder, another ship is docked. Between the other ship and the Elder, a few boats sit in the water perpendicularly to both ships.
Ships in the wharf. At the left, there is a building with the words, "[new] California house" and "Osmer & Co." posted on it. There are people walking throughout, as well as two men who may be digging or sweeping in the middle of the road. There are two horse-drawn carriages at the right, as well as other near the streetlamp at the left. There are utility poles and wires. One small building at the right has the word "cigar" on it, and one of the carriages at the right has the word "McNamara" on it. The ships are in the background. There is a beam in the background with the words "new Wellington" printed on it.
Photograph of USAT Sherman (partial view) docked and receiving a fresh coat of paint along its port bow. The camera looks up to it from the pier. Workers sit on suspended scaffolding in sets of two across the port side of the ship. They appear to be painting the ship. A large anchor hangs down from the side of the ship at left and further right, workers paint lettering onto the ship which reads, "U.S. [...] TRANSPORT. SH[E]RMAN." The ship extends from the left and back to the right. At right and on the ship's deck, a couple masts and rigging are visible. A few ropes drape down from the top deck at left and extend down towards the lower right corner and onto the pier. The pier extends across the foreground. A man stands with his back to the camera at left. He rests his left hand onto a post as he looks towards the ship. Another man stands further back and at right. He holds onto the ship's ropes. A building stands along the right edge of the frame. An American flag stands above it.
Photograph of USAT Sheridan, viewed from a distance, docked at a pier in San Francisco. The Sheridan sits docked at the pier in the distance at center. It is viewed from the pier, with its port bow facing towards the camera. A large anchor hangs from the leftmost side of the ship. To the right of the anchor, printing on the side of the ship reads, "U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT. SHERIDAN." The ship extends back to the right. Four masts and a funnel stand above the top deck. The pier occupies most of the foreground with the ship docked to the left of it. A few people walk along the pier in the distance. Men swab the deck of the pier near the port bow of the ship, left-of-center.
Ships in the wharf. Men sit with their backs to the camera on piled up planks of wood, while others stand at the right. The word "coal" is printed on one ship. There is a puddle in the foreground.
