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Looking for any Alameda, CA related memorabilia
I collect sports memorabilia related to my hometown of Alameda, CA. Looking for any old Alameda jerseys, Alameda Winter League signs & programs, Alameda Elks Charity Baseball Game Programs, Alameda athlete related items, etc.
If you have anything please contact me at: deweystg@berkeley.edu. Even if you are not looking to sell at this time please drop me a line, I'd like to see what's out there. Thanks! P.S. here is a link to my website: http://www.alamedasportsproject.com/ |
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Alameda Oars
Hi Dewey, I don't know how far back you're interested in but I picked up this pair of oars last summer that were made by an Alameda race boat builder named Al Rogers...They are 82 1/4" long. I believe they are 19th century competitive sweep oars based on the design. Normally I'd only be interested in decorated trophy oars but these are significant because they are a rare example of early oars made in San Francisco bay area...I wasn't really looking for a pair of oars like them, but the makers marking had me and I went back and got them....the old, get'um or you'll probably never see another pair like'um! Of course it helped they were only a Benjamin Franklin If you review the link below you'll see Rogers indicated as from Alameda. Also below copy of an email from a rowing historian. Interestingly they are remarkably light weight in relation to their 82" length. I've got some early 12 fot long sweep oars for 8 man boats that are probably 3 times heavier. http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache...&ct=clnk&gl=us ....Al Rogers was a boatbuilder in the Bay Area in the late 1800s - about 1880 or so - to around 1915. As I recall, he was located in San Francisco originally, then his operation to Alameda. You can certainly email a photo of the oars: send to ___________. I would be very interested in seeing the picture. I'll look up more detail, if you like. The South End Rowing Club had some small boats built by Rogers - mainly Whitehall boats, maybe some racing shells. The club still has a recreational barge built by Al Rogers in 1915. Currently under restoration, some consider it the "flagship" of the South End fleet. Don't count me among those, however. These was also a skiff built by Rogers at the south end of Lake Tahoe about 15 years ago at an old large home on the water...
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[QUOTE=CarltonHendricks;779308]
Hi Dewey, I don't know how far back you're interested in but I picked up this pair of oars last summer that were made by an Alameda race boat builder named Al Rogers...They are 82 1/4" long. I believe they are 19th century competitive sweep oars based on the design. Normally I'd only be interested in decorated trophy oars but these are significant because they are a rare example of early oars made in San Francisco bay area...I wasn't really looking for a pair of oars like them, but the makers marking had me and I went back and got them....the old, get'um or you'll probably never see another pair like'um! Of course it helped they were only a Benjamin Franklin If you review the link below you'll see Rogers indicated as from Alameda. Also below copy of an email from a rowing historian. Interestingly they are remarkably light weight in relation to their 82" length. I've got some early 12 fot long sweep oars for 8 man boats that are probably 3 times heavier. http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache...&ct=clnk&gl=us ....Al Rogers was a boatbuilder in the Bay Area in the late 1800s - about 1880 or so - to around 1915. As I recall, he was located in San Francisco originally, then his operation to Alameda. You can certainly email a photo of the oars: send to ___________. I would be very interested in seeing the picture. I'll look up more detail, if you like. The South End Rowing Club had some small boats built by Rogers - mainly Whitehall boats, maybe some racing shells. The club still has a recreational barge built by Al Rogers in 1915. Currently under restoration, some consider it the "flagship" of the South End fleet. Don't count me among those, however. These was also a skiff built by Rogers at the south end of Lake Tahoe about 15 years ago at an old large home on the water... Hi Carlton, Quite a nice and interesting piece of Bay Area rowing history you have there. I punched Al Rogers name in NewspaperArchive dot Com and it got quite a few hits. Not quite what I had in mind but let me check with the Alameda Museum and see if it is something they might be interested in. I see from another thread you frequent the Alameda Point Antique Fair. Where in the Bay Area do you live? Best, Dewey |
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oops
Hey Dewey, I was just trying to share it...I'm not selling it sorry for not inputing that...if you've got a database I figured you might be able to use the reference. I'm in a coffee shop in Berkeley as I write this. Feel free to drop me an email anytime...maybe I'll see you out at Alameda Point.
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photos
Now that I look at this thread again, I can see how the photos might be confusing...they're from when I first saw them in an antiques mall...those aren't my price tags...white elephant sale ay?....never been...would be nice to reel in a couple Spalding trophies from the Oakland Oaks...yeah drop an email when you go to Alameda....maybe you me and olsport Paul Richards can meet up for coffee
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