Original Bar, Made Famous by Jack London, Foot of Webster Street

Object number:

H97.89.3

Object name:

postcard

Title:

Original Bar, Made Famous by Jack London, Foot of Webster Street

Date made:

circa 1950

Material / Technique:

Ink on cardstock

Dimensions:

H: 3.25 in, W: 5.5 in

Credit line:

Gift of Ms. Mary Stevens

Physical description:

Sepia colored image on front. Printed description of place on rear printed in brown ink.

Content description:

Front: Image of facade of bar with signs reading Jack London's Rendezvous, Heinolds' First and Last Chance. Caption at bottom reads: "Original Bar Made Famous by Jack London, Foot of Webster Street, Oaklnd, Calif." Rear: blank card, long description printed: "Greetings from one of California's foremost historical show places. Dear ____ Situated at the foot of Webster street on Oakland's waterfront stands John Heinold's First and Last Chance Bar. Built over eight decades ago from the remains of an old whaling ship first used as a bunk house for the men working the oyster beds off the east shore of San Francisco Bay. It is one of Oakland's oldest landmarks, a small, one-story shack of a building unique in construction and famous for memories of such men as Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joaquin Miller and Rex Beach.

Concepts:

saloon; tourism; historic landmark; Jack London

Places:

Oakland; Jack London Square

Persons:

Rex Beach; Jack London; John Heinhold; Joaquin Miller

Organizations:

Heinhold's First and Last Chance Saloon

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