1946 ORIGINAL GROUP OF SIX [6] MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A WIDE EYED MASSACHUSETTS MAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE HAVING A GREAT TIME IN SAN FRANCISCO AND TREASURE ISLAND IN THE BAY

On offer is a modest group of six [6] original manuscript letters handwritten by Frank P. Gage, United States Navy Reserve, stationed on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay sent back home to his family in Needham, Massachusetts, June of 1946. A loving son he writes lengthy letters, about 5 pages each, which are filled with wonderful descriptions and details of his time and life serving in the Navy: he raves about the San Francisco area and describes life on Treasure Island. He works on a tug, takes a trip down the coast on Highway 1, goes to UC Berkeley campus and more. Adding some depth to his writings Frank makes a hand drawn map showing the San Francisco Bay, Treasure Island, the Golden Gate Bridge, with comments about the dense fog and much much more. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, FRANK P. GAGE, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN FRANCISCO BAY, TREASURE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA, US NAVY, USNR, UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE, POST WORLD WAR II, WW2, WORLD WAR TWO, MARINE, MARINERS, SAILORS, NAVAL, UNITED STATES NAVY, NEEDHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, TUG BOATS, PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, AMERICANA, HANDWRITTEN, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, JOURNAL, LOG, PRIMARY SOURCE, FIRST HAND ACCOUNT, SOCIAL HISTORY, PERSONAL STORIES, LIVING HISTORY, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, DOCUMENT, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, MANUSKRIPT, PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO, ATTO, VELINA, DOCUMENTO, MANOSCRITTO, CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD, HECHO, VITELA, DOCUMENTO, MANUSCRITO, PAPEL,BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES