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Jack London's flask.(COLLECTIONS)(photographers)

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From: California History
Date: 20060101
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Like other opportunistic journalists and photographers, Jack London (1876-1916) rushed to San Francisco to observe the effects of the 1906 earthquake and fires, commemorated in this issue of California History. London and his second wife Charmian were planning to begin a round-the-world voyage on their yacht the Snark that year, but the earthquake and other mishaps delayed their departure until April 1907.

London's friends presented him with this flask, made of silver and snake skin, to sustain him with libations through his voyage. Although supportive, "our friends cannot ...

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