Duncan Gleason (1881-1959)'San Carlos' First Ship to Enter San Francisco Harbor signed 'Duncan Gleason' (lower right) and titled on the artist's typed label (on the reverse)oil on canvas25 x 30 in.framed 33 x 38 in.Footnotes:ProvenanceEstate, Carmel, California.LiteratureDunan Gleason, The Islands and Ports of California: A Guide to Coastal California, The Devin-Adair Publishing Co., New York, 1958, p.145, illustrated. Gleason's caption for the present work in The Islands and Ports of California reads: The paquebote San Carlos was the first vessel to enter La Boca, later called the Golden Gate. The Indians, quite naked, and paddling canoes made of tule stalks lashed together, welcomed the Spaniards.