King Philip Wreck

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Wreck of the King Philip
Jan 25, 1878

Painting of King Philip Wreck by SF artist Gideon Jacques Denny
NOTE: this is a possible misidentification, instead illustrating the Brignardello Wreck

Daily Alta California - 26 Jan 1878

San Francisco Chronicle - 26 Jan 1878

San Francisco Chronicle - 27 Jan 1878

Daily Alta California - 31 January 1878

Daily Alta California - 23 February 1878

San Francisco Chronicle - 24 Feb 1878

Daily Alta California - 19 April 1878

The San Francisco Examiner - Jul 27 1878

Oil in canvas of the wreck of the King Phillip, attributed to California artist Benjamin Willard Sears
"He apparently painted a number of views of it as they all appeared together in a Sears retrospective at the California Society of Pioneers in the late 1960s."
Image courtesy of Glenn D. Koch

The bow of the King Philip appeared above the sands of Ocean Beach in November 2011, and has become even more exposed, Dec. 30, 2010.
Photo: Tom Prete / Ocean Beach Bulletin