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Seals, In Bronze 2003

Statue Located Behind Ballpark
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This statue was located behind the stadium in an area called Seals Plaza. The plaza and the sculpture were both named after the first San Francisco baseball team called the, "Seals." The logo for the San Francisco Seals external link was a seal balancing a baseball on its nose.


Seals Sculpture In Bronze 2003   •  William Behrends Sculpture, Inc. external link   •  Sculpture located in Seals Plaza at Marina Gate   •  Giants Stadium, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 10 October 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:25:08 Saturday 6 October 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7886
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Baseball Balanced On Seal's Nose
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A close up of the statue's head showing the baseball balanced on its nose. The logo for the San Francisco Seals, San Francisco's first baseball team that played from 1903 to 1957.


Seals Sculpture In Bronze 2003   •  William Behrends Sculpture, Inc. external link   •  Sculpture located in Seals Plaza at Marina Gate   •  Giants Stadium, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 10 October 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:25:42 Saturday 6 October 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7887
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Seal Faced The Stadium
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The back of the seal's head showing how it faced the rear entrance to the stadium.


Seals Sculpture In Bronze 2003   •  William Behrends Sculpture, Inc. external link   •  Sculpture located in Seals Plaza at Marina Gate   •  Giants Stadium, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 10 October 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:25:54 Saturday 6 October 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7888
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Behind Was The Marina Gate
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Behind the sculpture was not only the Marina and its southernmost gate, but the Golden Gate Ferry external link terminal too.


Seals Sculpture In Bronze 2003   •  William Behrends Sculpture, Inc. external link   •  Sculpture located in Seals Plaza at Marina Gate   •  Giants Stadium, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 10 October 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:26:21 Saturday 6 October 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7890
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Part Of Statue Broke Off
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The base of the stature showing the flippers of the seal. Note the land between the two flippers where a chunk appeared broken out.


Seals Sculpture In Bronze 2003   •  William Behrends Sculpture, Inc. external link   •  Sculpture located in Seals Plaza at Marina Gate   •  Giants Stadium, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 10 October 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:26:58 Saturday 6 October 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7892
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Closeup Of Flipper
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Here is a closeup of the flipper of the Seals statue behind the baseball stadium.


Seals Sculpture In Bronze 2003   •  William Behrends Sculpture, Inc. external link   •  Sculpture located in Seals Plaza at Marina Gate   •  Giants Stadium, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 10 October 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:27:06 Saturday 6 October 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7893
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Patina On Back Of Seal
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This shot of the back of the seal shows wear and a patina created by years of children sitting on it.


Seals Sculpture In Bronze 2003   •  William Behrends Sculpture, Inc. external link   •  Sculpture located in Seals Plaza at Marina Gate   •  Giants Stadium, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Wednesday 10 October 2012)   •  (Photo taken 11:27:06 Saturday 6 October 2011)   •  © 2012 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_7894
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