Oyster Barge at San Leandro photo - picture in San Leandro, Alameda County, California
Oyster Barge. Jack London wrote stories about being and oyster pirate in his youth. The pirates snuck into East Bay oyster farms by boat at night to steal oysters. London later joined the Fish Patrol, whose job it was to catch the pirates. Look for the faint image of a man with a rifle on the far left, protecting the harvesters from turf wars or pirates. Source: San Leandro by Cynthia Vrilakas Simons.