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The Story:

In April 1941, the Pacific Heights mansion which stands at 2090 Jackson Street was bought for use as a consulate by Nazi Germany.

The Consul General, Fritz Weidemann, was well-connected in San Francisco social circles. With a lady-killer reputation, he cut a dashing figure in the society pages of local newspapers, attending the opera, dancing at grand balls, and similar glittering events.

At the same time, however, Weidemann, a friend of Hitler from the first war, was conducting secret operations as head of all Nazi espionage and propaganda in the U.S.

With the outset of WWII, the U.S. closed all Nazi agencies. Weidemann frantically burned all papers in the consulate. Neighbors saw red-hot incinerators glowing night and day - a lurid Immolation Scene from the Gotterdammerung of the Third Reich.

Then on July 3, 1941, the entire Jackson Street staff flew east in three planes to join other Naze representatives sailing for Lisbon.

The Print:

Measuring 14"x11", the black and white image was printed in 1976. Later hand colored as shown, by the artist.

Price:

$100 including tax and shipping. Send check or money order to Adrian Ruyle, 305 Fourth Street, Petaluma, CA 94952.