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# December 31, 2012
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/post-39317054264/
- Published: 2012-12-31T09:47:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-13T18:21:11.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: california, maggie, photo, fujifilm x100, flags, #import-tumblr-2026-08-27, ocean

![California Republic flag waving against a bright blue sky with soft white clouds.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2012/12/39317054264_0.jpg)

![Market stall display featuring a colorful Dia de los Muertos skull tapestry and straw hats.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2012/12/39317054264_1.jpg)

![Maggie in a plaid shirt on the Queen Mary deck in Long Beach beside a red telephone box.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2012/12/39317054264_2.jpg)

' .My Sister Maggie . 

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![Photographer reflection in the Queen Mary promenade deck windows beside large red ship cowl ventilators.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2012/12/39317054264_3.jpg)

![Scenic view framed through a Queen Mary window looking out over Long Beach marina sailboats and downtown skyline.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2012/12/39317054264_4.jpg)

![Queen Mary mast and rigging flying colorful nautical signal flags against a clear blue sky.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/5d/97/5d978d6c-7b8d-4f8a-9b0a-641815cdd124/content/images/2012/12/39317054264_5.jpg)

Family trip to the Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, CA, on which my grandpa came to the United States almost 60 years ago.