A guide to the Roger D. Lapham photograph collection, 1892-1956
Processed by: Amy Croft, Spring 2013.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
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2013
A Guide to the Roger D. Lapham photograph collection
P79-092a
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service
2013, National Park Service
Title: Roger D. Lapham photograph collection
Date: 1892-1956
Date (bulk): 1915-1945
Identifier/Call Number: P79-092a (SAFR 23379)
Creator:
Lapham, Roger D. (Roger Dearborn), 1883-1966
Physical Description:
1328 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Roger D. Lapham photograph collection, 1892-1956, bulk 1915-1945, (SAFR 23379, P79-092a) is comprised mainly of photographs
of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company vessels. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
Access
This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.
Nitrate negatives are restricted from use. Use-copies can be provided.
Glass plate negatives may require special handling by the reference staff.
Publication and Use Rights
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other
case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Processing Note
Each photographic image has been assigned an Item number; there are often multiple physical forms of each image (e.g. a nitrate
negative, a contact interpositive, and a copy negative) which has been noted in the physical description field.
The original order does not appear to have been maintained. At some point the negatives were given Item numbers, possibly
in order of their densitometry reading when copy negatives were made from the nitrate negatives. When processed in 2013, the
Archivist kept the assigned Item numbers, but intellectually arranged the photographs into Series and File Units in an attempt
to reunite negatives with similar content.
In 2013, the Processing Archivist discovered that the photographic images in this collection were previously assigned Item
numbers in an inconsistent fashion. For example, in some cases, all forms of an image (negative, print) were assigned one
Item number and in other cases, the negative was assigned one Item number and the corresponding print was assigned a different
number (usually in the 500-600 Item number range). Sometimes the same Item number was assigned to two different images and
other times an "A" and a "B" was used to differentiate between two images assigned the same Item numbers (e.g. 399A, 399B).
Also, some Item numbers were not used at all.
Most of these inconsistencies were rectified during processing in 2013. Photographs with duplicate Item numbers have been
assigned their own unique Item number. Multiple physical forms of each image (e.g. negatives, print) have been assigned the
same Item number, and now each Item number in the collection represents one unique photographic image.
The following 638 Item numbers are in use in this collection as of June 2013: 001-008, 011-018, 020-040, 042, 045-048, 051-063,
065-096, 098-108, 110-164, 166-189, 191-223, 225-250, 251A, 251B, 252-258, 259A, 259B, 260-268, 270-272, 274-276, 278-279,
282-286, 289-301, 303-317, 320-321, 326-338, 340-346, 348-351, 353-357, 359-368, 370A, 370B, 371-381, 382A, 382B, 383-394,
397-398, 399A, 399B, 400-405, 407-415, 418-419, 421, 423-439, 441, 443-461, 462A, 462B, 463-469, 471-488, 490, 492-508, 510-516,
518-519, 521-533, 535, 539, 541-543, 545-546, 548-559, 562-582, 587-602, 604-617, 620-622, 624, 626, 627A, 627B, 628-636,
638-641, 644-656, 666-672, 674, 676-680, 685-694, 697, 700-701, 703, 706-707, 709-711, 713-720, 722-725.
The following 96 Item numbers are not in use in this collection as of June 2013: 009, 010, 019, 041, 043, 044, 049, 050, 064,
097, 109, 165, 190, 224, 269, 273, 277, 280, 281, 287, 288, 302, 318, 319, 322- 325, 339, 347, 352, 358, 369, 395, 396, 406,
416, 417, 420, 422, 440, 442, 470, 489, 491, 509, 517, 520, 534, 536-538, 540, 544, 547, 560, 561, 583-586, 603, 618, 619,
623, 625, 637, 642, 643, 657-665, 673, 675, 681-684, 695, 696, 698, 699, 702, 704, 705, 708, 712, 721.
According to the accession paperwork, nitrate negatives 001-008, 011-018, 020-040, 042, 045-048, 051-055, 057-063, 065-108,110-164,
166-189, 191-241, 246-252 were duplicated and contact interpositives and safety negatives were made in the 1980s. This was
verified in June 2013, with the following caveats: no physical Item(s) could be found for Item 097; Item 145 only contains
1 print; Item 249 only contains 1 print and 1 copy negative; Item 251 only contains 1 print; and Item 252 only contains 1
print. Additionally, it was found that the following Items have nitrate negatives, a contact interpositive and copy negative:
056, 424, 570, 577 and 656.
According to a note on the accession paperwork written by JM, 22 nitrates were discarded in August 1980. The following 6 nitrate
negatives were found in the "nitrate discard box" in June 2013: Items 003, 004, 013, 018, 144, 213. After processing the collection,
we added Item 224 to the discard box because it is duplicative material. On August 5, 2013, Items 3, 4, 13, 18, 144, and 213
were moved from the Nitrate Discard box to regular Nitrate Storage by Taylor; Item 224 was kept in the Nitrate Discard box
for destruction.
There were no physical Items found for the following Item numbers, which fall in the range of numbers assigned to nitrate
negatives: 009, 010, 019, 041, 043, 044, 049, 050, 064, 097, 109, 165, 190. It is very likely that these 13 Items were nitrate
negatives that were discarded in August 1980 (perhaps successfully discarded because they were not found in the nitrate discard
box in June 2013). It is unknown where the other 3 nitrate negatives are that were noted as discarded in August 1980.
Storage:
- -Negatives: Boxes 1-5, Nitrate Storage
- -Glass: Box 6
- -Prints: Boxes 7-11
Description Notes:
Dates refer to when the original photograph was taken. Information about numeric stamps on the back of the photographs has
been included in the physical description notes, because in the early 20th century the stamp often signified the customer
number. This might help to identify which photographs came from particular people, before they came into Roger Lapham's possession.
The descriptions in this collection guide were compiled using the best available sources of information. Such sources include
the creator's annotations or descriptions, collection accession files, primary and secondary source material and subject matter
experts. While every effort was made to provide accurate information, in the event that you find any errors in this guide
please contact the reference staff in order for us to evaulate and make corrections to this guide.
Please cite the title and collection number in any correspondence with our staff.
Preferred Citation
[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P79-092a (SAFR 23379), Roger D. Lapham photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Acquisition Information
SAFR-00001
GOGA-00789
5SAFR-00001, GOGA-00789: This photograph collection was donated by Roger D. Lapham. It was very likely donated on July 8,
1957 (see SFMM Accession Ledger 226/19) but this could not be confirmed. The collection was formally accessioned on May 18,
1979.
SAFR-00001 is a blanket accession that was transferred from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to the San Francisco
Maritime National Historical Park in September 1988. GGNRA had previously acquired the collection from the San Francisco Maritime
Museum when it became a unit of the National Park Service in 1977.
GOGA-00789 was transferred from the J. Porter Shaw Library to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in February
1985.
Historical or Biographical Note
Roger D. Lapham Biography:
Roger D. Lapham (1883-1966) was a ship owner and businessman, and was President of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company from
1925-1943. He served as the 32nd Mayor of San Francisco, California, from 1944 to 1948.
Roger Dearborn Lapham was born on December 6, 1883, in New York City, to Antoinette N. Dearborn Lapham (August 8, 1861-May
16, 1956) and businessman Lewis Henry Lapham (born March 1858). He had three siblings: John H. Lapham (July 1885-August 2,
1956); Elinor Lapham (Ford) (June 22, 1889-March 1, 1983); and Ruth Lapham (Lloyd) (July 30, 1896-October 8, 1984).
Roger attended Harvard and graduated in 1905 with a major in humanities (Starr, 92). He married Helen B. Abbot (September
13, 1884-June 12, 1975) on October 30, 1907 (Western Edition Notables of the West, 618). They had four children: Lewis Abbott
Lapham (March 7, 1909-December 20, 1995); Carol Lapham (Ophula, then Valentine) (June 11, 1910-March 16, 2009); Edna Lapham
(Van Oosten) (July 4, 1912-May 24, 1987); and Roger D. Lapham Jr. (1919-2000). Roger was the paternal grandfather of Harper's
Magazine editor Lewis H. Lapham, and the maternal uncle of actor Christopher Lloyd.
Lapham started his career as a cargo checker on the New York waterfront with American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, a company
that his maternal grandfather, David Bailey Dearborn, helped to found ("Ex-Mayor Lapham of San Francisco"). In 1909, Roger
was the Assistant Secretary of the company, and in the latter part of 1911, he was appointed joint Agent for the company with
H. W. Roberts, in charge of the company's Northwestern territory ("Roger Dearborn Lapham," 618). Roger became president of
the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company in 1925 and served in this position for 18 years ("Ex-Mayor Lapham of San Francisco").
During World War II, Lapham was the industry representative on the National War Labor Board, but resigned to run for Mayor
of San Francisco.
In 1943, Roger agreed to run for Mayor of San Francisco, with the caveat that he would only serve one term. He was elected
and served as the 32nd Mayor of San Francisco from 1944-1948 ("Ex-Mayor Lapham of San Francisco"). In April 1945, Lapham presided
over the founding of the United Nations at the first meeting of the United Nations Conference on International Organization.
The meetings were held at the War Memorial Opera House.
In July 1946, Lapham increased streetcar fares, which led to a recall election attempt (the first in San Francisco history).
The recall was fought by all four daily newspapers and failed by 32,000 votes at a special election. One of Lapham's most
controversial propositions as Mayor was his January 27, 1947, message to the Board of Supervisors to "get rid of its cable
cars as soon as possible," due to their cost and risk of the cables breaking (Rice). This proposition was met with much resistance
from the public and was unsuccessful. That same year, Lapham installed San Francisco's first parking meter (San Francisco
City Guides).
After his term as Mayor, he acted as chief of the post-war Economic Cooperation Administration for China, and later Greece.
Roger Lapham died in San Francisco at the age of 82 on April 16, 1966.
Sources:
- Rice, Walter E. and Val Lupiz. The Cable Car Lady and the Mayor: An Historic Monograph Commissioned by The Friends of the
Cable Car Museum. The Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. Undated. Retrieved on March 21, 2013, from http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist9/cablecar.html
- San Francisco City Guides. "How We Almost Lost the Cable Cars." San Francisco City Guides, 2013. Retrieved on March 21, 2013,
from http://www.sfcityguides.org/public_guidelines.html?article=1509&submitted=TRUE&srch_text=&submitted2=&topic=Transportation
- Starr, Kevin. Endangered Dreams: The Great Depression in California. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Print.
- "Ex-Mayor Lapham of San Francisco." New York Times (1923-Current file): 29. Apr 18 1966. ProQuest. Web. Retrieved March 21,
2013.
- "Roger Dearborn Lapham." Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 618, International News Service, New York, Chicago,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta. 1913. Retrieved on March 21, 2013, from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
- npmelton/lalap.htm
- State of California. California, Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services,
Center for Health Statistics. Helen A Lapham. Place: San Francisco; Date: 12 Jun 1975; Social Security: 572704110. Retrieved
on March 21, 2013, from Ancestry.com
- Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Lewis A. Lapham. Source Citation: Number: 558-09-8424;
Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951. Retrieved on March 21, 2013, from Ancestry.com
- United States Obituary Collection about Carol Lapham Valentine. Source Citation: Newspaper: Santa Barbara News-Press; Publication
Date: 21 Mar 2009; Publication Place: Santa Barbara, CA, USA. Retrieved on March 21, 2013, from Ancestry.com
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company History:
The American-Hawaiian Steamship Company was formed in 1899 after several shipping firms merged to own and operate a line of
steamers between New York, San Francisco, and Hawaii. The company pioneered the building of modern large steam freighters,
introduced oil-fired boilers, and opened the combination steamer-railroad route across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in southern
Mexico (Cochran, 343). Intercoastal service was suspended in March 1953 and in 1956, the fleet was sold and disposed of.
In 1899, the New York shipping agency Dearborn and Company (George S. Dearborn and his cousin Henry Estep Dearborn Jackson
were partners of this company) amalgamated with Flint & Co., and became Flint, Dearborn & Co. They formed the American-Hawaiian
Steam Navigation Company on March 7, 1899, and changed the name to the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company on May 18, 1899
(Pruner).
The American-Hawaiian Steamship Company had seven directors: George S. "Dearborn and his partner Henry Jackson; Wallace Flint
and W.D. Burnham of Flint and Company; Andronicus Chesebrough and Oscar Sewall of Williams, Dimond and Company; and James
H. Post of the National Sugar Refining Company. Dearborn was elected president, Flint the first vice president and treasurer,
Chesebrough second vice president, Jackson secretary, and Burnham manager" (Cochran, 345). "Flint, Dearborn and Company became
General Agents at New York with Williams, Dimond and Company, General Agents for the Pacific Coast. " Mr. H.E.D. Jackson became
Traffic Manager, building up the new steamer service" (Pruner).
In 1900, George Dearborn's brother-in-law, Lewis H. Lapham, purchased Charles R. Flint's interest and the name Flint, Dearborn
and Co. was changed to Dearborn and Lapham (Pruner). "In the American-Hawaiian home office there was a smooth-functioning
division of responsibility. Dearborn formulated the general strategy of the company, planned for its long-term growth, and
coordinated the work of the various departments. Henry Jackson supervised relations with the shippers, especially those of
general cargo, and with the other East Coast agencies. Lapham was the chief authority on finance. Operations were under the
charge of ... William Dickson Burnham" (Cochran, 346-347).
The first four ships of the American-Hawaiian line were CALIFORNIAN (built 1900; freighter), built at Union Iron Works in
San Francisco, and AMERICAN (built 1900; freighter), HAWAIIAN (built 1900; freighter), and OREGONIAN (built 1901; freighter),
which were built at the Roach Shipyard in Chester, Pennsylvania (Colcord, 77).
One of the early innovations of the company was the development of the Lassoe-Lovekin oil burner in the early 1900s, which
saved money and shortened the sailing time of the vessels. The burner was developed by American-Hawaiian's Marine Engineer
Valdemar Lassoe and Luther D. Lovekin of the New York Shipbuilding Company. The burner was first installed in 1902 in the
freighters NEVADAN (built 1902; freighter) and NEBRASKAN (built 1902; freighter), and was very successful (Cochran, 349).
"The Lassoe-Lovekin oil burner revolutionized the industry and made possible the 50 day journeys [around Cape Horn using the
Straits of Magellan] which caught the attention of the U.S. Navy, convincing them to convert their fleet to oil burners" ("Who
was Captain Burnham," 2).
On May 9, 1905, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company signed a contract with the Tehuantepec National Railway, in which it agreed
to abandon the Straits of Magellan route and ship all cargoes across Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico by rail (Cochran, 353). When
American political troubles with Mexico closed that route, American-Hawaiian returned to the Straits of Magellan route. The
Panama Canal opened for traffic in August 1914 and American-Hawaiian began routing its ships via this passage (Ships of The
American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.).
"When the United States entered World War I in the spring of 1917, about 25 percent of the deadweight tonnage of large sea-going
freighters under U.S. registry was owned by American-Hawaiian" (Cochran and Ginger, 343). After America entered the War, 18
American-Hawaiian ships were requisitioned by the government (Colcord, 217). After WWI, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
"never returned to the Hawaiian run, which had been so instrumental in its early prosperity and growth... After 1918, public
policy became the crucial factor [for its effectiveness], and many government actions altered the situation in intercoastal
trade" (Cochran, 363).
In May 1920, George S. Dearborn died and was succeeded by his son, Henry Dearborn. In March 1923, Henry resigned and was succeeded
by Gary W. Cook, who transferred the company's headquarters from New York to San Francisco. He also established company offices
at most of the ports where vessels of the company called, stressed the importance of giving a dependable schedule, set shipping
dates months in advance, and appointed Thomas G. Plant as Operating Manager (The Story of American-Hawaiian, 5). After two
years as president, Cook resigned to become Chairman of the Board. In 1925, Roger Lapham became president of the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company and served in this position for 18 years ("American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. History"; "Ex-Mayor Lapham of
San Francisco").
In February 1928, American-Hawaiian and Matson Navigation Company jointly purchased 21 vessels from the U.S. Government and
organized the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company (O&O), which was "created to take over the operation of [U.S.] government-owned
freighters in trans-Pacific service from the financially troubled Swayne and Hoyt Company" (McMillan). Matson managed the
ships operating from California to Australia and New Zealand, while the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company operated the ships
going to China (McMillan). The flag was a red-white-blue horizontal tricolor with the initials O&O in black on the center
stripe. The company operated until 1938, at which time the vessels were dispersed between the two companies.
In April 1929, American-Hawaiian purchased seven vessels from the Williams Line and organized the Williams Steamship Corporation,
which operated in the South Atlantic Intercoastal Service as a "B" Line (Pruner). Williams Steamship Corporation vessels provided
"regular freight service between Pacific Coast ports and the South Atlantic ports of Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, South
Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, Savannah and Jacksonville, with Eastbound service to Puerto Rico (The Story of American-Hawaiian,
6).
During WWII, the company operated many Liberty and Victory ships under the War Shipping Administration. "In 1942, the United
States Government requisitioned the entire fleet for the war effort and once again the intercoastal trade became dormant.
In the late fall of 1945, American-Hawaiian reestablished its intercoastal service, handling a fleet of vessels as General
Agents for the War Shipping Administration - later the United States Maritime Commission. In the summer of 1947, this arrangement
was discontinued by the Commission, and the Company [employed] vessels chartered from the Government on a bareboat basis"
(American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, 1). Roger's son, Lewis A. Lapham, became the company's last president in 1947.
Intercoastal service was suspended in March 1953 due to growing operating costs. "A very bitter takeover battle ensued in
1955 until [Daniel] Ludwig gained majority control [of American-Hawaiian]... In 1956, Ludwig sold off or otherwise disposed
of the fleet of American-Hawaiian, the company henceforth surviving as a real estate venture but still retaining some of the
tax advantages steamship companies enjoyed" (De La Pedraja Tomaan, 241).
Sources:
- American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. "American-Hawaiian Steamship Company Celebrates 50th Anniversary." American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company, 1949. [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam]
- Cochran, Thomas C. and Ray Ginger. "The American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, 1899-1919." The Business History Review, vol.
28, no. 4 (Dec., 1954), pp. 343-365. Published by: The President and Fellows of Harvard College. Retrieved on March 22, 2013,
from http://www.jstor.org/stable/3111801
- Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945.
- De La Pedraja Tomaan, Rene. The Rise and Decline of U.S. Merchant Shipping in the Twentieth Century. New York: Twayne Publishers,
1992. Print.
- McMillan, Joe. "Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Co". House Flags of U.S. Shipping Companies. FOTW Flags of the World. November
7, 2001. Retrieved on March 28, 2013, from http://www.fotw.us/flags/us
- hfo.html#oceanandoriental
- Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation
and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam]
- "American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. History." Typescript, 3 pages [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam]
- "Ex-Mayor Lapham of San Francisco." New York Times (1923-Current file): 29. April 18 1966. Retrieved on March 21, 2013, from
ProQuest.
- "Ships of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. " Seattle" COASTERS & OTHER SHIPS REVIVED. November 20, 2011. Retrieved on March
25, 2013, from http://7seasvessels.com/?p=57086
- "The Story of American-Hawaiian." July 1936. [SFMNHP, S.HE753.A38 pam]
- "Who was Captain Burnham?" Official Web Site for the Town of Bridgewater, Connecticut. Bulletin, 2011. Retrieved on March
25, 2013, from http://www.bridgewatertownhall.org/_fileCabinet/bulletin/2011/captainburnham.pdf
Collection Scope and Content
The Roger D. Lapham photograph collection, 1892-1956, bulk 1915-1945, (SAFR 23379, P79-092a) is comprised mainly of photographs
of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company vessels. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.
The collection primarily contains photographs of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company vessels and captains, 1915-1945. There
are 638 unique photographic images, in 1328 physical forms (234 nitrate negatives, 234 contact interpositives, 241 copy negatives,
41 safety negatives, 4 glass plate negatives, 559 black-and-white photographic prints, 7 black-and-white photographic postcards,
8 color photomechanical postcards).
There are photographs of vessels that American-Hawaiian owned throughout the company's existence, including ALABAMAN (built
1921; freighter), AMERICAN (built 1916; freighter), ARIZONAN (built 1902; freighter), CAROLINIAN (built 1921; freighter),
HONOLULAN (built 1921; freighter), MISSOURIAN (built 1922; freighter), OHIOAN (built 1914; freighter), TEXAN (built 1902;
freighter) and VIRGINIAN (built 1903; freighter), as well as many others. The vessels are underway, at dock, and under repair.
The collection also contains some photographs of vessels owned and operated by the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company (O&O),
a company jointly owned and operated by American-Hawaiian and Matson Navigation Company from 1928-1937, and some of vessels
owned and operated by Williams Steamship Corporation Line, which American-Hawaiian established in 1929.
The vessels are shown in the California locations of Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, and Wilmington.
Locations in the United States outside of California include Florida (Jacksonville); Hawaii (Kahului); Maryland (Baltimore,
Point Breeze); Massachusetts (Boston); New Jersey (Port Newark); New York; Oregon (Portland, Seattle, on the Columbia River,
on the Willamette River); Pennsylvania (Philadelphia); South Carolina (Charleston); and Washington (Bellingham, Longview,
South Bend). Foreign locations include: Chile (Straits of Magellan); China (Amoy, Hankou); France (Saint-Nazaire); Japan (Yokohama,
Uma Shima Point); Panama (Panama Canal); and the Philippines (Cebu). There are also many photographs of vessels taken in unidentified
locations.
Additionally, there are photographs of people, including American-Hawaiian Captains, Chief Engineers and Operating Managers,
Naval Commodores, and one photograph of Roger Lapham (Item 328). There are also photographs of cargo stacked in pier sheds,
on piers and on board vessels, and men handling the cargo.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is physically arranged in Item number order (which reflects a numbering scheme imposed by previous SFMNHP staff).
The collection has been intellectually arranged into two Series: Series 1: Vessels; Series 2: People, cargo and other photographs.
Series 1 is further subdivided into 73 File Units, arranged alphabetically by vessel name. Series 2 is further arranged into
three Subseries, and arranged into File Units within each of these Subseries.
Series List:
- Series 1: Vessels, 1892-1956 (bulk 1910-1945)
- Series 2: People, cargo and other photographs, circa 1900s- early 1950s (bulk 1930s)
- Subseries 2.1: American-Hawaiian Masters, employees and buildings, circa 1900s-1940s (bulk 1930s)
- Subseries 2.2: Cargo, circa 1920s-1940s
- Subseries 2.3: Other photographs, circa 1900s-early 1950s
Related Materials
Roger D. Lapham photograph album, circa 1930s. SFMNHP, (SAFR 15281, P79-026a (SCR 26)). 1 photograph album containing photographs
illustrating the operations of the Oceanic and Oriental Navigation Company in the case oil trade in Asia. The photographer(s)
are unknown. Contains views of the office headquarters, shipping activities and company vessels. Primarily views of GOLDEN
PEAK (built 1919; freighter) but also includes: GOLDEN DRAGON (built 1921; freighter); GOLDEN HORN (built 1919; freighter);
GOLDEN MOUNTAIN (built 1920; freighter); GOLDEN TIDE (built 1919; freighter); and GOLDEN WALL (built 1920; freighter). Also
includes several photographs of Captain Bruun in 1937.
Roger D. Lapham collection, 1851-1975, bulk 1900-1935. SFMNHP, (SAFR 8144, HDC 711). Consists of documents pertaining to the
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, the Tehuantepec National Railway Company and the Merchant Marine.
Researchers should note that there are other books and collections in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
that relate to individual American-Hawaiian Steamship Company vessels depicted in the Roger D. Lapham photograph collection.
Researchers can search the Park's web catalog for more information. See also the Park's CLASSIFIED photograph collection.
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Records of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, 1901-1975. Huntington Library, (mssAmerican Hawaiian Steamship). The collection
consists of business records related to the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, including circular letters to masters, reports
on finances and operations, information on construction of ships, sale of ships, and the final end of service in 1953. Persons
represented in the collection include: Dearborn Clark, John E. Cushing, Edward P. Farley, Lewis Abbot Lapham, Roger Dearborn
Lapham, and Walter S. McPherson.
- This material is located at Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cargo ships
Merchant ships
Merchant ships--United States--History--20th century
Coastwise Shipping
Coastwise shipping--Pacific Coast (U.S.)
Shipping--Pacific Coast (North America)--History--Pictorial works
Shipwrecks--California
Cargo handling
Ships--California--San Francisco--Pictorial works
Marine photography
Ship captains
Crew portraits
Lapham, Roger D. (Roger Dearborn), 1883-1966
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
Moore Dry Dock Company
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter)
American (built 1916; freighter)
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter)
Arizonan (built 1920; freighter)
Californian (built 1922; freighter)
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter)
Columbian (built 1913; freighter)
Floridian (built 1915; freighter)
Floridian (built 1921; freighter)
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter)
Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter)
Golden Wall (built 1920; freighter)
Hawaiian (built 1919; freighter)
Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship)
Honolulan (built 1921; freighter)
Iowan (built 1914; freighter)
Kansan (built 1918; freighter)
Mexican (built 1906; freighter)
Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter)
Missourian (built 1922; freighter)
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter)
Oregonian (built 1917; freighter)
Panaman (built 1913; freighter)
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter)
Texan (built 1902; freighter)
Virginian (built 1903; freighter)
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--Harbor
Oakland (Calif.)
Wilmington (Los Angeles, Calif.)
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Pacific Coast (Calif.)
Pacific Coast (Or.)
Portland (Or.)
Seattle (Wash.)
Washington (State)
Panama Canal (Panama)
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints
Cellulose nitrate film
Interpositives
Photographic postcards
Picture postcards
Glass negatives
Boxes 1-11, Nitrate Storage
Series 1.
Vessels,
1892-1956
(bulk 1910-1945)
Extent:
493 photographs (933 physical forms: 144 nitrate negatives, 144 contact interpositives, 149 copy negatives, 41 safety negatives,
4 glass plate negatives, 437 black-and-white photographic prints, 6 black-and-white photographic postcards, 8 color photomechanical
postcards)
Scope and Content Note
Primarily contains photographs of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company vessels from 1910-1945 including ALABAMAN (built 1921;
freighter), AMERICAN (built 1916; freighter), CALIFORNIAN (built 1922; freighter), CAROLINIAN (built 1921; freighter), COLUMBIAN
(built 1913; freighter), FLORIDIAN (built 1921; freighter), HENRY DEARBORN (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship), HONOLULAN
(built 1921; freighter), KANSAN (built 1918; freighter), MEXICAN (built 1906; freighter), MISSOURIAN (built 1922; freighter),
OHIOAN (built 1914; freighter), PENNSYLVANIAN (built 1913; freighter) and VIRGINIAN (built 1903; freighter), among others.
The vessels are underway, at dock, and under repair.
There are some photographs of the first American-Hawaiian vessels including AMERICAN (built 1900; freighter), CALIFORNIAN
(built 1900; freighter), ALASKAN (built 1902; freighter), ARIZONAN (built 1902; freighter), NEBRASKAN (built 1902; freighter)
and TEXAN (built 1902; freighter). This Series also includes vessels that were part of subsidiary companies of American-Hawaiian,
including the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company (O&O), a company jointly purchased by American-Hawaiian and Matson Navigation
Company in 1928. O&O was in operation until 1938, at which point the vessels were dispersed between the two companies. There
are also photographs of vessels that were part of the Williams Line, which American-Hawaiian purchased in 1929, and the Williams
Steamship Corporation, which American-Hawaiian established after purchasing the Williams Line. Some of the vessels that were
part of the subsidiary fleets include GOLDEN HORN (built 1919; freighter), GOLDEN PEAK (built 1919; freighter), GOLDEN
RIVER (built 1918; freighter), GOLDEN STAR (built 1919; freighter), GOLDEN WALL (built 1920; freighter), WILLBORO (built 1920;
freighter), WILLHILO (built 1919; freighter), WILLPOLO (built 1919; freighter) and WILLZIPO (built 1920; freighter).
This Series contains photographs of a few other vessels whose connection to American-Hawaiian and its subsidiary companies
is unclear, which can be found in File Unit 73.
Series 1 also contains photographs of the following people:
- Chief Engineer Adair (Item 456);
- Captain C.E.A. Anderson (Items 472, 473);
- Commodore George W. Bauer (Items 264, 326, 327, 433, 434, 472, 479, 486, 539);
- Chief Engineer of GOLDEN STAR J.E. Blake (Item 110);
- Captain C.H. Bruun (Items 326-328);
- Vice President Cushing (Item 328);
- 2nd Officer A.M. Evjenth (Item 110);
- Marine Superintendent Kane (Items 326, 328);
- Roger Lapham (Item 328);
- Captain Ole Lee (commander of GOLDEN STAR) (Item 110);
- 3rd Officer M.L. Morrow (Item 110);
- Chief Officer A.M. Petersen (Item 110);
- Operating Manager T.G. Plant (Items 326, 328);
- Commander Reichmuth (Items 265, 326);
- Captain Orrick Rogers (commander of KANSAN) (Items 432-434);
- Captain Edlebert Smith (Item 456);
- Lt. Commander Tooze (Items 265, 326);
- Chief Engineer of COLUMBIAN (built 1913; freighter) (Items 326, 328).
Arrangement
Arranged into 72 File Units alphabetically by vessel name. File Unit 73 contains other vessels whose connection to American-Hawaiian
and its subsidiary companies is unclear.
Box 4, Box 7, Box 10
File Unit 01.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter),
1936-1947
Extent:
14 photographs (18 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 copy negative, 17 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, and underway and in the stream on the
Willamette River, Oregon.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1921 and named CATHAY. In 1922, she was sold to Dollar Steamship Line Inc. (Robert
Dollar Co. Inc., managers), and renamed DIANA DOLLAR. In 1935, she was transferred to Dollar Terminal Steamship. Co. Inc.,
San Francisco. In 1936, she was sold to American-Hawaiian Steamship Company and renamed ALABAMAN. In 1947, she was sold to
Nortuna Shipping Co. Inc. (Naess, Mejlaender & Co. Inc., New York, NY, USA, managers), Panama, and renamed NOREGA. In 1949,
she was sold to Societa Anonima Importazione Carboni e Navegazione, Savona, Italy and renamed ARMONIA. On March 3, 1959, ARMONIA
arrived at Osaka, Japan for demolition by Rinko Co. (Source: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/arkansan-info)
Box 7
Item No. 251A and 251B.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) underway on the Willamette River, Oregon, view off starboard bow, close up views,
1936-1938
Extent:
2 photographs (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 3.75 x 6.25 in. "478" stamped on the back of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
There are two unique images here; they have been numbered P79-092a.251A and P79-092a.251B. CHARM (tugboat) is in the foreground.
The prints were made in November 1938 (according to stamp on back). Items 251A, 251B, 252, 259A, 259B, and 260 were taken
on the same day and show the vessel approaching the dock.
Box 7
Item No. 252.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) underway on the Willamette River, Oregon, view off starboard bow,
1936-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6.25 in. "478" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
CHARM (tugboat) is in the foreground, towing a log raft. Union Pacific Railroad Dock sign is visible in the background. The
print was made in November 1938 (according to stamp on back). Items 251A, 251B, 252, 259A, 259B, and 260 were taken on the
same day and show the vessel approaching the dock.
Box 10
Item No. 253.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view of a man welding the stern post,
1937 July
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "24471" written on the back of the print. "Gabriel Moulin photo, July 6, 1937, S.F. Calif." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is another man leaning on the rudder watching the welder.
Box 10
Item No. 254.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view of men working on the stern post,
1937 July
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "24469" written on the back of the print. "Gabriel Moulin photo, July 6, 1937, S.F. Calif." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are several men working on the stern post, and several working on the rudder.
Box 10
Item No. 255.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, elevated view of the port quarter,
1937 July
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "24468" written on the back of the print. "Gabriel Moulin photo, July 6, 1937, S.F. Calif." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Several men can be seen working on the stern post below. ALABAMAN's life preserver ring is visible.
Box 7, Box 10
Item No. 256.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view of men working on the stern post,
1937 July
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 5 x 7 in., (1) 7.5 x 9.5 in. One of the prints has dried glue on the back, indicating
it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "24466" written on the back of one of the prints. "Gabriel Moulin photo, July 6, 1937, S.F. Calif." stamped on the back of
one of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
Six men are in view: two are welding near the stern post, one is near the port side of the hull, and three others are standing
near the propeller. The 5 x 7 in. print was previously misidentified as ALASKAN and assigned the Item number 287; this was
rectified in April 2013.
Box 10
Item No. 257.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view of two men welding the stern post,
1937 July
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 7.5 x 9.5 in. One of the prints has dried glue on the back, indicating it was likely
in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "24470", "#8" and a 4 with a circle around it are written on the back of one of the prints. "Gabriel Moulin photo, July 6,
1937, S.F. Calif." and "Lewis A. Lapham, American-Hawaiian Steamship Co." stamped on the back of one of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
Propeller in view.
Box 10
Item No. 258.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view of men working on the stern post,
1937 July
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "24467" written on the back of the print. "Gabriel Moulin photo, July 6, 1937, S.F. Calif." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Five men are in view, as well as the propeller.
Box 7
Item No. 259A and 259B.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) in the stream on the Willamette River, Oregon, bow view,
1936-1938
Extent:
2 photographs (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 3.75 x 6.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are two unique images here; they have been numbered P79-092a.259A and P79-092a.259B. The prints were made in November
1938 (according to stamp on back). Items 251A, 251B, 252, 259A, 259B, and 260 were taken on the same day and show the vessel
approaching the dock. Items 259A, 259B, and 260 are very similar.
Box 7
Item No. 260.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) in the stream on the Willamette River, Oregon, bow view,
1936-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
The print was made in November 1938 (according to stamp on back). Items 251A, 251B, 252, 259A, 259B, and 260 were taken on
the same day and show the vessel approaching the dock. Items 259A, 259B, and 260 are very similar.
Box 4, Box 10
Item No. 261.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) underway on the Willamette River, Oregon, port broadside view,
1936-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 copy negative, 4 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.; 1 color tinted black-and-white photographic
print, 8 x 10 in. One of the prints has dried glue all over the back, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook
at one time. "1669" written on the lower right hand corner of the front of both 8 x 10 in. prints. "Western Pictorial News Service, Portland
Oregon" stamped on the back of both of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel is passing underneath a bridge.
Box 10
Item No. 262.
Alabaman (built 1921; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view off starboard bow,
1937 July
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "24472" written on the back of the print.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 02.
Alaskan (built 1902; freighter),
1902-1927
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named ALASKAN was built in 1902 by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California,
for American-Hawaiian, and was the largest ship that had ever been launched into the Pacific Ocean. She was delivered on April
19, 1902. There was a large fire aboard ALASKAN in the summer of 1910. She was at the pier in San Diego, California, under
the command of Captain Fred J. Bennett. The fire was in the No. 2 hold, burned for 3 weeks and was eventually put out. ALASKAN
(built 1902) was chartered by the U.S. Navy on March 12 1918, and commissioned on March 23, 1918, as USS ALASKAN (ID-4542).
She was decommissioned on August 5, 1919, and returned to her owners. She was sold to an Italian firm in 1927 and renamed
MEMORE. The ship disappeared from the shipping registers in 1933 and was probably scrapped at about that time. (Sources: SFMNHP,
HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian
Steamship
Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 97, 164; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Alaskan_%28ID-4542%29; http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-a/alaskan.htm)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 031.
Alaskan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, starboard broadside view,
1902-1927
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 2 black-and-white photographic
prints, 6.75 x 8.5 in.
Box 5, Box 8, Box 10
File Unit 03.
Alaskan (built 1918; freighter),
1928-1942
Extent:
2 photographs (6 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 safety negative, 5 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel discharging a motor boat for the Coast Guard Service and underway.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named ALASKAN was built in 1918 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. at Sparrow
Point, Maryland, and laid down as WAR JUPITER for TSC - The Shipping Controller (WWI), London, but completed as WHEATON for
the U.S. Shipping Board. The vessel was purchased by American-Hawaiian Steamship Company in 1928 and renamed ALASKAN. On November
28, 1942, ALASKAN (commanded by Captain Edwin Earle Greenlaw) was sunk by U-172 (commanded by Carl Emmermann) by torpedoes
and gunfire, East of Brazil in the Mid-Atlantic while en route from Port Said and Tale Bay for Paramaribo and the United States.
(Sources: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii; Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship
Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company."
December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam]; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?162187)
Box 8
Item No. 286.
Alaskan (built 1918; freighter) discharging Point Adams, a 9 ton motor boat, for the Coast Guard Service,
1928-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 3.5 x 5.5 in. Description of photograph, "#12" and "#134" written on the back of the prints. "3" stamped on the back of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
"POINT ADAMS" can be seen on the hull of the motor boat.
Box 5, Box 10
Item No. 289.
Alaskan (built 1918; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1928-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in.; 3 black-and-white photographic prints: (2) 6.5 x 9.5 in., (1) 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are logs floating in the foreground. The vessel might be in the Pacific Northwest.
Box 2, Box 5, Box 7, Box 8, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 04.
American (built 1900; freighter),
circa 1900s
Extent:
5 photographs (18 physical forms).
Physical Description: 4 nitrate negatives, 4 contact interpositives, 4 copy negatives, 5 black-and-white photographic prints, 1 black-and-white
photographic postcard
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel docked, at anchor in the stream, and underway.
Vessel History: AMERICAN (built 1900; freighter) was one of the first four ships ordered by the American-Hawaiian Steamship
Company after its formation in 1899. She was built by the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works in Chester, Pennsylvania
in 1900. She was launched on July 14, 1900, delivered on October 12, 1900, and sailed on her maiden voyage on October 30,
1900, in command of Captain George McDonald. Captain Morrison commanded the vessel on her second voyage. Captain M.P. Schermerhorn
was master of AMERICAN (built 1900) for six years later on.
She was taken up for wartime service after the United States entered World War I in April 1917, and completed two round-trip
voyages to France without incident. Shortly after the start of her third such voyage, under the command of Captain M.P. Schermerhorn,
AMERICAN (built 1900) accidentally sunk the British steamship WESTGATE, when the two vessels collided one night off the banks
of Newfoundland. She completed one more round trip in U.S. Navy service, sailing to Gibraltar after the Armistice in November.
She returned to New York in February 1919, was decommissioned, and returned to American-Hawaiian.
AMERICAN (built 1900; freighter) resumed cargo service with American-Hawaiian after her return from naval service. In 1925,
she was renamed HONOLULAN (the second A-H vessel to have this name) in order to free up the name for the newly purchased vessel
named SANTA BARBARA, which took over the name AMERICAN. HONOLULAN (built 1900; freighter) was sold in 1926 and taken to Osaka,
Japan, where she was broken up sometime after her arrival there in November that same year. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR
8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.
Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 93, 230)
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 030.
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company advertisement featuring American (built 1900; freighter) underway, starboard broadside
view,
1899-1900
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are two other vessels in the background. The advertisement has "American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. Regular Service
between New York-San Francisco-Honolulu" written underneath the image of the vessels. "Williams, Dimond and Company" is on
the lower right corner. "Flint, Dearborn & Co." is on the lower left corner, which indicates that this advertisement was created
between 1899 and 1900, since Flint, Dearborn and Co. changed to Dearborn and Lapham in 1900.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 122.
American (built 1900; freighter) docked, bow view,
circa 1900s
Extent:
1 photograph (6 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 4.75 in.; 3 black-and-white
photographic prints, 3.25 x 4.5 in. "#164" written and "68" stamped on the back of one of the photographic prints.
Scope and Content Note
There is lumber in the foreground. There are train tracks on the starboard side of the vessel.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 123.
American (built 1900; freighter) at anchor in the stream, port broadside view,
circa 1900s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 4 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 4 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 124.
American (built 1900; freighter) docking in New York, bow view,
1900 October
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 4.75 x 6 in., mounted to a piece of cardboard of the same size. "Original 'American' docking to load at New York, Oct 1900" written on the back of the cardboard.
Scope and Content Note
There are several people on the dock next to the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 312.
American (built 1900; freighter) docked in South Bend, Washington, starboard broadside view,
circa 1900s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Postcard was sent on May 26, 1915, to Grace Shanahan in Oakland, California, from her sister.
Box 1, Box 8, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 05.
American (built 1916; freighter),
1925-1942
Extent:
13 photographs (15 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 12 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel docked and underway, and a few taken on board.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named AMERICAN was built in 1916 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, for Grace Line Inc. (W. R. Grace & Co.) and named SANTA BARBARA. American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased
SANTA BARBARA in July 1925 and renamed her AMERICAN. AMERICAN (built 1916), commanded by Captain Robert M. Pierce, was sunk
by German submarine U-504 (commanded by Hans-Georg Friedrich "Fritz" Poske) on June 11, 1942, off Honduras in the Western
Caribbean. (Source: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii)
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 037.
American (built 1916; freighter) near a pier, with a deckload of cargo, view off port bow,
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Several men can be seen on board the vessel.
Box 10
Item No. 305.
American (built 1916; freighter) pierside, looking up at the starboard bow,
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 8.5 in. "932 A" written on the back of the print.
Box 10
Item No. 306.
American (built 1916; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California, with cargo suspended in the air,
late 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 8.5 in. "932 C" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Looking up at the vessel from below. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is overhead. This image is very similar to Item
315.
Box 10
Item No. 307.
American (built 1916; freighter) underway, view off starboard bow,
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.25 x 9.25 in. The print has dried glue and paper on the back, indicating it was likely
in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time.
Scope and Content Note
Photograph likely taken from another vessel in the water, as the view is looking up at AMERICAN.
Box 10
Item No. 308.
View of the deck house and part of the funnel on board American (built 1916; freighter),
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is also a flag flying from the line and there are several ventilator cowls in view. The nameboard is visible on the
deck house. This photograph is a closer view of Item 309.
Box 10
Item No. 309.
View of the deck house, part of the funnel and several lifeboats on board American (built 1916; freighter),
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is also a flag flying from the line and there are several ventilator cowls in view. The nameboard is visible on the
deck house. This photograph is a more distant view of Item 308.
Box 8
Item No. 310.
American (built 1916; freighter) moored at a pier with a deckload of cargo, view off starboard bow,
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 4.25 in. "G" written on the back of the print.
Box 10
Item No. 311.
American (built 1916; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. A small area on the front of the print is missing. The print has some
black paper on the back, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "American, ex Santa Barbara, Built 1916, Purchased July 22, 1925" written on the back of the print.
Box 10
Item No. 313.
A ship's officer signaling and a deckhand tossing a line on board American (built 1900; freighter),
1938 Summer
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. There is a small triangle cut out of the print. "William [Shoeb], American, Summer 1938, 11192" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
View looking up at the vessel. One of the men is William Shoeb (spelling?).
Box 8
Item No. 314.
American (built 1916; freighter) moored at a pier, view off port bow,
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "7" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 10
Item No. 315.
American (built 1916; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California, with cargo suspended in the air and a man on board
looking down at the photographer,
late 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Looking up at the vessel from below. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is overhead. This image is very similar to Item
306.
Box 10
Item No. 316.
American (built 1916; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California, with cargo suspended in the air and a man on board
looking down at the dock,
late 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 8.5 in. "392 B" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Looking up at the vessel from below. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is overhead. This image is very similar to Item
317.
Box 10
Item No. 317.
American (built 1916; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California, underneath the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge,
late 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 8.5 in. "932 F" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Looking up at the vessel from below. There are several men in the foreground and several visible on board the vessel, one
with a pipe in his mouth. This image is very similar to Item 316.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 5, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 06.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter),
1902-1928
Extent:
20 photographs (55 physical forms).
Physical Description: 14 nitrate negatives, 14 contact interpositives, 15 copy negatives, 1 safety negative, 10 black-and-white photographic prints,
1 black-and-white photographic postcard
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel docked and underway.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named ARIZONAN was built in 1902 by Union Iron Works in San Francisco,
California, for American-Hawaiian. She was launched in 1902, completed in early 1903, and delivered to American-Hawaiian on
March 23, 1903. She was one of the first commercial vessels to use the Panama Canal in August 1914, along with the American-Hawaiian
vessels MISSOURIAN and PENNSYLVANIAN, and PLEIADES of the Luckenbach Line.
After the United States entered World War I in 1917, ARIZONAN came under the control of the U.S. Shipping Board, which placed
her in service under a United States Army account with a U.S. Navy Naval Armed Guard detachment aboard. She was acquired by
the U.S. Navy on August 10, 1918, commissioned on August 14, 1918, and decommissioned on September 29, 1919. She was returned
to American-Hawaiian, and then sold to Japanese ownership in 1927 or 1928. She disappears from mercantile records soon after
that, indicating that she might have been scrapped in the late 1920s. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel
specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript,
circa 1940-1945, page 193; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Arizonan_%28ID-4542A%29)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 029.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1923-1928
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 8 x 10 in. "223" written in the lower right hand corner of the contact interpositive and copy negative. "H.M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon 1784" stamped on the back of the print. Brown was a commercial
photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 032.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, view off port bow,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man standing on the dock next to the vessel. Items 032, 126, 127 and 132 were taken in the same location, on the
same day.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 033.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) at anchor with lumber cargo on board, view off port quarter,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Several men can be seen on board the vessel. Items 033 and 125 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Box 1, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 034.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway in San Francisco, California, port broadside view,
1902-1928
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 6.75 x 9.75 in. "Swadley San Francisco" embossed on the lower right hand corner of the 8 x 10 in. print.
The print has some black paper on the back, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Original Arizonan" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a steamship or ferry in the background.
Box 1, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 035.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway, view off starboard quarter,
1926 October
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (6 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 2 copy negatives, 5 x 7 in.; 2 black-and-white
photographic prints, 8 x 10 in. "Swadley San Francisco" embossed on the lower right hand corner of one of the 8 x 10 in. prints.
Scope and Content Note
There is an American flag on the stern of the vessel and a man standing nearby. There are also several seagulls swooping down
behind the vessel near the waterline.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 036.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway in San Francisco, California, port broadside view,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 125.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) at anchor with cargo on board, stern view,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
Several men can be seen on board the vessel. Items 033 and 125 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 126.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, view off port bow,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are several men hanging from ropes on the vessel. There is cargo on the dock near the vessel. Items 032, 126, 127 and
132 were taken in the same location, on the same day.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 127.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
KETCHIKAN (tugboat) is towing a barge in the foreground. Items 032, 126, 127 and 132 were taken in the same location, on the
same day.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 128.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, view off port quarter,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are men either loading or unloading cargo.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 129.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway, view off port bow,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 130.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway, broadside view,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Box 2, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 131.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.75 x 9.5 in. "Original Arizonan" written on the back of the print.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 132.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a wooden structure in the foreground, obscuring parts of the view of the vessel. Items 032, 126, 127 and 132 were
taken in the same location, on the same day.
Box 10
Item No. 263.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) standing off South Pier 1 at the Port of Seattle, Washington, view off starboard bow,
1902-1928
Creator/Collector:
Webster & Stevens
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "Webster & Stevens, Commercial Photographers, 436 Arcade Annex, Seattle, Washington" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
"PORT OF SEATTLE, SOUTH PIER 1, AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN S.S. CO." written on the building on the pier. There is a fishing vessel
next to the pier (possibly named GESPATCH of Tacoma).
Box 7
Item No. 266.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, starboard broadside view,
1902-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.75 x 5.75 in. There is black paper on the back of the print, indicating it was likely
in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "S/S ARIZONAN" written on the upper left corner on the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a 3-masted square rigged vessel in the background.
Box 7
Item No. 267.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) approaching Pier 175 in Wilmington, California, view off port bow,
1925 May 17
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in. There is grey paper on the back of the print, indicating it was likely
in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Arizonan approaching Pier 175, Wilmington, Sunday 5/17/25" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are two tugboats assisting ARIZONAN. There are several men standing on the pier on the right side of the photograph.
Box 7
Item No. 268.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway in the stream, starboard broadside view,
1914
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Box 10
Item No. 270.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway in San Francisco Bay, California, port broadside view,
1926 October
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.5 in. The photograph is slightly out of focus. "Swadley, San Francisco" embossed
on the lower left corner of the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is an unidentified 4-masted schooner on the left.
Box 5
Item No. 271.
Arizonan (built 1902; freighter) underway with hundreds of people on board, starboard broadside view,
1918 August 14-1919 September 29
Creator/Collector:
National Photo Service, Inc.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in. "U.S.S. ARIZONAN" and "Copyright National Photo Service, Inc. N.Y." written on the front of the photograph. "29819" and "7/18/38"
are written on the side of the safety negative.
Scope and Content Note
The caption on the front of the photograph says "U.S.S. ARIZONAN," which indicates that this is a photograph of the vessel
during her time with the U.S. Navy from 1918-1919.
This safety negative was in an envelope that said "1st ARIZONAN." However, the date "7/18/38" is written on the safety negative,
which would indicate that this is a photograph of the second ARIZONAN (the first was scrapped in the late 1920s). However,
it is possible that this date is incorrect or doesn't refer to when the original photograph was taken (it might refer to when
this safety negative was made). The date conflicts with the image's caption and the envelope housing the negative.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 07.
Arizonan (built 1920; freighter),
1930-1933
Extent:
9 photographs (26 physical forms).
Physical Description: 7 nitrate negatives, 7 contact interpositives, 7 copy negatives, 5 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains aerial photographs of the vessel underway in the Panama Canal and views on board the vessel on the occasion of raising
the Naval Reserve flag in San Francisco, California.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named ARIZONAN was built in 1920 by Sun Shipbuilding Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania,
for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, and named CONSHOHOCKEN. She was launched on January 31 and had a successful trial trip
on March 19, 1920. In 1921, she was renamed WILLHILO and was part of the Williams Line fleet. She was purchased by American-Hawaiian
in 1929 and renamed ARIZONAN. Captain Harold W. Dowling continued to command the vessel after she was renamed. In 1946, the
vessel was renamed NORTUNA and she was scrapped in 1959. (Sources: http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/1major/inactive/sun.htm;
American Shipping. New York, N. Y, 1920. Print. Page 60; Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December
1929. April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 1, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 039.
Aerial view of Arizonan (built 1920; freighter) underway in the Panama Canal while hauling on Mamei Curve, view off starboard
bow,
1933 January 30
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 2 black-and-white
photographic prints: (1) 5 x 7 in., (1) oval shaped, 9.13 in. wide. The oval shaped print has dried glue and paper on the
back, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "1" written on the back of the 5 x 7 in. print.
Scope and Content Note
1 of 7. There is a photocopy on American-Hawaiian Steamship Company letterhead in the collection file that gives descriptive
information for Items 039, 040, 237-241 (pictures taken of SS ARIZONAN voyage 17W January 30, 1933, through the Panama Canal).
For this photograph, it says: "Picture number one. Taken while hauling on Mamei Curve, with Darion Radio Towers in the background.
Note railroad with high tension wires, also Gas Channel Buoys #71 and #73 astern and wake of vessel while rounding Islands
coming off San Pablo Reach."
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 040.
Aerial view of Arizonan (built 1920; freighter) underway in the Panama Canal, off of Mamei Point, starboard broadside view,
1933 January 30
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
2 of 7. There is a photocopy on American-Hawaiian Steamship Company letterhead in the collection file that gives descriptive
information for Items 039, 040, 237-241 (pictures taken of SS ARIZONAN voyage 17W January 30, 1933, through the Panama Canal).
For this photograph, it says: "Picture number two. Taken off Mamei Point. Note Channel Gas Buoy #76 right under House and
Naval Reserve Flags. Spar buoy in the foreground."
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 237.
Aerial view of Arizonan (built 1920; freighter) underway in the Panama Canal, at the entrance of Gamboa Reach, starboard broadside
view,
1933 January 30
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
4 of 7. There is a photocopy on American-Hawaiian Steamship Company letterhead in the collection file that gives descriptive
information for Items 039, 040, 237-241 (pictures taken of SS ARIZONAN voyage 17W January 30, 1933, through the Panama Canal).
For this photograph, it says: "Picture number four. Taken on entrance of Gamboa Reach, with Gamboa Reach Gas Buoys #78 and
#83 off each quarter. Note Gamboa Reach Gas Buoys #80 and #85 ahead off each bow. Railroad with high tension wires along port
shore."
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 238.
Aerial view of Arizonan (built 1920; freighter) underway in the Panama Canal, while on Mamei Curve, starboard broadside view,
1933 January 30
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
5 of 7. There is a photocopy on American-Hawaiian Steamship Company letterhead in the collection file that gives descriptive
information for Items 039, 040, 237-241 (pictures taken of SS ARIZONAN voyage 17W January 30, 1933, through the Panama Canal).
For this photograph, it says: "Picture number five. Taken abreast Gamboa Reach Range Towers, while on Mamei Curve. Note white
towers on shore, also railroad and high tension wires along shore." There is an airplane wing in the foreground (photo taken
from airplane).
There were 3 prints erroneously assigned the Item number 238 (they were photographs of ALASKAN); these were actually the same
image as Item 289, and the prints have been included with Item 289.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 239.
Aerial view of Arizonan (built 1920; freighter) underway in the Panama Canal, in Mamei Curve, starboard broadside view,
1933 January 30
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5 x 7 in. "3" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
3 of 7. There is a photocopy on American-Hawaiian Steamship Company letterhead in the collection file that gives descriptive
information for Items 039, 040, 237-241 (pictures taken of SS ARIZONAN voyage 17W January 30, 1933, through the Panama Canal).
For this photograph, it says: "Picture number three. Taken abreast Beacon #81 while in Mamei Curve. Note railroad with high
tension wires along port shore. Lakes formed by fill in for railroad bed."
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 240.
Aerial view of Arizonan (built 1920; freighter) underway in the Panama Canal, on Gamboa Reach, view off starboard bow,
1933 January 30
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
7 of 7. There is a photocopy on American-Hawaiian Steamship Company letterhead in the collection file that gives descriptive
information for Items 039, 040, 237-241 (pictures taken of SS ARIZONAN voyage 17W January 30, 1933, through the Panama Canal).
For this photograph, it says: "Picture number seven. Taken in about same locality as picture number six but with a more head-on
view. Note Gamboa Reach Range Towers white painted astern, also astern Beacon #81 and Channel Gas Buoys #78, #83, and #79
1/2."
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 241.
Aerial view of Arizonan (built 1920; freighter) underway in the Panama Canal, on Gamboa Reach, view off starboard bow,
1933 January 30
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
6 of 7. There is a photocopy on American-Hawaiian Steamship Company letterhead in the collection file that gives descriptive
information for Items 039, 040, 237-241 (pictures taken of SS ARIZONAN voyage 17W January 30, 1933, through the Panama Canal).
For this photograph, it says: "Picture number six. Taken off Juan Grande Point while on Gamboa Reach. Note Channel Gas Buoys
#78, #83, Beacon #81 and Front Range Tower of Gamboa Reach astern, also railroad and high tension wires on shore." Part of
an airplane wing is visible on the right side of the photograph (photo taken from airplane).
Box 10
Item No. 264.
Eleven ships officers on board Arizonan (built 1920; freighter), on the occasion of raising the Naval Reserve flag, in San
Francisco, California,
1930 October 27
Creator/Collector:
Morton & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in. "October 27, 1930, Arizonan flag raising" written on the back of the print. "MORTON PHOTOGRAPHS, MORTON & CO. COMMERCIAL
PHOTOGRAPHY, 515 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO" and "25639 2" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Commodore George W. Bauer is the fifth man from the left.
Box 10
Item No. 265.
Portrait of ships officers on board Arizonan (built 1920; freighter), on the occasion of raising the Naval Reserve flag, in
San Francisco, California,
1930 October 27
Creator/Collector:
Morton & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in. "Naval Reserve Flag raising aboard Arizonan at San Francisco, October 27, 1930. Commodore Bauer, Lt. Com [Yooze], Commander
Reuhmuth" written on the back of the print. "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO" and "MORTON PHOTOGRAPHS,
MORTON & CO. COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 515 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO" and "25639 3" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Thirteen men. According to information on the back of the print, Commodore Bauer, Lt. Commander [Yooze or Tooze], and Commander
Reuhmuth [possibly Reichmuth] are among the men present.
Box 10
File Unit 08.
Arkansan (built 1921; freighter),
1936-1942
Extent:
2 photographs (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway and in drydock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1921 by Kiangnan Shanghai for the U.S. Shipping Board and named CELESTIAL. In 1922,
the Dollar Steamship Lines purchased the vessel and renamed her MARGARET DOLLAR. In 1936, she was purchased by American-Hawaiian
and renamed ARKANSAN. On June 16, 1942, ARKANSAN (commanded by Captain Paul R. Jones) was torpedoed by German submarine U-126
(commanded by Captain Ernst Bauer) and sunk off Grenada in the Southeastern Caribbean. (Source: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii)
Box 10
Item No. 303.
Arkansan (built 1921; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1936-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.25 x 9.25 in. The upper left corner of the print has been cut out and is missing.
The print has dried glue and brown paper on the back, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time.
Box 10
Item No. 304.
Close up view of the hull of Arkansan (built 1921; freighter) in dry dock, showing damage after colliding with Knoxville City
(freighter) in Los Angeles, California,
1939 September 19
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "SUNSET PHOTO & GIFT SHOP, 825 PACIFIC AVENUE, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
KNOXVILLE CITY was an Isthmian Line vessel.
Box 7
File Unit 09.
Californian (built 1900; freighter),
1900 July
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel underway on a trial trip.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named CALIFORNIAN was built in 1900 by Union Iron Works in San Francisco,
California, and launched from the yard on May 12, 1900. She was delivered on July 3, 1900, to the American-Hawaiian Steamship
Company of New York City. She was commanded by L.A. Carlisle circa 1907-1910. After the United States entered World War I,
the U.S. Shipping Board acquired CALIFORNIAN for war service and transferred her to the U.S. Navy on May 13, 1918. The Navy
commissioned her as USS CALIFORNIAN on May 14, 1918, with Lieutenant Commander D. Malman, USNRF, in command. CALIFORNIAN immediately
loaded a cargo of coal, fuel oil, and general supplies for the American Expeditionary Force in France and departed on May
31, 1918, to join a convoy off New York City. On June 22, 1918, while proceeding through the Bay of Biscay under the command
of Captain Daniel Malman, CALIFORNIAN struck a naval mine and she sank later that day. Her crew abandoned ship in good order
and was picked up
by the patrol vessel USS Corsair (SP-159) without suffering any casualties. Unlike most commercial ships commissioned into
U.S. Navy service during World War I, CALIFORNIAN never received a naval registry Identification Number. (Sources: SFMNHP,
HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian
Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 167, 223)
Box 7
Item No. 278.
Californian (built 1900; freighter) underway on a trial trip in the San Francisco Bay, California, port broadside view,
1900 July 3
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 6.5 in.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 5, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 10.
Californian (built 1922; freighter),
1922-1940
Extent:
12 photographs (28 physical forms).
Physical Description: 5 nitrate negatives, 5 contact interpositives, 5 copy negatives, 13 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel docked, in the stream and underway.
Vessel History: The second vessel named CALIFORNIAN was built in 1922 by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. She was launched in December 1922 by the Merchants Shipbuilding Corporation in
Chester, Pennsylvania. In May 1940, she was sold to Britain and renamed EMPIRE KITE by the Ministry of War Transport (MOWT).
Later that year she was renamed EMPIRE SEAL. On February 19, 1942, EMPIRE SEAL was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine
U-96, southeast of Sable Island. (Sources: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii; http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/1349.html;
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireS.html; Marine Review. Volume 52, Number 6. Cleveland, June 1922. Print)
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 027.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) moored in Portland, Oregon, port broadside view,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel is in front of the Globe Mills Elevator; CALIFORNIAN appears to be at the Globe Grain and Milling Co. dock.
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 028.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) underway in Portland, Oregon, starboard broadside view,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
The Willamette Iron and Steel Works is in the background.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 042.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5.5. in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5.5. in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are several barges on the starboard side of the vessel. Items 042 and 149 appear to have been taken in the same location,
possibly on the same day.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 149.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "2-41" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are several barges on the starboard side of the vessel. Items 042 and 149 appear to have been taken in the same location,
possibly on the same day.
Box 2, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 150.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) underway in the Panama Canal, port broadside view,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 3.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3 x 3.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3 x 3.75 in.; 2 black-and-white
photographic prints: (1) 3 x 3.5 in., (1) 7.5 x 10 in., mounted to a board of the same size. "38" stamped on the back of the 3 x 3.5 in. print. "2nd, Californian in Panama Canal. Sold to Runciman Ltd., London, May
27, 1940" and "8710/1" written on the back of the 8 x 10 in. print.
Box 7
Item No. 274.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) underway on the Willamette River in Oregon, view off starboard bow,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 4.75 x 6.5 in.; One of the prints has black paper on the back corners, indicating it
was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. One of the prints has blue ink on the front (appears to have rubbed
off from the back of another print at one time), and has "M.S. Californian at Portland. Sold to Runciman Ltd., London, England,
May 1940" written on the back of the print.
Box 7
Item No. 275.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) in the stream, port broadside view,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.75 x 6.75 in. There is a small triangular piece torn and missing from the left side
of the print.
Box 7
Item No. 276.
View of one half of the crank shaft hanging over the hold, on board Californian (built 1922; freighter),
1922-1940
Creator/Collector:
Morton & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.75 x 7.25 in. There are printer's marks on the back of the print. "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO", "REPRODUCED
FROM CUSTOMER'S PHOTOGRAPH. MORTON & CO. COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 515 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO" and "25055" stamped on the
back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man holding onto a rope attached to the crankshaft and the man is leaning backwards.
Box 7
Item No. 279.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) docked at Pier 176 in Wilmington, California, starboard broadside view,
1925 February 14
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in. "M/S 'Californian' at Pier 176 Wilmington, 2/14/25" written on the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a "City of Los Angeles - Berth 176" sign in the background.
Box 10
Item No. 282.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) underway, view off starboard quarter,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print cut in the shape of a circle, 7.25 in. diameter. The print has dried glue and brown paper
on the back, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time.
Box 10
Item No. 283.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) underway on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, passing under a vertical lift bridge,
starboard broadside view,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "M.S. Californian at Portland. Sold to Runciman Ltd., London, England, May 1940" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This is possibly the Steel Bridge (built 1910-1912).
Box 10
Item No. 284.
Californian (built 1922; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1922-1940
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 7.25 x 9.25 in., mounted on 8.5 x 11 in. mat board; (1) 3.5 x 8.5 in. mounted on
a 5.25 x 10 in. mat board, print has been retouched. 7.25 x 9.25 in. print: there are printer's marks on the mat board (front and back sides). "Sold to [Runciman] Ltd. London,
England. May, 1940" written on the back of the print. "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO" stamped
on the back of the print. Typed label on the back of the print says: "Property of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. 215
Market Street, San Francisco. To be returned promptly to D.A. McPherson in charge of Advertising. Title: MS 'Californian',
No.: CA-1." 3.5 x 8.5 in. print: "776" written on the front of the mat board. "Return [to] American Hawaiian S.S. Co. Traffic
Development Dept. Californian, 2nd. Sold May 1940. [Runciman] Ltd., London" written on the back of the mat board. "Return
to Mr. Ryder, Am-Hawaiian, San Francisco" written on paper covering
print.
Box 10
File Unit 11.
Canadian (built 1919; freighter),
1937-1939
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel docked.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1919 by J.F. Duthie & Company in Seattle, Washington, as WEST IVAN, which launched
on December 20, 1919. In 1928, she was purchased by the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company and was renamed GOLDEN WEST.
In 1937, she became part of the American-Hawaiian fleet and was renamed CANADIAN. On January 1, 1940, she was sold to a European
broker named Credimus Maatschappij tot Deelneming in Industrieele Bedrijven NV, The Hague, who in turn sold her to a Panamanian
company named Cia Transatlantica Centroamericana SA, who then sold her to the Japanese company Kitagawa Sangyo Kaiun KK in
1941. She was sold again in 1941 to the Japanese company Nissan Kisen, who renamed her NIKKIN MARU. On June 30, 1944, NIKKIN
MARU was sunk by the American Submarine USS TANG (SS-306), commanded by Richard O'Kane, off the south western tip of Korea.
(Sources: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii; information on the back of the prints; Pacific Marine
Review, Volume
17, January 1920 (Google eBook); http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/merchantships/wwi/pacific.htm; Pruner, J. M. "History
of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic
& Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 10
Item No. 285.
Canadian (built 1919; freighter) docked at a pier, port broadside view,
1937-1939
Creator/Collector:
Commercial & Photo View Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in. "No. 13162-1, Commercial & Photo View Co. 316 13th Street, Oakland, Calif." stamped on the back of both prints. There is
typed information about the vessel on the back of both the prints.
Box 2, Box 4, Box 7, Box 8, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 12.
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter),
1936-1946
Extent:
13 photographs (30 physical forms).
Physical Description: 5 nitrate negatives, 5 contact interpositives, 6 copy negatives, 14 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel docked at Moore Dry Dock Company in Oakland, California, in the stream in New York, and
at the cargo plant of Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills in Bellingham, Washington.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1921 as ORIENTAL. In 1922, she was sold to Dollar Steamship Line Inc. (Robert Dollar
Co. Inc., managers), San Francisco and renamed MELVILLE DOLLAR. In 1935, she was transferred to Dollar Terminal Steamship
Co. Inc. in San Francisco. In 1936, she was sold to American-Hawaiian Steamship Company and renamed CAROLINIAN. In 1946, she
was sold to Compania Uruguaya de Navegacion Y Transportes Aereos S. A., Montevideo, Uruguay, and renamed ATLANTIDA. In 1951,
she was sold to Shorehaven Steamship Corp. (T. J. Stevenson & Co. Inc., New York, NY, managers), Panama. In 1952, she was
sold to Sanko Kisen K. K., Amagasaki, Japan and renamed KYOKKO MARU. In 1955, she was sold to Taiyo Reito Bosen K. K., Tokyo,
Japan. In 1959, she was sold to Nichiro Gyogyo K. K., Tokyo, Japan. In November 1960, KYOKKO MARU was broken up by Toyo Menka
K. K. in Yokosuka, Japan. (Source: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/arkansan-info)
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 151.
Middle distance view of Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) lifting lumber at the cargo plant of Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills
in Bellingham, Washington,
1937 October 30
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 2 black-and-white
photographic prints, 3.25 x 4 in. "Jacobson's, Bellingham, Wash. November 2, 1937" and "31" stamped on the back of both prints.
Scope and Content Note
Starboard broadside view of the vessel. There are many stacks of lumber in the foreground.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 152.
Close up view of Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) lifting lumber at the cargo plant of Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills in Bellingham,
Washington,
1937 October 30
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4 in. "Jacobson's, Bellingham, Wash. November 2, 1937" and "31" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Starboard broadside view of the vessel. There are several men in view loading the lumber. There are many stacks of lumber
in the foreground.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 153.
Middle distance view of Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) lifting lumber at the cargo plant of Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills
in Bellingham, Washington, with two men visible on board,
1937 October 30
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4 in. "Jacobson's, Bellingham, Wash. November 2, 1937" and "31" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Starboard broadside view of the vessel, with the bow visible. Deck is almost full with lumber cargo. The silhouettes of two
men can be seen standing on the lumber on the vessel. There are many stacks of lumber in the foreground.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 154.
Middle distance view of Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) lifting lumber at the cargo plant of Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills
in Bellingham, Washington, with one man visible on board,
1937 October 30
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4 in. "Jacobson's, Bellingham, Wash. November 2, 1937" and "31" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Starboard broadside view of the vessel, with the bow out of the shot. Deck is almost full with lumber cargo. The silhouette
of one man can be seen standing on the lumber on the vessel. There are many stacks of lumber in the foreground.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 155.
Pierside view of Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) lifting lumber at the cargo plant of Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills in Bellingham,
Washington,
1937 October 30
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4 in. "Jacobson's, Bellingham, Wash. November 2, 1937" and "31" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
View off starboard bow of the vessel. There are several men in view standing on a stack of lumber, working on loading the
vessel. There are many stacks of lumber in the foreground.
Box 4, Box 10
Item No. 243.
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) in the stream in New York, view off starboard bow,
1938 November
Creator/Collector:
Morris Rosenfeld and Sons
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 copy negative, 5 x 6.75 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Morris Rosenfeld, Photographic Illustrator, 116 Nassau St. N.Y. Phone Bookman 3-4970" and "90467F" stamped on the back of
the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is an unidentified tug boat (___N JR.) nearby, possibly assisting CAROLINIAN.
Box 10
Item No. 330.
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) at Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, close up view of damage on port hull,
1939 February 27
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "Gabriel Moulin Photo, 163 Kearny St., S.F. Calif., Mar 6, 1939" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photographer's No. 4550. Damage received in collision with SAN CLEMENTE (steamer) on February 24, 1939. Photograph shows view
into the hold and some lumber cargo(?) can be seen.
Caption: American-Hawaiian Str. "Carolinian" on drydock under repairs to port side aft due to damage received in collision
with the str. "San Clemente" Feb. 24, 1939. Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, Calif. Feb. 27, 1939. 4550.
Box 10
Item No. 331.
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) at Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, close up view of damage to port hull as
seen from inside the hold looking out,
1939 February 27
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "Gabriel Moulin Photo, 163 Kearny St., S.F. Calif., Mar 6, 1939" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photographer's No. 4556. Damage received in collision with SAN CLEMENTE (steamer) on February 24, 1939. Photograph taken inside
the hold, looking outside through the hole in the hull. Closer view than Item 333.
Caption: American-Hawaiian Str. "Carolinian" on drydock under repairs to port side aft due to damage received in collision
with the str. "San Clemente" Feb. 24, 1939. Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, Calif. Feb. 27, 1939. 4556.
Box 8
Item No. 332.
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) docked at a pier, view off starboard bow,
1936-1946
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.75 x 6.75 in. Photograph is slightly out of focus.
Box 10
Item No. 333.
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) at Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, view of damage to port hull as seen from
inside the hold looking out,
1939 February 27
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "Gabriel Moulin Photo, 163 Kearny St., S.F. Calif., Mar 6, 1939" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photographer's No. 4555. Damage received in collision with SAN CLEMENTE (steamer) on February 24, 1939. Photograph taken inside
the hold, looking outside through the hole in the hull. More distant view than Item 331.
Caption: American-Hawaiian Str. "Carolinian" on drydock under repairs to port side aft due to damage received in collision
with the str. "San Clemente" Feb. 24, 1939. Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, Calif. Feb. 27, 1939. 4555.
Box 10
Item No. 334.
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) at Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, view of damage to port hull as seen from
on board the vessel,
1939 February 27
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "Gabriel Moulin Photo, 163 Kearny St., S.F. Calif., Mar 6, 1939" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photographer's No. 4552. Damage received in collision with SAN CLEMENTE (steamer) on February 24, 1939. The hull of the vessel
is bent in and the metal railing and chains have fallen over.
Caption: American-Hawaiian Str. "Carolinian" on drydock under repairs to port side aft due to damage received in collision
with the str. "San Clemente" Feb. 24, 1939. Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, Calif. Feb. 27, 1939. 4552.
Box 10
Item No. 335.
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) at Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, close up view of damage on port hull,
1939 February 27
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "Gabriel Moulin Photo, 163 Kearny St., S.F. Calif., Mar 6, 1939" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photographer's No. 4551. Damage received in collision with SAN CLEMENTE (steamer) on February 24, 1939. Several men can be
seen on board the vessel.
Caption: American-Hawaiian Str. "Carolinian" on drydock under repairs to port side aft due to damage received in collision
with the str. "San Clemente" Feb. 24, 1939. Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, Calif. Feb. 27, 1939. 4551.
Box 10
Item No. 336.
Carolinian (built 1921; freighter) at Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, view off starboard bow,
1939 February 27
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "Gabriel Moulin Photo, 163 Kearny St., S.F. Calif., Mar 6, 1939" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photographer's No. 4548. Vessel is in drydock due to damage received in a collision with SAN CLEMENTE (steamer) on February
24, 1939. There are three men in the lower right corner of the photograph.
Caption: American-Hawaiian Str. "Carolinian" on drydock under repairs to port side aft due to damage received in collision
with the str. "San Clemente" Feb. 24, 1939. Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, Calif. Feb. 27, 1939. 4548.
Box 5, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 13.
Coloradan (built 1920; freighter),
1937-1942
Extent:
3 photographs (6 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel coming up to a pier, at dock and underway.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1920 by Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima, Japan, for the U.S. Shipping Board and named
EASTERN ADMIRAL. In 1926, Williams & Co. purchased the vessel and renamed her WILLBORO. In 1929, American-Hawaiian purchased
the vessel and continued to operate her under this name, in their Williams Steamship Corporation Line. In the summer of 1934,
WILLBORO grounded on Race Rock Light at the entrance to Long Island Sound. WILLBORO had damaged her fuel oil tanks in the
grounding and she steamed through Long Island Sound, New York Harbor and up the Hudson River, leaving a trail behind her,
to a floating dry dock in Brooklyn where repairs were made. In 1937, she was purchased by American-Hawaiian and renamed COLORADAN.
On October 9, 1942, COLORADAN (commanded by Captain Robert H. Murphy - previously of the TEXAN) was torpedoed by German submarine
U-159 (commanded by Captain Helmut Witte) and sank 200 miles southwest of Capetown, South Africa. (Sources:
http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?37152; Pruner, J. M. "History
of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic
& Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 225.
Coloradan (built 1920; freighter) coming up to a pier to tie up, view off starboard bow,
1937-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 7 x 9 in. There are printer's marks on the back of the print. "Return to Miss Jackson, American-Hawaiian" written on the back of the
print.
Scope and Content Note
There are men visible on board the vessel as well as a man on the pier holding the rope that is attached to the vessel.
Box 11
Item No. 722.
Coloradan (built 1920; freighter) at dock in Seattle, Washington, loading Boeing airplane parts from a barge,
probably 1937 October
Creator/Collector:
Jacobs, Frank
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "See letter from Seattle office. October 1937" written on the back of the print. "From the workshops of Frank Jacobs, Photographer
& Artist, 1213 Third Ave., Seattle" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are men visible on the dock and on board the vessel.
Box 11
Item No. 723.
On board Coloradan (built 1920; freighter) while underway on the open sea, view from the stern,
1938 October
Creator/Collector:
William Schoeb Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Taken from Coloradan, October 1938 by William S. Schoeb" written on the back of the print.
Box 5, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 14.
Columbian (built 1907; freighter),
1910
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at Kahului, Hawaii.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named COLUMBIAN was built in 1907 by Union Iron Works in San Francisco,
California, for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company and was the sister ship of MEXICAN (launched December 1906). COLUMBIAN
was launched from Union Iron Works on Thursday April 11, 1907, and christened by Helen Kathleen Sutton (daughter of American-Hawaiian
freight agent A.M. Sutton). COLUMBIAN was delivered to American-Hawaiian on October 1, 1907. She was commanded by Captain
George A. Blackwell in April 1914. On November 7, 1916, under the command of Captain Frank E. Curtis, she was stopped by a
German submarine and the captain was ordered on board. On November 8, 1916, COLUMBIAN was sunk with explosives by German submarine
U-49 when 50 miles north west of Cape Ortegal, Spain, while en route from New York and Boston via St. Nazaire for Genoa, Italy,
with a general cargo and steel plate. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1,
folder 7;
Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 176, 219; San
Francisco Call, Volume 101, Number 133, 12 April 1907, Page 6; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?140955)
Box 5, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 226.
Columbian (built 1907; freighter) at Kahului, Hawaii, starboard broadside view,
1910
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. There is black paper on the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook
at one time.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 15.
Columbian (built 1913; freighter),
1925-1945
Extent:
11 photographs (28 physical forms).
Physical Description: 5 nitrate negatives, 5 contact interpositives, 5 copy negatives, 13 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel docked, underway, in drydock and on the occasion of raising the U.S. Naval flag in San
Francisco, California. Includes a photograph of Roger Lapham (Item 328).
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named COLUMBIAN was built in 1913 by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, for W.R. Grace & Co. and named SANTA CLARA. She was chartered by the U.S. Army on October 28, 1917, acquired
by the U.S. Navy on September 17, 1918, commissioned as USS SANTA CLARA (ID 4523) on October 12, 1918, and decommissioned
August 19, 1919, at which time she was returned to her owner, the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Co. In 1925, American-Hawaiian
purchased the vessel and renamed her COLUMBIAN. In 1945, the ship was transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend Lease, renamed
KAPITAN SMIRNOV and assigned to the Far East State Sea Shipping Co. On May 17, 1963, she was removed from the active roster
and assigned to the Ministry of Fisheries for use as a refrigerated fish warehouse in Sakhalin, Russia. In 1971, she was taken
off those duties and scrapped. (Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/ssarkansan/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/american;
http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/174523.htm)
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 023.
Columbian (built 1913; freighter) in dry dock in Portland, Oregon, view off starboard bow,
1925-1945
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in. "936" written on the negative that made this print.
Scope and Content Note
There are seven men leaning on the railing near the bow and another man in the background. Items 023 and 024 look like they
were taken in the same location, likely on the same day, and so the photographer for Item 023 is very likely H.M. Brown.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 024.
Columbian (built 1913; freighter) in dry dock in Portland, Oregon, view off starboard quarter,
1925-1935
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 8 x 10 in. "H.M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon 1734" stamped on the back of the print. "937" written on
the negative that made this print. Brown was a commercial photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man leaning on the railing at the stern. Items 023 and 024 look like they were taken in the same location, likely
on the same day.
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 025.
Columbian (built 1913; freighter) docked at City of Los Angeles Berth 175, California, port broadside view,
1925-1943
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6 x 9.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
The stern of MONTANAN (built 1917; freighter) can be seen at Berth 176.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 026.
Columbian (built 1913; freighter) docked at City of Los Angeles Berth 175, California, port broadside view, with Montanan
(built 1917; freighter) at Berth 176,
1925-1943
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5.75 x 9.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5.5 x 19 in. The last part of the photographer's name is partially visible on the negative, and might be Ingram (of Long Beach, California).
Scope and Content Note
Items 026 and 227 are very similar views of the same scene.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 227.
Columbian (built 1913; freighter) docked at City of Los Angeles Berth 175, California, port broadside view, with Montanan
(built 1917; freighter) at Berth 176,
1925-1943
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6 x 9.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.75 x 9 in., mounted on a 5.5 x 11.5 in. board.
Scope and Content Note
Items 026 and 227 are very similar views of the same scene.
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Item No. 320.
Columbian (built 1913; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1925-1945
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5.5 x 9.75 in. The print has some black paper on the back, indicating it was likely
in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Ingram, Long Beach" written on the lower left corner of the negative that made the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 320 and 321 are very similar views, likely photographed on the same day. There appears to be lumber cargo on the vessel.
Box 10
Item No. 321.
Columbian (built 1913; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1925-1945
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
4 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 5.75 x 9.5 in., (1) 6 x 10 in., (1) 7.75 x 9.5 in., (1) 8 x 9.75 in. Some of the
prints were developed lighter or darker than the others. "Ingram, Long Beach" written on the lower left corner of the negative that made the prints. Some prints have printer's marks
on the front and/or back.
Scope and Content Note
Items 320 and 321 are very similar views, likely photographed on the same day. There appears to be lumber cargo on the vessel.
Box 10
Item No. 326.
Portrait of fourteen men gathered around a flag on board Columbian (built 1913; freighter) in San Francisco, California, on
the occasion of raising the U.S. Naval flag,
1929 May 10
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in. "Swadley San Francisco" embossed on the lower left hand corner of the
print. "No. 29176-B, Swadley, Photographer, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Captain Bruun and two other men are holding the flag. People pictured: ship's officers; Captain C. Bruun, Master of COLUMBIAN
(holding the middle of the flag); Operating Manager T.G. Plant (on the far left in the front); Marine Superintendent Kane;
Commodore George W. Bauer; Lt. Commander Tooze; Commander Reichmuth; Chief Engineer of COLUMBIAN (with cane and hat on the
right side).
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Item No. 327.
Commodore George W. Bauer handing a warrant to Captain C. Bruun on board Columbian (built 1913; freighter) in San Francisco,
California, on the occasion of raising the U.S. Naval flag,
1929 May 10
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in. "Swadley San Francisco" embossed on the lower right hand corner of the
print. "No. 29176-C, Swadley, Photographer, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Bauer (of the 12th Naval District) and Bruun are surrounded by eleven men and there are other men in the background. There
is a deckload of lumber on the vessel.
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Item No. 328.
Portrait of thirteen men on board Columbian (built 1913; freighter) in San Francisco, California, on the occasion of raising
the U.S. Naval flag,
1929 May 10
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 8 x 9.5, (1) 8 x 9.75 in. "No. 29176-A, Swadley, Photographer, San Francisco" stamped on the back of both of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
Front row, left to right: Operating Manager T.G. Plant; Captain C. Bruun, Master of COLUMBIAN; President Roger Lapham; Chief
Engineer of COLUMBIAN; Vice President Cushing; Marine Superintendent Kane. Back row: ship's officers.
Box 10
Item No. 329.
Aerial view of Columbian (built 1913; freighter) underway on the Columbia River, Oregon, starboard broadside view,
1925-1945
Creator/Collector:
Brubaker Aerial Surveys
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9 in. "Brubaker Aerial Surveys, Portland, Oreg." stamped on the back of the print. "Brubaker 6146" written on the negative that
made the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a small sawmill settlement on the shore in the background. Some of the buildings are expelling a lot of steam.
Box 1, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 16.
Dakotan (built 1912; freighter),
1912-1942
Extent:
3 photographs (8 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel docked and underway.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1912 by the Maryland Steel Co. in Sparrows Pt., Maryland, for American-Hawaiian.
She was one of four vessels that American-Hawaiian commissioned from the builders in 1911; the others were MINNESOTAN, MONTANAN,
and PENNSYLVANIAN. She was an Isherwood type vessel and was delivered on November 25, 1912. DAKOTAN was employed in intercoastal
service via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Panama Canal after it opened in August 1914. DAKOTAN was commanded by Captain
John E. Simmons in April 1914 and in May 1917. DAKOTAN was acquired and commissioned by the U.S. Navy on January 29, 1919,
decommissioned on July 31, 1919, and returned to American-Hawaiian at this time. She resumed cargo service with American-Hawaiian
for the next twenty years.
In 1941, DAKOTAN was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration (WSA), but continued to be operated by American-Hawaiian.
In December 1942, DAKOTAN was transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease, and renamed ZYRIANIN. Throughout the rest
of the war, she made at least one trip to the United States, being photographed in port at San Francisco, California, in August
1943. ZYRIANIN was operated by the Far East Shipping Company (FESCO) from 1943 to 1957. From 1957, she was operated by the
Black Sea Shipping Company. The ship was written off and scrapped at Split, Yugoslavia, in 1969.
(Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln. History
of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 156, 176; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Dakotan;
http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/1major/inactive/bethsparrowspoint.htm; New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
[database on-line]. Retrieved on August 16, 2013 from Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Year: 1917; Arrival: Montevideo,
Uruguay; Microfilm Serial: T715; Microfilm Roll: 2525; Line: 20; Page Number: 87.)
Box 1, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 047.
Dakotan (built 1912; freighter) docked at a pier, close up view off starboard bow,
1912-1930
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 6.25 x 10.5 in.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 048.
Dakotan (built 1912; freighter) docked at a pier, view off starboard bow,
1912-1930
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.
Box 10
Item No. 337.
Dakotan (built 1912; freighter) underway in the stream, approaching a pier, view off port bow,
1912-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are two men on the dock watching the vessel approach.
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File Unit 17.
Delawarean (built 1920; freighter),
1937-1940 January
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1920 by Southwestern in San Pedro, California, for the U.S. Shipping Board and named
WESTERN NIVARIA. In 1928, Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company purchased the vessel and renamed her GOLDEN COAST. In 1937,
the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased her and renamed her DELAWAREAN. In 1940 she was sold to Britain and renamed
EMPIRE HAWKSBILL by the Ministry of War Transport (MOWT). On July 19, 1942, she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
U-564 about 200 miles North of the archipelago of the Azores in the North Atlantic ocean. (Source: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?182567)
Box 10
Item No. 338.
Delawarean (built 1920; freighter) docked at an unidentified pier, view off port bow,
1937-1940 January
Creator/Collector:
Commercial & Photo View Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 7.25 x 9.25 in. (with some pieces cut off the sides), (1) 8 x 9.75 in. There is
dried glue on the back of one of the prints, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "No. 13162-4, Commercial & Photo View Co. 316 13th Street, Oakland, Calif." stamped on the back of both prints. "Sold to
Runciman Ltd., London, England, January 1940" written on the back of one of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
OHIOAN (built 1920; freighter) can be seen docked on the opposite side of the pier, on the right side of the photograph.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 5, Box 7, Box 8, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 18.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter),
1915-1928
Extent:
9 photographs (27 physical forms).
Physical Description: 6 nitrate negatives, 6 contact interpositives, 6 copy negatives, 1 safety negative, 8 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel at dock and underway.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named FLORIDIAN was built in 1915 by the Maryland Steel Company for American-Hawaiian,
to replace the WASHINGTONIAN which sunk in January 1915. FLORIDIAN was launched and delivered to American-Hawaiian in December
1915. Shortly after the outbreak of World War I, she entered the Trans-Atlantic trade, carrying supplies and munitions of
war for the Allies. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy on January 28, 1919, commissioned on January 28, 1919, and decommissioned
on August 4, 1919. She was then returned to American-Hawaiian. On September 1, 1928, she collided with SS ADMIRAL FISK near
UMATILLA (lightship); FLORIDIAN sank but all crew were rescued. (Sources: Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship
Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, page 202; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Floridian_%28ID-3875%29; http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/1major/inactive/bethsparrowspoint.htm;
http://www.cimorelli.com/cgi-bin/magellanscripts/ship_dates_volume.asp?ShipName=Floridian+%28steamer%29)
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 022.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1915-1928 September
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in. "Original" written on the bottom of the negative.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 045.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California, view off starboard bow, with a group of men on a small
boat in the foreground,
1922 March 11
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 2 black-and-white
photographic prints: (1) 3.25 x 5.5 in., (1) 3.75 x 5.75 in. "S.S. FLORIDIAN, Voy 5. Eur E/B.10. Europe bound. Liverpool-London, Glasgow-Hamburg. Sailed from S.F. Mar 11, 1922" written
on the back of one of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
About 8 men on a launch(?) in the foreground. The vessel was about to sail from San Francisco to Europe. Items 045 and 156
were taken on the same day.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 046.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter) and Pacific Shipper (built 1924; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California,
1924-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
Bow view of PACIFIC SHIPPER, with a man suspended from a rope on the port side of the vessel. View off starboard bow of FLORIDIAN.
Items 046, 133, and 157 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 133.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter) and Pacific Shipper (built 1924; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California,
1924-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.5 x 5.25 in. "3" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
View off port bow of PACIFIC SHIPPER, with a barge on the port side. View off starboard bow of FLORIDIAN. Items 046, 133,
and 157 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 156.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California, view off starboard bow,
1922 March 11
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a tugboat on FLORIDIAN's starboard side near the stern and a small motor boat or launch in the foreground. A note
on the negative enclosure indicates that the vessel was about to sail from San Francisco to Europe. Items 045 and 156 were
taken on the same day.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 157.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter) and Pacific Shipper (built 1924; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California,
1924-1928
Extent:
1 photograph (6 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 3 black-and-white photographic
prints: (1) 3.25 x 5.25 in., (1) 3.25 x 5.5 in., (1) 3.5 x 5.5 in. The prints were developed with different exposure levels
and some are darker than others. "3" written on the back of two of the prints. "10" written on the back of one of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
Bow view of PACIFIC SHIPPER. View off starboard bow of FLORIDIAN. Items 046, 133, and 157 were taken in the same location,
likely on the same day.
Box 8
Item No. 351.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter) underway in Ambrose Channel, lower New York Bay, port broadside view,
1926 August
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "039" stamped on the back of the print. "Dr. C. Laizure" and "Mount" written on the back of the print.
Box 11
Item No. 353.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter) underway on the Willamette River, Portland, Oregon, starboard broadside view,
1923-1928 September
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 9.75 in. "H.M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon 1734" stamped on the back of the print. Brown was a commercial
photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s.
Scope and Content Note
There are logs floating in the foreground.
Box 5
Item No. 356.
Floridian (built 1915; freighter) underway in New York with hundreds of troops on board, starboard broadside view,
1919 January 28-August 4
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in. "29821" written on the edge of the negative.
Scope and Content Note
The Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background. The people on board are troops returning from Europe. The caption on
the front of the photograph says "U.S.S. FLORIDIAN," which indicates that this is a photograph of the vessel during her time
with the U.S. Navy from January 28-August 4, 1919. This early time frame would indicate that the vessel was the first FLORIDIAN
owned by American-Hawaiian.
The date "7/18/38" is written on the safety negative, but this date doesn't seem to refer to when the original photograph
was taken. (It might refer to when this safety negative was made).
Related Material
This is the same image as the Naval History and Heritage Command # NH 105499 (http://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/AP/ww1/i05499.jpg).
Box 10, Box 11
File Unit 19.
Floridian (built 1921; freighter),
1936-1947
Extent:
11 photographs (11 physical forms).
Physical Description: 11 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel at dock, underway, transiting a lock on the Panama Canal and views on board.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named FLORIDIAN was built in 1921 and named MANDARIN. In 1922, she was
sold to Dollar Steamship Line Inc. (Robert Dollar Co. Inc., managers), San Francisco, and renamed STUART DOLLAR. In 1935,
she was transferred to Dollar Terminal Steamship Co. Inc. in San Francisco. In 1936, she was sold to American-Hawaiian Steamship
Company and renamed FLORIDIAN. In 1947, she was sold to Nortuna Shipping Co. Inc. (Naess, Mejlaender & Co., Inc., New York,
NY, USA, managers), Panama, and renamed NORBELLA. On August 1, 1948, NORBELLA was grounded at Myrgrunden, Hustadvika, Norway,
when on a voyage from Narvik, Norway, to Baltimore, Maryland, with iron ore. She was re-floated August 16, but declared a
constructive total loss and sold for scrapping. She was delivered December 24, 1948, at Antwerp, Belgium to Ets. Dohmen &
Habets, Liege, Belgium. (Source: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/arkansan-info)
Box 10
Item No. 341.
View of the crew's mess in Floridian (built 1921; freighter), showing the steward about to pour something into a mug,
1936-1947
Creator/Collector:
Maurice Hodge Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "BE, 0300, Marice Hodge, Photographer, 711 S.W. Ankeny, Portland" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This man is also in Item 343.
Box 11
Item No. 342.
View of the galley in Floridian (built 1921; freighter), showing two cooks preparing a meal,
1936-1947
Creator/Collector:
Maurice Hodge Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "BE, 0300, Marice Hodge, Photographer, 711 S.W. Ankeny, Portland" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a box of Albers Cream Flaked Oats on the counter and a piece of meat in a frying pan sitting on the open door of
the oven.
Box 11
Item No. 343.
Floridian (built 1921; freighter) crew members seated at a table in the crew's mess during a meal,
1936-1947
Creator/Collector:
Maurice Hodge Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. There is a small hole in the lower right corner of the print. "BE, 0300, Marice Hodge, Photographer, 711 S.W. Ankeny, Portland" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are 7 men seated at the table (5 are looking at the photographer) and two stewards serving the crew. Five of the men
that are seated are also pictured in Item 344. One of the stewards is pouring something into a mug (same man as in Item 341).
Box 11
Item No. 344.
Floridian (built 1921; freighter) crew members seated at a table in the crew's wardroom,
1936-1947
Creator/Collector:
Maurice Hodge Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "BE, 0300, Marice Hodge, Photographer, 711 S.W. Ankeny, Portland" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are 5 men seated at the table. All of these men are pictured in Item 343. One of the men is petting a dog.
Box 11
Item No. 345.
View of the forecastle area on Floridian (built 1921; freighter), showing a room with three bunks for crew members,
1936-1947
Creator/Collector:
Maurice Hodge Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "BE, 0300, Marice Hodge, Photographer, 711 S.W. Ankeny, Portland" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are shoes lined up next to and underneath the beds and one chair in the back of the room. There are locked cabinets/closets(?)
on the left side.
Box 11
Item No. 346.
View of the dining room in Floridian (built 1921; freighter), showing three stewards preparing for lunch,
1936-1947
Creator/Collector:
Maurice Hodge Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "BE, 0300, Marice Hodge, Photographer, 711 S.W. Ankeny, Portland" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The clock on the wall reads 11:34, so they are presumably preparing for lunch. There are stacks of bread and condiments on
the table. One man is pouring a drink into a glass. A note on the photograph's enclosure says: "Since preparation is for twelve
persons, the preparation is for passengers on the vessel." (However it appears that there are 14 place settings prepared).
Box 11
Item No. 348.
Floridian (built 1921; freighter) transiting a lock on the Panama Canal, view off starboard bow,
1938 June
Creator/Collector:
Caldow, Jim
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "[Photo] taken by Jim Caldow, Sterling Engraving Co" written on the back of the print.
Box 11
Item No. 349.
Floridian (built 1921; freighter) underway with a deckload of lumber cargo, port broadside view,
1936-1944
Creator/Collector:
Leonard Frank Photo Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5.75 x 9.25 in. Parts of the print have been marked with black and grey ink (or paint).
There is dried glue on the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Leonard Frank Photos, 553 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
A note on the enclosure says: "It is possible that this image was taken while the vessel still had insignia from its previous
operation as the STUART DOLLAR." The date of this photograph can't be later than 1944 because that is the year that the Leonard
Frank Photo Studio was sold, following Frank's death.
Box 11
Item No. 350.
Floridian (built 1921; freighter) docked at a pier in New York, view off starboard bow,
1938 November
Creator/Collector:
Morris Rosenfeld and Sons
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "F5 764" written on the back of the print. "Morris Rosenfeld, Photographic Illustrator, 116 Nassau St. N.Y. Phone Bookman
3-4970" and "87544" stamped on the back of the print.
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Item No. 354.
Floridian (built 1921; freighter) underway in the stream in New York, view off starboard bow,
1938 November
Creator/Collector:
Morris Rosenfeld and Sons
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Morris Rosenfeld, Photographic Illustrator, 116 Nassau St. N.Y. Phone Bookman 3-4970" and "87542-F" stamped on the back
of the print.
Scope and Content Note
NEW YORK (tugboat) is assisting the vessel on the starboard side.
Box 11
Item No. 355.
Floridian (built 1921; freighter) at dock at the Port of Los Angeles, Berths 177-178, California, starboard broadside view,
1947 April 11
Creator/Collector:
Inman Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "H" written on the back of the print. "No. 12779 H, The Inman Co. 2491 American Avenue, Long Beach 6, California" stamped
on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a sign in the background that says: "Port of Los Angeles, Berths 177-178". There is a barge on the starboard side
of the vessel.
Box 5, Box 8, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 20.
Georgian (built 1920; freighter),
1921-1929
Extent:
2 photographs (5 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway.
Vessel History: American-Hawaiian owned three vessels named GEORGIAN throughout the years. This File Unit contains photographs
of the second American-Hawaiian vessel named GEORGIAN (built 1920; freighter), which American-Hawaiian owned from 1921-1929.
This vessel was built in 1920 by Downey Shipbuilding, Corp. in New York for Coastwise Transportation Co. - John S. Crowley,
Boston, Massachusetts, and named CLARKSBURG. In 1921, the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased her and renamed her
GEORGIAN. In 1929, she was sold to Pacific-Atlantic SS Co. - States SS Co. and renamed SAN GABRIEL. In 1940, she was sold
to Andros Coulouthros (of Greece) and kept the name SAN GABRIEL. On August 30, 1940, she was torpedoed by German submarine
U-59 when she was en route from Liverpool, England, to St. Vincent C.V. and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and declared a total
loss. (Source: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?194095)
The first American-Hawaiian vessel named GEORGIAN was built in 1910 by Maryland Steel Co. in Sparrows Pt., Maryland. She was
one of three vessels that American-Hawaiian commissioned at the time (the other two were KENTUCKIAN and HONOLULAN). She was
delivered to American-Hawaiian on August 8, 1910. GEORGIAN (built 1910; freighter) was sold to a Norwegian steamship line
in 1916. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln.
History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 154, 211)
The third American-Hawaiian vessel named GEORGIAN was built in 1920 at Chester, Pennsylvania, for the U.S. Shipping Board
and named CAJACET. In 1920, she was sold to the Williams Fleet and renamed WILLSOLO. In 1929, she was purchased by the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company and renamed GEORGIAN. The War Shipping Administration took control of her in 1942 and for the rest of the
war she was operated for that agency by American-Hawaiian. She was redelivered to her owner in 1946, sold to a foreign shipping
firm later that year and renamed NORLANDA, and was scrapped under that name in 1959. (Sources: http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-civil/civsh-g/georgian.htm;
Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation
and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 021.
Georgian (built 1920; freighter) underway with a deckload of lumber cargo, port broadside view,
1921-1929
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5 x 9.75 in., mounted on an 8.5 x 11 in. board. "Ingram, L.B. Cal." written on the lower left corner of the photograph. There are printer's marks on the front of the print
and on the back of the mat board that the print is mounted on. "Property of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, 215 Market
Street, San Francisco, California, Return to D.A. McPherson, In Charge of Advertising. Title: SS Georgian (2nd). No. GE-1"
typed on a label that is glued to the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 357.
Georgian (built 1920; freighter) underway leaving Piers 175 and 176 at the Port of Los Angeles, California, view off starboard
quarter,
1925 May 21
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in. There is some grey paper glued to the back of the print, indicating
it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time.
Scope and Content Note
There are people visible on board the vessel at the stern.
Box 10
File Unit 21.
Golden Coast (built 1920; freighter),
1934 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1920 by Southwestern in San Pedro, California, for the U.S. Shipping Board, and named
WESTERN NIVARIA. In 1928, Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company purchased the vessel and renamed her GOLDEN COAST. In 1937,
the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased her and renamed her DELAWAREAN. In 1940, she was sold to Britain and renamed
EMPIRE HAWKSBILL by the Ministry of War Transport (MOWT). On July 19, 1942, she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine
U-564 about 200 miles North of the archipelago of the Azores in the North Atlantic ocean. (Source: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?182567)
Box 10
Item No. 340.
Golden Coast (built 1920; freighter) at dock, view off port bow,
1934 February 2
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Renamed DELAWAREAN. Sold to British January 1940" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Part of the pier can be seen in the background. The photograph appears to have been taken from the water or other low vantage
point.
Box 4
File Unit 22.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter),
1928-1938
Extent:
21 photographs (21 physical forms).
Physical Description: 21 safety negatives
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel anchored and underway in Hankou, China.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1919 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. in Seattle, Washington, and named CRISFIELD. Oceanic
& Oriental Navigation Co. bought her from the U.S. Shipping Board in 1928 and renamed her GOLDEN HORN. In 1938, Matson Navigation
Co. purchased the vessel and renamed her KAIMOKU. On August 8, 1942, she was torpedoed by German submarine U-379 and sunk
while en route from Baltimore, Maryland and Sydney, Nova Scotia, for Immingham, England, in Convoy SC-94. (Source: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?149990)
Related Material
P79-026a (SAFR 15281) consists of a photograph album of Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company activities, circa 1930s. The
album includes photographic prints of GOLDEN HORN in Hankow, China, on pages 88-89.
Box 4
Item No. 371.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 88, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 372.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Distant view of the vessel.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 88, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 373.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) underway in Hankou, China, port broadside view,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 88, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 374.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, with small boats with cargo alongside,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Close up view of part of the vessel with men either loading or unloading boxes of cargo. Items 374, 375 and 388 are very similar.
Box 4
Item No. 375.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, with small boats with cargo alongside,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Close up view of part of the vessel with men either loading or unloading boxes of cargo. Items 374, 375 and 388 are very similar.
Box 4
Item No. 376.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Item 377 is a closer view of Item 376. Items 376, 380 and 381 are almost identical.
Box 4
Item No. 377.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Item 377 is a closer view of Item 376.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 89, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 378.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off port quarter, with many small boats alongside,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man wearing white, standing on one of the small boats. Items 378 and 386 are very similar views.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 89, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 379.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow, with barge 53 alongside,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Box 4
Item No. 380.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Items 376, 380 and 381 are almost identical.
Box 4
Item No. 381.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Items 376, 380 and 381 are almost identical.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 89, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 382A and 382B.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow, with a small boat amidship,
1928-1938
Extent:
2 photographs (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 safety negatives, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negatives.
Scope and Content Note
There are two unique images here; they have been numbered P79-092a.382A and P79-092a.382B. Close up views of GOLDEN HORN.
In one of the photographs, "GOLDEN HORN" is visible on the hull.
Box 4
Item No. 383.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow, with a small boat amidship,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 88, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 384.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, starboard broadside view, with many small boats alongside,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
SHOU CHI NO. 1 (launch?) alongside GOLDEN HORN in the foreground.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 89, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 385.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Close up view of the starboard bow. "GOLDEN HORN" is visible on the hull.
Box 4
Item No. 386.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off port quarter, with many small boats alongside,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man wearing white in one of the small boats. Items 378 and 386 are very similar views.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 88, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 387.
Harbor in Hankou, China, with Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in the background,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There are several people in the water in the foreground.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 88, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 388.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, with small boats with cargo alongside,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Close up view of part of the vessel with men either loading or unloading boxes of cargo. Items 374, 375 and 388 are very similar.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 89, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 4
Item No. 389.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow, with Chun Kee No. 1 (launch) amidship,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
View of part of the vessel with men either loading or unloading boxes of cargo. Item 390 is a closer view of Item 389.
Box 4
Item No. 390.
Golden Horn (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Hankou, China, view off starboard bow, with Chun Kee No. 1 (launch) amidship,
1928-1938
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "G-31-8" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
View of part of the vessel with men either loading or unloading boxes of cargo. Item 390 is a closer view of Item 389.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 89, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph, which is on an album page with the
caption: "SS GOLDEN HORN V.8 at Hankow, China," likely referring to voyage 8.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 7, Box 8, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 23.
Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter),
1928-1937
Extent:
14 photographs (39 physical forms).
Physical Description: 12 nitrate negatives, 12 contact interpositives, 12 copy negatives, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel docked and loading cargo in Asia.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1919 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. in Seattle, Washington, and named CROSSKEYS. Oceanic
& Oriental Navigation Co. bought her from the U.S. Shipping Board in 1928 and renamed her GOLDEN PEAK. In 1937, she was renamed
UTAHAN. In 1951, she was purchased by East & West Shipping Company and renamed FUTURA. She was broken up at Karachi, Pakistan
in October 1960. (Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinner_%26_Eddy; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_%26_West_Steamship_Company)
Related Material
P79-026a (SAFR 15281) consists of a photograph album of Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company activities, circa 1930s. There
are many photographic prints of GOLDEN PEAK throughout the album.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 053.
View of logs stacked on board Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) in Asia, with several ventilator cowls in view as well,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "A-62-5" written on the negative. The typed envelope created by SAFR staff says: "GOLDEN PEAK loading lumber in Orient."
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 054.
Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) docked in Yokohama, Japan, with a local stevedore carrying cargo on the dock in front
of the vessel,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3 x 5 in. "A-21-4" and "12" written on the negative. The typed envelope created by SAFR staff said that this photograph was taken in
Yokohama, but the caption in the photograph album in P79-026a said this was in Hong Kong.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 39, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph. The caption in the photograph album
reads: "HONG KONG. Native jitney transporting case oil."
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 055.
Captain K. Hansen kneeling next to damaged cans of kerosene on a dock in Yokohama, Japan,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3 x 5 in. "A-21-4" and "3" written on the negative. The typed envelope created by SAFR staff said that this photograph was taken in
Yokohama, but the caption in the photograph album in P79-026a said this was in Hong Kong.
Scope and Content Note
Some of the cans kerosene are leaking out onto the dock.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 37, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph. The caption in the photograph album
reads: "Captain K. Hansen, Master SS GOLDEN PEAK. 'X' shows leak on top can and kerosene flowing out - HONG KONG."
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 056.
Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) anchored at the Standard Oil Dock in Cebu, Philippines, view off port bow,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.25 x 5.25 in. There is black paper on the corners of the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph
album or scrapbook at one time. "A-47" is written on the bottom corner of the negatives. "Golden Mountain anchored at Standard Oil Dock at Cebu" is written
on the back of the print, however this is incorrect. This is actually GOLDEN PEAK, and the vessel's name can be seen more
clearly in the negatives than in the print.
Scope and Content Note
Vessel is discharging kerosene and gasoline.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 103.
Boxes of kerosene cargo stacked on pallets on the dock in front of Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) in Yokohama, Japan,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "A-21-4" and "7" written on the negative. The typed envelope created by SAFR staff said that this photograph was taken in
Yokohama, but the caption in the photograph album in P79-026a said this was in Hong Kong.
Scope and Content Note
Richfield brand kerosene.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 37, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph. The caption in the photograph album
reads: "HONG KONG - How slings were loaded."
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 104.
Boxes of gasoline and kerosene stacked on a pier next to Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter), which is discharging the cargo
in Amoy, China,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in. "A-28-5" written on the negative.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 105.
Group of men standing on a dock while Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) is discharging kerosene and gasoline in Amoy, China,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.25 in. "A-28-5" written on the negative.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 106.
Close up view of logs on board Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) in Asia, with one ventilator cowl in front of the stack
of logs,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in. "A-62-5" written on the negative. The typed envelope created by SAFR staff says: "Loading lumber in Orient, GOLDEN PEAK."
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 107.
Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) loading lumber in Asia,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in. "A-62-5" written on the negative. The typed envelope created by SAFR staff says: "GOLDEN PEAK loading lumber in Orient."
Scope and Content Note
There is a log suspended in the air next to the hull and a small boat amidship. There are seven men visible on board the vessel.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 108.
Close up view of logs on board Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) in Asia,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in. "A-62-5" written on the negative. The typed envelope created by SAFR staff says: "Loading lumber in Orient - SS GOLDEN PEAK."
Scope and Content Note
Rope in the foreground.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 134.
Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) anchored in Yokohama, Japan, view off starboard bow,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 5.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3 x 5.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3 x 5.25 in. "A-62-3" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There are several small boats on her starboard side. Vessel is discharging kerosene and gasoline.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 158.
Local stevedores carrying cargo across wood planks, walking toward Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) docked in Yokohama,
Japan,
1928-1937
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "A-21-4" and "2" written on the negative. The typed envelope created by SAFR staff said that this photograph was taken in
Yokohama, but the caption in the photograph album in P79-026a said this was in Hong Kong.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 37, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph. The caption in the photograph album
reads: "HONG KONG - Carrying to deck."
Box 8
Item No. 362.
Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) underway, with a view of the quartering sea in a gale,
1930 November 11
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. "Quartering sea in gale - 32 degrees N, 164 degrees W. November 11, 1930" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Vessel is at 32 degrees N, 164 degrees W, which is in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean, north of Hawaii.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 14, for another 3.25 x 5.5 in. print of this photograph.
Box 8
Item No. 363.
Golden Peak (built 1919; freighter) underway, looking aft during a gale at sea,
1930 November 11
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. "SS Golden Peak in gale. 32 degrees N, 164 degrees W. November 11, 1930" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Lifeboats and funnels in view. Vessel is at 32 degrees N, 164 degrees W, which is in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean,
north of Hawaii.
Box 8
File Unit 24.
Golden River (built 1918; freighter),
1930 March
Extent:
2 photographs (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel ashore on Uma Shima Point, Japan.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1918 by Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Co. in Bay Point, California, for the United States
Shipping Board and named DIABLO. Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co. purchased her in 1929 and renamed her GOLDEN RIVER. In
1934, Matson Navigation Co. purchased the vessel and renamed her MAUNA KEA. In 1946, Centauro Shipping Co. purchased her and
renamed her CENTAURO. Alain Shipping Corp. bought her in 1955 and renamed her BALI. In 1956, Tsavliris Shipping Co. purchased
her and renamed her MARIANTHE. The vessel was lost on April 11, 1956. (Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?192665;
http://www.usmm.org/matson.html)
Box 8
Item No. 370A and 370B.
Golden River (built 1918; freighter) ashore on Uma Shima Point, Japan, stern view,
1930 March 22
Extent:
2 photographs (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "G. River astern 'Tyne Maru' both ashore Uma Shima Point, Japan, 3/22/30" written on the back of both of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
There are two unique images here; they have been numbered P79-092a.370A and P79-092a.370B. TYNE MARU (freighter) is ashore
as well and partially visible on the right hand side of the photographs.
Box 2, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 25.
Golden Star (built 1919; freighter),
1931-1937
Extent:
3 photographs (6 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel in drydock in San Francisco, California, and views on board the vessel on the occasion
of raising the U.S. Naval Reserve flag.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1919 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. in Seattle, Washington, for the U.S. Shipping Board,
and named ELKRIDGE. In 1928, the Oceanic and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. purchased the vessel and renamed her GOLDEN STAR.
In 1937, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company bought the vessel and renamed her TENNESSEAN. She was sold to Britain in 1940
and renamed EMPIRE PENGUIN by the Ministry of War Transport (MOWT). She was allocated in 1942 to the Dutch Government and
renamed VAN DE VELDE. In 1947, she was sold to Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd and renamed RIJNLAND. In 1949, she was renamed
RYNLAND. She was sold in 1957 to Compagnia Navigazione Maraventure, Panama, and renamed VAPTISTIS. She was operated under
the management of Lemos & Pateras Ltd. and scrapped in September 1959 at Lisbon, Portugal. (Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_%28P%29;
http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii)
Box 2, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 110.
Ships officers posing with the recently presented Naval Reserve flag on board Golden Star (built 1919; freighter),
1931 January 22
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 7.25 x 9.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
From left to right: 2nd Officer A.M. Evjenth, 3rd Officer M.L. Morrow, Chief Officer A.M. Petersen, Chief Engineer J.E. Blake,
Captain Ole Lee.
Box 11
Item No. 359.
Golden Star (built 1919; freighter) in drydock in San Francisco, California, view of the starboard stern,
1937 May
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.25 x 9.5 in. "Renamed TENNESSEAN. Sold to Runciman Ltds. London, England, January 1940" written on the back of the print. "Gabriel Moulin
photo, May 6, 1937, S.F. Calif." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel's name can be seen on the stern. There is a man standing next to the vessel.
Box 11
Item No. 360.
Golden Star (built 1919; freighter) in drydock in San Francisco, California, view of the port stern,
1937 May
Creator/Collector:
Gabriel Moulin Studios
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.5 in. "Renamed TENNESSEAN. Sold to British interests, January 1940" written on the back of the print. "Gabriel Moulin photo, May
6, 1937, S.F. Calif." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel's name can be seen on the stern. Note the propeller and rudder. It looks like HAWAIIAN (built 1919; freighter)
might be in the background.
Box 1, Box 4, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 26.
Golden Wall (built 1920; freighter),
1928-1934
Extent:
7 photographs (9 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 6 safety negatives
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel at dock and underway in Indo-China.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1920 by G. M. Standifer Construction Corp. in Vancouver, Washington for the U.S.
Government and named PAWLET. Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co. purchased her in 1928 and named her GOLDEN WALL. In 1934, Williams
Steamship Corporation purchased the vessel and renamed her WILLSOLO. In 1937, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased
the vessel and renamed her OHIOAN. On May 8, 1942, OHIOAN was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-564. (Source: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?142511)
Related Material
P79-026a (SAFR 15281) consists of a photograph album of Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company activities, circa 1930s. There
are a few photographic prints of GOLDEN WALL throughout the album.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 057.
Golden Wall (built 1920; freighter) at dock in Indo-China, deck view looking towards the stern,
1928-1934
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 5 in. "I-63-7" and "G. Wall Indo-China" are written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There is a crane on the port side of the vessel either loading or unloading cargo.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 86, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph. There are photographs of YEIFUKU MARU
in this collection that also have the same information written on the negative (Items 074, 136, 361, 365-368).
Box 4
Item No. 361.
Box cars with coal lined up alongside Golden Wall (built 1920; freighter) in Indo-China, in the process of loading coal onto
the vessel, with people standing on the ground near the port side of the vessel,
1928-1934
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "I-63-7" and "Indo-China" are written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Item 361 and Item 368 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Related Material
There are photographs of YEIFUKU MARU in this collection that also have the same information written on the negative (Items
057, 074, 136, 365-368).
Box 4
Item No. 364.
Golden Wall (built 1920; freighter) at dock in Indo-China, deck view,
1928-1934
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "I-63-7" and "Golden Wall I.C." are written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There is a crane on the port side of the vessel either loading or unloading cargo.
Box 4
Item No. 365.
Railroad cranes used for loading coal in Indo-China, with a partial view of Golden Wall (built 1920; freighter) at dock nearby,
1928-1934
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "I-63-7" and "Indo-China" are written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
GOLDEN WALL is on the right side of the photograph.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 86, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph. There are photographs of YEIFUKU MARU
in this collection that also have the same information written on the negative (Items 057, 074, 136, 361, 366-368).
Box 4
Item No. 366.
Golden Wall (built 1920; freighter) in Indo-China, portside deck view looking towards the stern,
1928-1934
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "I-63-7" and "G. Wall Indo-China" are written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There is a small pile of lumber on board the vessel. Item 366 and Item 367 appear to have been taken on the same day.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 86, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph. There are photographs of YEIFUKU MARU
in this collection that also have the same information written on the negative (Items 057, 074, 136, 361, 365, 367-368).
Box 4
Item No. 367.
Golden Wall (built 1920; freighter) underway in Indo-China, port side deck view looking towards the stern,
1928-1934
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "I-63-7" and "G. Wall Indo-China" are written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There is a small pile of lumber on deck. Vessel is likely en route to Kampha, India. Item 366 and Item 367 appear to have
been taken on the same day.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 87, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph. The caption for above this photograph
in the album says "Island passages en route Kampha". There are photographs of YEIFUKU MARU in this collection that also have
the same information written on the negative (Items 057, 074, 136, 361, 365-366, 368).
Box 4
Item No. 368.
Box cars with coal lined up alongside Golden Wall (built 1920; freighter) in Indo-China, in the process of loading coal onto
the vessel,
1928-1934
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "I-63-7" and "Indo-China" are written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Item 361 and Item 368 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Related Material
See P79-026a, photograph album page 87, for a 2.75 x 4.5 in. print of this photograph. The caption for this photograph in
the album says "Loading coal from box cars. Each box carrying 4 long tons or 2240#". There are photographs of YEIFUKU MARU
in this collection that also have the same information written on the negative (Items 057, 074, 136, 361, 365-367).
Box 2, Box 5, Box 8, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 27.
Hawaiian (built 1900; freighter),
1900-1925
Extent:
3 photographs (9 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel at dock and underway, and an artist's conception of the vessel.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named HAWAIIAN was built by John Roach & Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania,
and launched from this yard on November 8, 1900. She was delivered to the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company in New York
on January 14, 1901, and was sent out on her maiden voyage in command of Captain Richard Banfield. During World War I, HAWAIIAN,
under the command of Captain Louis A. Carlisle, accidentally sunk a British steamship when the two vessels collided one night
in the Mediterranean off Gibraltar. In 1925, she was purchased by Lloyd Brasileiro / Brazil Lloyd and renamed UBA. She was
hulked in 1936. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln.
History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 95, 230; http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/merchant.htm;
New-York tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, January 13, 1901, Image 12, Image and
text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC: Persistent link: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1901-01-13/ed-1/seq-12/;
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/lloydbrasileiro.shtml)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 020.
Hawaiian (built 1900; freighter) at dock, probably on the Willamette River, Oregon, starboard broadside view,
1923-1925
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 8 x 10 in. "1198" written on the lower right corner of the negative. "H.M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon
1784" stamped on the back of the print. Brown was a commercial photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s.
Scope and Content Note
There are buildings visible behind the vessel.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 111.
Hawaiian (built 1900; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1900-1925
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in. "Hawaiian I" written on the negative.
Box 8
Item No. 391.
Artist's conception of Hawaiian (built 1900; freighter) underway, view off starboard bow,
1900-1925
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 4 x 5 in. "Original Hawaiian" typed on the back of one of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
The artist's conception looks more like the second HAWAIIAN than the first HAWAIIAN, though it does not look exactly like
either one.
Box 2, Box 4, Box 5, Box 7, Box 8, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 28.
Hawaiian (built 1919; freighter),
1925-1948
Extent:
7 photographs (16 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 3 copy negatives, 7 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel docked and underway.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named HAWAIIAN was built in 1919 by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, for the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Co. of New York, and named SANTA MALTA. During WWI she was transferred
to the U.S. Navy. She was commissioned on May 17, 1919, at Philadelphia, with Lt. Comdr. John J. Coholan, USNRF, in command,
decommissioned on November 6, 1919, at Todd Shipbuilding Corp., Brooklyn, and returned to her previous owner. In 1925, American-Hawaiian
purchased the vessel and renamed her HAWAIIAN. In 1948, she was transferred to Panamanian registry and renamed FORTUNE. She
was scrapped in 1958. (Sources: https://sites.google.com/site/ssarkansan/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/american; http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s5/santa_malta.htm;
The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939: The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships. Naval Inst Pr, 2006. Print. Page 383)
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 113.
Hawaiian (built 1919; freighter) docked at the Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills in Bellingham, Washington, receiving sling loads
of lumber,
1937 October 26
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in. "55" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Men can be seen on board the vessel helping to load the lumber. There are many stacks of lumber cargo already on board. A
crane is visible over the vessel. Items 113, 397, and 398 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 228.
Hawaiian (built 1919; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1925-1948
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5.5 x 9.5 in., mounted on mat board, 8.5 x 11 in. "Ingram, Long Beach" written on the lower right corner of photograph. Typed label on the back of the print says: "Property
of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. 215 Market Street, San Francisco. To be returned promptly to D.A. McPherson, in charge
of Advertising. Title: SS HAWAIIAN (2nd), No.: HA-2."
Box 4, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 250.
Hawaiian (built 1919; freighter) underway, view off port quarter,
1925-1948
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6 in.
Box 11
Item No. 392.
Hawaiian (built 1919; freighter) underway, view off port bow,
1925-1948
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Close up view of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 394.
Hawaiian (built 1919; freighter), Golden Fleece (built 1919; freighter) and Golden Dragon (built 1921; freighter) docked at
Piers 26-28 in San Francisco, California,
1930 April
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "A53" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Port bow views. GOLDEN FLEECE was originally named DEWEY in 1919, then WEST HERICK from 1919-1928. The Oceanic & Oriental
Navigation Co. owned her from 1928-1937. American-Hawaiian owned her from 1937-1940 and renamed her LOUISIANAN. In 1940, she
was sold to the British and renamed EMPIRE GANNET. From 1946-1956 she was known as ARION, and from 1956-1958 as ST. ELEFTERIO.
(Source: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?179477).
GOLDEN DRAGON was originally named WEST CHOPAKA. She was owned by Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company from 1928-1937 and
operated as GOLDEN DRAGON. Matson owned her from 1937-1948 and named her MAHIMAHI. She was sold to Italian owners in 1948
and renamed MONGIBELLO, then POLIFEMO in 1949. She was scrapped at Osaka, Japan in 1959. (Source: http://www.usmm.org/matson.html)
Box 8
Item No. 397.
Hawaiian (built 1919; freighter) docked at the Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills in Bellingham, Washington, view off starboard
bow, receiving sling loads of lumber,
1937 October 26
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in. "55" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are many stacks of lumber on the pier in the foreground. The vessel's name can be seen on the hull, but the photograph
is out of focus so it is hard to read. Items 113, 397, and 398 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Box 8
Item No. 398.
Hawaiian (built 1919; freighter) docked at the Bloedel-Donovan lumber mills in Bellingham, Washington, view off starboard
bow, receiving sling loads of lumber,
1937 October 26
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in. "55" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel's name can be seen on the hull. There are many stacks of lumber on the pier in the foreground and a crane in the
background with a sling load of lumber. Items 113, 397, and 398 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Box 2, Box 8, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 29.
Hawaiian (freighter),
1900-1948
Extent:
2 photographs (4 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel wharfside and one view on board. It is unknown whether the photographs in this File Unit
show the first or second American-Hawaiian vessel named HAWAIIAN.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 112.
Close up of a line on board Hawaiian (freighter),
1900-1948
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.5 x 2.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.5 x 2.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.5 x 2.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Part of the deck and railing can be seen in the photograph.
Box 8
Item No. 393.
Hawaiian (freighter) wharfside in an unidentified location, view off starboard bow,
1900-1948
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.5 x 3.5 in. "S.S. Hawaiian at Ba" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Vessel might be in Buenos Aires, Argentina?
Box 8
File Unit 30.
Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship),
1942 October
Extent:
12 photographs (12 physical forms).
Physical Description: 12 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of Mrs. Frederick M. Mills (sponsor) and other people on the vessel's launching day in Portland, Oregon.
Vessel History: HENRY DEARBORN was a Liberty Ship built in Portland, Oregon, as EMC #579, Hull #579, and was an EC2-S-C1 type
vessel. Her keel was laid down on September 7, 1942, and she was launched on October 8, 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Frederick
M. Mills. The vessel was delivered on October 18, 1942. According to the website "The United States Maritime Commission: 1936
thru 1950," compiled by Frank A. Gerhardt, in December 1943, HENRY DEARBORN was owned by the U.S. Department of Commerce and
operated by American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. under WSA Service Agreement Form GAA, and at some time after World War II, the
vessel was operated by American Export Lines Inc. under Maritime Commission Service Agreement Form Bare Boat. On January 28,
1943, HMAS STUART (destroyer) was damaged in a collision with HENRY DEARBORN at Townsville, Australia. On August 21, 1944,
HENRY DEARBORN and the British vessel CAPE CLEAR (built 1939; freighter) collided in the Gulf of Suez en route to Hampton
Roads, United Kingdom, from
Basra, Iraq, and CAPE CLEAR sank. HENRY DEARBORN was scrapped in Portland, Maine in 1959. (Sources: http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/merchantships/wwii/libertyships2.htm;
http://usmaritimecommission.de/pictures.php?code=B0579a; http://usmaritimecommission.de; http://www.shipwrecksofegypt.com/redsea/CD/capeclear.html;
http://www.navyhistory.org.au/category/navy-day-by-day/1943/; http://7seasvessels.com/?cat=602&paged=41).
Box 8
Item No. 290.
Mrs. Frederick M. Mills and four other people seated on a platform near the launching ways, on the day of launching Henry
Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship) in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man and woman on both sides of Mrs. Mills and three men nearby standing next to a microphone. There is a large
crowd of people in the background, presumably waiting for the vessel launch.
Box 8
Item No. 291.
A man giving Mrs. Frederick M. Mills a gift, on the day of launching Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship)
in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Mrs. Mills is seated at a table indoors at a party after the launching ceremony. There are 6 other people seated around Mrs.
Mills. There is a poster in the background that says "Buy War Bonds."
Box 8
Item No. 292.
Portrait of Mrs. Frederick M. Mills, two women and a little girl standing on a platform in front of the launching ways, on
the day of launching Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship) in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
They are all holding flowers. The launching ways are empty.
Box 8
Item No. 293.
Portrait of a little girl standing on the stairs, holding flowers, on the day of launching Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo
vessel: Liberty ship) in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 294.
Portrait of Mrs. Frederick M. Mills, two women and a little girl, standing on a platform in front of the bow of Henry Dearborn
(built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship), on the day of launching in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The little girl is holding a bouquet of flowers.
Box 8
Item No. 295.
Candid shot of Mrs. Frederick M. Mills smiling, seated on a platform with other people, on the day of launching Henry Dearborn
(built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship) in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a little girl with curled hair in the foreground, facing away from the camera. Mrs. Mills is holding a bouquet of
flowers. There is a large crowd of people in the background, presumably waiting for the vessel launch.
Box 8
Item No. 296.
Mrs. Frederick M. Mills cutting a sheet cake indoors at a party after launching Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel:
Liberty ship) in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are two women and a man seated at the table and bouquets of flowers on either side of the cake. There is a poster in
the background that says "Buy War Bonds."
Box 8
Item No. 297.
Mrs. Frederick M. Mills holding up a box with a gift inside, at a party after the launching of Henry Dearborn (built 1942;
cargo vessel: Liberty ship) in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are two women seated on either side of Mrs. Mills and bouquets of flowers on the table. There is a poster in the background
that says "Buy War Bonds."
Box 8
Item No. 298.
Portrait of Mrs. Frederick M. Mills, two women and a little girl standing behind a buffet table filled with food, after the
launching Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship) in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
They are all holding bouquets of flowers. The cake has not yet been cut and it looks like the photograph was taken at the
start of the party.
Box 8
Item No. 299.
Mrs. Frederick M. Mills holding a wrapped bottle, before breaking it on the bow of Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel:
Liberty ship) on launching day in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 300.
A man standing behind a podium on a platform, on the day of launching Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship)
in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
He appears to be speaking and the vessel is partially visible in the background.
Box 8
Item No. 301.
Group portrait on the platform in front of the launching ways, after launching Henry Dearborn (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty
ship) in Portland, Oregon,
1942 October 8
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 5.5 in. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Mrs. Frederick M. Mills is in the center, with four men, two women, and a little girl in the photograph as well. All the ladies
are holding bouquets of flowers.
Box 2, Box 8, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 31.
Honolulan (built 1910; freighter),
1914 August-1916
Extent:
4 photographs (10 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints, 5 color photomechanical
postcards
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel in the Panama Canal.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named HONOLULAN was built in 1910 by Maryland Steel in Sparrows Point,
Maryland. She was one of three vessels that American-Hawaiian commissioned at the time (the other two were GEORGIAN and KENTUCKIAN).
She was delivered to American-Hawaiian on October 18, 1910. HONOLULAN served with American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. under the
name until 1916, when she was sold to a Norwegian shipping company and renamed THORVALD HALVORSEN. She was sold again in 1921
to another Norwegian shipping company, Kleppe P. Bergen, and renamed ARGENTINA. In 1922, she was sold to Luckenbach Steamship
Co. and renamed JACOB LUCKENBACH. The vessel was wrecked off the coast of Costa Rica on February 8, 1927, and scrapped at
Baltimore, Maryland, later that year. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1,
folder 7; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?158253; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/honolulan; Colcord,
Lincoln.
History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, page 154)
The second American-Hawaiian vessel named HONOLULAN was originally named AMERICAN (built 1900; freighter), built at the Delaware
River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works in Chester, Pennsylvania, for American-Hawaiian. In 1925, AMERICAN (built 1900; freighter)
was renamed HONOLULAN, in order to free up the name for the newly purchased vessel named SANTA BARBARA, which took over the
name AMERICAN. HONOLULAN (built 1900; freighter) was sold in 1926 and taken to Osaka, Japan, where she was broken up sometime
after her arrival there in November that same year.
Box 2, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 114.
Honolulan (built 1910; freighter) underway in an unidentified lock of the Panama Canal, view off starboard bow,
1914 August-1916
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 4.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 4.75 x 6 in.; 2 black-and-white photographic
prints, 8 x 10 in. "HONOLULAN 1" written on the back of the prints and on the bottom of the negatives.
Box 8
Item No. 399A.
Honolulan (built 1910; freighter) inside the upper lock at Gatun, Panama Canal, view off starboard bow,
1914 August-1916
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 color photomechanical postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are men walking on the rail tracks and a rail car on the left side of the vessel, and a small building which controls
the locks is on the right side of the vessel.
Caption: S.S. HONOLULAN of the American-Hawaiian Line, bound for Pacific Coast, entering upper lock West Chamber GATUN. All
operations of GATUN locks are controlled from building on right. (6)
Box 8
Item No. 399B.
Honolulan (built 1910; freighter) entering the lower lock at Gatun, Panama Canal, view off starboard bow,
1914 August-1916
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 color photomechanical postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in. "Please be advised that a shipment of ____ from ____ is on the S.S. _____ which sailed from ____ on ____ and is due in San
Francisco about _____ 192__. We thank you kindly for this favor. Williams, Dimond & Co., General Agents for Pacific Coast"
printed on the back of the postcards.
Scope and Content Note
There are men walking on the rail tracks and a rail car on the left side of the vessel. While the printed information on the
back of this postcard indicates that it was made in the 1920s, the image used on the front appears to be the first American-Hawaiian
vessel named HONOLULAN, which would date this image between August 1914-1916.
Caption: S.S. HONOLULAN of the American-Hawaiian Line, bound for Pacific Coast, entering lower lock (lift 28 ft.). West Chamber
GATUN. Water at level of Atlantic Ocean. (2)
Box 8
Item No. 400.
Honolulan (built 1910; freighter) inside the lower lock at Gatun, Panama Canal, view off starboard bow,
1914 August-1916
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
3 color photomechanical postcards, 3.5 x 5.5 in. "Please be advised that a shipment of ____ from ____ is on the S.S. _____ which sailed from ____ on ____ and is due in San
Francisco about _____ 192__. We thank you kindly for this favor. Williams, Dimond & Co., General Agents for Pacific Coast"
printed on the back of the postcards.
Scope and Content Note
While the printed information on the back of these postcards indicates that they were made in the 1920s, the images used on
the front of the postcards appears to be the first American-Hawaiian vessel named HONOLULAN, which would date this image between
August 1914-1916.
Caption: S.S. HONOLULAN of the American-Hawaiian Line, bound for Pacific Coast, in lower lock (lift 28 ft. in 4 minutes).
West Chamber GATUN with water at level of middle lock. (3)
Box 5, Box 8, Box 10
File Unit 32.
Honolulan (built 1921; freighter),
1939 February-May
Extent:
15 photographs (19 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 safety negative, 18 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway in the stream in Port Newark, New Jersey, docked in Los Angeles, California, and
automobile cargo being unloaded from the vessel.
Items 401-405, 407-415 were photographed on the same day in Los Angeles, California, showing the stowage, unloading and warehousing
of Dodge automobile cargo. There is correspondence about these photographs between American-Hawaiian District Managers F.A.
Hooper (of the Los Angeles office), R.S. McCurdy (of the Detroit, Michigan office) and C.V. Cooley (of the San Francisco,
California office), located in the collection file.
Vessel History: The third American-Hawaiian vessel named HONOLULAN (built 1921; freighter) was originally launched as WEST
FARALON on April 19, 1921, at yard number 32 by the Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., San Pedro, California, under contract
for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). Her keel was laid seven months earlier on September 27, 1920, and she was delivered
on or about July 15, 1921. Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company purchased the vessel in 1928 and renamed her GOLDEN HIND.
In 1937, she was purchased by the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company and renamed HONOLULAN. On July 22, 1942, HONOLULAN (built
1921; freighter), under the command of Captain Charles N. Bamforth, was sunk by German submarine U-582 (commanded by Werner
Schulte), about 400 miles south of the Cape Verde Islands in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. (Sources: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii;
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?30929)
Box 5, Box 10
Item No. 244.
Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) underway in the stream in Port Newark, New Jersey, port broadside view,
1939 May
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.25 in. "Fieldman" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 401.
Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) at dock in Los Angeles, California, unloading Dodge automobiles, view off port quarter,
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The prints have scalloped edges. "A4" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 402.
Dodge automobile cargo lined up on the dock in Los Angeles, California, after being unloaded from Honolulan (built 1921; freighter),
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The prints have scalloped edges. "A4" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Cars are lined up in rows of three and there are about 19 cars in view.
Box 8
Item No. 403.
Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) at dock in Los Angeles, California, deck view, unloading Dodge automobiles,
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The prints have scalloped edges. "A4" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
One car is suspended in the air over the dock, and one car is on the deck of the vessel. There are many men on board the vessel
and on the dock.
Box 8
Item No. 404.
Dodge automobile cargo lined up in the Los Angeles Harbor District Warehouse, California, after being unloaded from Honolulan
(built 1921; freighter),
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The print has scalloped edges. "A2" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
40-50 cars in view.
Box 8
Item No. 405.
Dodge automobile cargo lined up in the Los Angeles Harbor District Warehouse, California, after being unloaded from Honolulan
(built 1921; freighter),
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The print has scalloped edges. "A2" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Three rows of cars in the photograph; about 25-30 cars in view.
Box 8
Item No. 407.
Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) at dock in Los Angeles, California, unloading a Dodge automobile which is suspended in the
air, view amidship,
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The print has scalloped edges. "A4" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are several men standing on the dock looking up at the car.
Box 8
Item No. 408.
Dodge automobile cargo lined up on the dock in Los Angeles, California, after being unloaded from Honolulan (built 1921; freighter),
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The print has scalloped edges. "A2" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Cars are lined up in rows of three and there are about 12 cars in view.
Box 8
Item No. 409.
View of the front of five Dodge automobiles inside the hold of Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) at dock in Los Angeles, California,
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5 in.
Box 8
Item No. 410.
Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) at dock in Los Angeles, California, unloading a Dodge automobile which is suspended in the
air,
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The print has scalloped edges. "A2" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Close up view of the car, a man on board the vessel, and part of the dock.
Box 8
Item No. 411.
Dodge automobile cargo lined up in the Los Angeles Harbor District Warehouse, California, after being unloaded from Honolulan
(built 1921; freighter),
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The print has scalloped edges. "A2" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
13 cars in view.
Box 8
Item No. 412.
Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) at dock in Los Angeles, California, deck view, unloading a Dodge automobile which is suspended
in the air over the deck,
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The print has scalloped edges. "A3" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a partial view into the hold.
Box 8
Item No. 413.
Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) at dock in Los Angeles, California, unloading Dodge automobiles, view off port bow,
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. The print has scalloped edges. "A4" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a car suspended in the air and one on the dock. There are many men standing on the pier. The name of the vessel is
visible on the hull.
Box 8
Item No. 414.
View of Dodge automobile cargo inside the hold of Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) at dock in Los Angeles, California,
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
8 cars in view.
Box 8
Item No. 415.
View of six Dodge automobiles inside the hold of Honolulan (built 1921; freighter) at dock in Los Angeles, California,
1939 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5 in.
Box 5, Box 11
File Unit 33.
Illinoian (built 1918; freighter),
1939 March
Extent:
2 photographs (4 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 safety negative, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel at dock and in the stream in Portland, Oregon.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1918 by Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima, Japan, for the U.S. Shipping Board and named
EASTERN LIGHT. In 1926, she was renamed WILLKENO by the Williams Fleet. American-Hawaiian purchased the Williams Fleet in
1929, but continued to operate the vessel as WILLKENO under the Williams Steamship Corporation. In 1937, American-Hawaiian
purchased the vessel and renamed her ISTHMIAN (second vessel with this name in the American-Hawaiian fleet). In 1939, the
U.S. Maritime Commission - War Shipping Administration took over the vessel and named her ILLINOIAN. On August 28, 1944, she
was scuttled as a blockship in Gooseberry No. 2 at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. (Source: Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation
Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 5, Box 11
Item No. 418.
Illinoian (built 1918; freighter) at dock in Portland, Oregon, starboard broadside view,
1939 March
Creator/Collector:
Woodfield Photograph Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 9.75 in.; 2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 7.75 x 9.25 in., (1) 8 x 10 in. "Woodfield Photo Studio & Gift Shop, Astoria, 451 Com'l St. Oregon" stamped on the back of one of the prints.
Box 11
Item No. 419.
Illinoian (built 1918; freighter) in the stream in Portland, Oregon, view off port bow,
1939 March
Creator/Collector:
Woodfield Photograph Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Woodfield Photo Studio & Gift Shop, Astoria, 451 Com'l St. Oregon" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Several men can be seen on board the vessel near the bow.
Box 11
File Unit 34.
Indianan (built 1919; freighter),
1937-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1919 by Ames Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. in Seattle, Washington, for the U.S. Shipping
Board, and named WEST ISLIP. Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co. purchased her in 1928 and renamed her GOLDEN ROD. In 1934,
she was purchased by Williams Steamship Corp and renamed WILLHILO. In 1937, she was purchased by the American-Hawaiian Steamship
Company and renamed INDIANAN. In January 1940, she was sold to Runciman, Ltd. of London, England. In 1941, she was purchased
by the British Government and renamed EMPIRE EAGLE. In 1942, she was purchased by the Norwegian Government and renamed NORJERV.
On June 26, 1944, she was sunk as blockship at Normandy, France, in Gosseberry No. 4. In 1949, she was raised but sunk in
tow to a scrapyard at Stranford Lough. (Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?159101; information on the back of one
of the photographic prints in this collection)
Box 11
Item No. 421.
Indianan (built 1919; freighter) at dock in an unidentified location, starboard bow breast view,
1937-1940
Creator/Collector:
Commercial & Photo View Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 7.25 x 9.25 in., (1) 8 x 9.75 in. Part of the top left corner of the smaller print
has been cut off and there is glue on the back, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Commercial & Photo View Co., 316 13th Street, Oakland, Calif. [Photo] No. 13162-2" stamped on the back of both of the prints.
Box 2, Box 5, Box 7, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 35.
Iowan (built 1914; freighter),
1914-1941
Extent:
8 photographs (17 physical forms).
Physical Description: 4 nitrate negatives, 4 contact interpositives, 4 copy negatives, 5 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, at dock and in drydock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1914 by the Maryland Steel Co. in Sparrows Pt., Maryland, for American-Hawaiian.
She was an Isherwood type vessel and was delivered on May 16, 1914. In October 1914, IOWAN rammed and sank the United Fruit
Company steamer METAPAN near the entrance to New York Harbor. IOWAN was acquired and commissioned by U.S. Navy as USS IOWAN
(ID-3002) on August 12, 1918, decommissioned on September 18, 1919, and returned to American-Hawaiian at this time. In May
1922, IOWAN rammed and sank the Furness-Prince Line steamer WELSH PRINCE in the Columbia River near Astoria, Oregon, killing
seven men in the process. In June 1941, IOWAN ran aground on a reef near Point Conception, California, and suffered $500,000
in damages while pounded by waves on the reef. She was freed after two weeks, towed to Los Angeles, California, and repaired.
In 1942, IOWAN was requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration, which transferred her to the Soviet Union under the terms
of Lend-Lease in December 1942. She was assigned to the Far East Shipping Company under her new name of TASHKENT, but sailed
with the Soviet Pacific Fleet throughout the war. She delivered cargo and troops in support of the Soviet invasion of Japanese-held
territories in August 1945. After the war, the ship remained a part of the Soviet merchant fleet until 1966. She was transferred
to North Korea at that time to become a fish processing facility, and was scrapped in 1969. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR
8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.
Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, page 156; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Iowan)
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 016.
Iowan (built 1914; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1914-1941
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in. "Wreck of Iowan" is written on the side of the negative.
Scope and Content Note
The stem is bent. There are men on the dock loading or unloading bags of cargo which are suspended by ropes and hanging near
the hull. IOWAN got into several collisions throughout her career, and this photograph likely shows her damage in 1941, but
this cannot be confirmed.
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 017.
Iowan (built 1914; freighter) at dock in front of Municipal Terminal No. 1, port broadside view,
1914-1941
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Probably in Portland, Oregon (Item 013 contains a very similar view and that photograph was taken by a Portland, Oregon photographer).
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 018.
Iowan (built 1914; freighter) in drydock to repair damage to the bow, view off starboard bow,
1914-1941
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in. "Wreck of Iowan" is written on the side of the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There are many men working on the vessel: some are standing on scaffolding in front of the bow and some are standing on the
ground nearby. IOWAN got into several collisions throughout her career, and this photograph likely shows her damage in 1941
(and repair in Los Angeles) but this cannot be confirmed.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 102.
Iowan (built 1914; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California, view off starboard bow,
1922 March
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. "S.S. 'IOWAN' Voy 8 E/B 38; East Coast Ports; Brooklyn, Manhattan, Boston; Sailed from S.F. Mar. 19-1922" written on the
back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The tugboat ACTIVE is in the foreground.
Box 11
Item No. 423.
Iowan (built 1914; freighter) underway, bow breast view,
1919
Creator/Collector:
Muller, Robert Enrique, 1883-
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. Modern copy print. "Copyright E. Muller Jr." can be seen written on the lower right corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Possibly near New York, New York. The vessel has hundreds of troops on board. The photograph shows the IOWAN operating as
a troop carrier on the Atlantic, returning troops from Europe after World War I, as USS IOWAN.
Box 11
Item No. 425.
Iowan (built 1914; freighter) underway passing through a drawbridge on the Willamette River, Oregon, view off starboard quarter,
1928
Creator/Collector:
Morton & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. There are printer's marks on the front and back of the print. "27277 9" and "Morton & Company" stamped on the back of the
print.
Box 11
Item No. 426.
Iowan (built 1914; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 9.75 in., mounted on an 8.5 x 11 in. board. "Property of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, 215 Market Street, San Francisco, California, Return to D.A. McPherson,
In Charge of Advertising. Title: SS IOWAN. No. IO-1" is typed on a label that is glued to the back of the print.
Box 11
Item No. 429.
Iowan (built 1914; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5.5 x 8.75 in.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 36.
Isthmian (built 1908; freighter),
1908-1916
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named ISTHMIAN was built in New York and launched in 1908. She was delivered
to American-Hawaiian on April 22, 1908. She was the first freighter to bring general cargo into the Los Angeles, California,
inner harbor, when the Wilmington docks were completed in April 1914. She was commanded by Captain J.B. Hall. The vessel was
sold to a Norwegian steamship line in 1916. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915"
Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages
170, 211; Weekly Commercial News, Volume 53, Number 23, December 2, 1916, page 3)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 229.
Isthmian (built 1908; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1908-1916
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 7 x 9.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are some flags decorating the vessel. Possibly in San Francisco, California (according to the enclosure created by SAFR
staff).
Box 11
File Unit 37.
Isthmian (built 1918; freighter),
1937
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel in the stream.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named ISTHMIAN was built in 1918 by Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima, Japan,
for the U.S. Shipping Board and named EASTERN LIGHT. In 1926, she was renamed WILLKENO by the Williams Fleet. American-Hawaiian
purchased the Williams Fleet in 1929, but continued to operate the vessel as WILLKENO under the Williams Steamship Corporation.
In 1937, American-Hawaiian purchased the vessel and renamed her ISTHMIAN. In 1939, the U.S. Maritime Commission - War Shipping
Administration took over the vessel and named her ILLINOIAN. On August 28, 1944, she was scuttled as a blockship in Goosberry
No.2 at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. (Source: Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods
1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April
1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 11
Item No. 427.
Isthmian (built 1918; freighter) in the stream, starboard broadside view,
1937
Creator/Collector:
Morton & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 9.5 in. The print has dried glue and brown paper on the back, indicating it was
likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "MORTON PHOTOGRAPHS, MORTON & CO. COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 515 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Parts of the vessel have been painted black on the surface of the photographic print, obscuring the name on the hull, though
it appears that there is a "W" on the stack. This likely indicates that the photograph was taken soon after American-Hawaiian
purchased the vessel from the Williams Steamship Corporation, which is why the photograph was very likely taken in 1937.
Box 5
File Unit 38.
Kansan (built 1903; freighter),
1911-1917
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 safety negative
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named KANSAN was built in 1903 by the New York Shipbuilding Company for
the Atlantic Transport Co. and named MASSACHUSETTS. American-Hawaiian purchased the vessel on July 25, 1911, and renamed her
KANSAN. She was delivered on October 5, 1911. She had an eventful career in World War I. The vessel was taken over by the
U.S. Navy in 1914 and put into the transport and supply service. KANSAN was on her way from New York to Boston at the end
of 1916, and was hit by several torpedoes from a German submarine. Captain Edelbert L. Smith refused to surrender to the Germans
and ended up continuing on her journey when two other British vessels were seen on the horizon. KANSAN hit a mine on December
18, 1916, in the Bay of Biscay, under the command of Captain E.A. Forsyth, but the hit was not fatal. KANSAN was sunk by a
torpedo off Belle Isle on the French coast on July 10, 1917. The wreck KANSAN was refloated and scrapped in 1928 by the Italian
company Sorima.
(Sources: Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 155,
187, 212-213, 221-222; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?5089).
Box 5
Item No. 437.
Kansan (built 1903; freighter) at dock in an unidentified location, view off starboard bow,
1911-1917
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are several unidentified tugboats in the foreground. The vessel name on the hull is illegible.
Box 1, Box 5, Box 8, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 39.
Kansan (built 1918; freighter),
1925-1946
Extent:
12 photographs (24 physical forms).
Physical Description: 5 nitrate negatives, 5 contact interpositives, 5 copy negatives, 9 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, at dock and views on board.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named KANSAN was built in 1918 by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, for the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Co. of New York and named SANTA OLIVIA. She was taken over by the Navy
upon completion. In September 1925, American-Hawaiian purchased the vessel and renamed her KANSAN. In 1946, she was sold to
the Star Line of Panama and renamed JACKSTAR. She was scrapped in 1955. (Sources: Mooney, James L. Dictionary of American
Naval Fighting Ships. Washington: Navy Dept., Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Naval History Division, 1959. Print.;
https://sites.google.com/site/ssarkansan/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/american, http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/173125.htm;
information written on the back of one of the prints)
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 014.
Kansan (built 1918; freighter) underway in Portland, Oregon, starboard broadside view,
1933
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Some buildings can be seen on the shoreline in the background.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 015.
Kansan (built 1918; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1925-1946
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 8 in.; 1 copy negative, 4 x 8 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5 x 9.75 in.; There is black paper on the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook
at one time. "Ingram, L.B. Cal." written on the lower left corner of the photograph. "S.S. KANSAN. Ex SANTA OLIVIA. Built 1918. Purchased
9-18-25" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 015 and 230 are very similar. Probably off Los Angeles, California.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 068.
Kansan (built 1918; freighter) close to a dock, view off starboard bow,
1925-1946
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a dog on the dock looking towards the vessel and a few men are visible on board KANSAN. The vessel appears to be
in the process of docking since there are ropes from the vessel attached to the dock. Items 068 and 069 appear to have been
taken on the same day in the same location.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 069.
Kansan (built 1918; freighter) near a dock, view off starboard bow,
1925-1946
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is someone standing on the dock looking at the vessel. The vessel appears to be in the process of docking since there
are ropes from the vessel attached to the dock. Items 068 and 069 appear to have been taken on the same day in the same location.
KANSAN is further away from the dock than in Item 068.
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 230.
Kansan (built 1918; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1925-1946
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5.75 x 9.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5.75 x 9.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 5.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 015 and 230 are very similar.
Box 8
Item No. 430.
Kansan (built 1918; freighter) at dock in Portland, Oregon, unloading lubricating oil, port broadside view,
circa 1931
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. "14584" and "Mackenzie Harris" written on the back of the print. "4" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are several barges on the port side of the vessel. There are five men and many barrels of oil lined up on one of the
barges.
Box 8
Item No. 431.
Kansan (built 1918; freighter) fully loaded with lumber cargo at dock in Portland, Oregon, view off port bow,
1931 May
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. "Kansan departing Portland E/B 827, fully loaded, May 1931" written on the back of the print. "45" stamped on the back of
the print.
Scope and Content Note
Vessel ready to depart.
This photograph was previously assigned the Item number 429, but that number was already in use. This photograph of KANSAN
was assigned the Item number 431 in June 2013. (Item number 431 was previously an unused number).
Box 11
Item No. 432.
Portrait of nine men on board Kansan (built 1918; freighter), upon presentation of the Naval Reserve flag,
1930 January 23
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "14" written on the lower left corner of the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The men are standing in front of ventilator cowls. Captain Orrick Rogers is standing in the middle holding the warrant for
the ship's membership in the Naval Reserve. Possibly in San Francisco, California.
Box 11
Item No. 433.
Portrait of Commodore Bauer presenting Captain Orrick Rogers the warrant for the ship's membership in the Naval Reserve, on
board Kansan (built 1918; freighter),
1930 January 23
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "11" written on the lower left corner of the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are 8 ship's officers in the background. Bauer is on the left and Orrick is on the right. Possibly in San Francisco,
California.
Box 11
Item No. 434.
Portrait of Commodore Bauer and Captain Orrick Rogers holding a flag on board Kansan (built 1918; freighter), on the day of
the presentation of the Naval Reserve flag,
1930 January 23
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10.25 in. "12" written on the lower left corner of the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Bauer is on the left and Orrick is on the right. Possibly in San Francisco, California.
Box 11
Item No. 435.
Kansan (built 1903; freighter) underway at sea, view looking forward from up on the mast,
1925-1946
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.25 x 9.25 in. There is dried yellow glue and brown paper on the back of the print,
indicating that it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time.
Box 11
Item No. 436.
View inside the engine room of Kansan (built 1903; freighter),
1925-1946
Creator/Collector:
Commercial & Photo View Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 9.75 in. "No. 13507-1, Commercial & Photo View Co. 316 13th Street, Oakland, Calif." stamped on the back of both prints. There is
typed information about the vessel on the back of both the prints.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 5, Box 8, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 40.
Kentuckian (built 1910; freighter),
1910-1944
Extent:
8 photographs (19 physical forms).
Physical Description: 4 nitrate negatives, 4 contact interpositives, 4 copy negatives, 1 safety negative, 5 black-and-white photographic prints,
1 black-and-white photographic postcard
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway and at dock.
Vessel History: KENTUCKIAN was built in 1910 by the Maryland Steel Co. in Sparrows Pt., Maryland, for American-Hawaiian. She
was one of three vessels that American-Hawaiian commissioned at the time (the other two were GEORGIAN and HONOLULAN). She
was delivered to American-Hawaiian on June 1, 1910. KENTUCKIAN was commanded by Captain Clark W. Delano in April 1914. For
much of World War I, she was chartered to the U.S. Army and operated with a Navy armed guard manning her guns. The Navy acquired
KENTUCKIAN in December 1918 and refitted her as a transport. Between March and August 1919, KENTUCKIAN made five trips to
France, taking cargo over and bringing U.S. troops home. The ship was decommissioned in September 1919 and returned to her
owners. During World War II, KENTUCKIAN operated with a naval armed guard on convoy runs between the East Coast and the Mediterranean.
She won a battle star for her service in convoy HX-233 during April 1943. On August 12, 1944, she was scuttled as a blockship
in Gooseberry
position No. 2 at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications,
1915" Box 1, folder 7; http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-k/id1544.htm; http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/171544.htm;
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11944; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript,
circa 1940-1945, pages 154, 176)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 013.
Kentuckian (built 1910; freighter) at dock in front of Municipal Terminal No. 1, Portland, Oregon, port broadside view,
1923-early 1930s
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 8 x 10 in. "H.M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon 1784" stamped on the back of the print. Brown was a commercial
photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 067.
Kentuckian (built 1910; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1910-1944
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 4 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 4 x 5 in. 1 safety negative
with a blue tint, 4 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a barge on the port side of the vessel. There is something suspended in the air next to the vessel.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 115.
Kentuckian (built 1910; freighter) underway, view off port bow,
1922 March
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in. "KENTUCKIAN - VOY 9 E/B 37 - SAILED FROM S.F. CAL. 3/15/22 - CARGO FOR BROOKLYN" written on the edge of the negative.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 231.
Kentuckian (built 1910; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1910-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.25 x 8.25 in. There is dried yellow glue on the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album
or scrapbook at one time. There are printer's marks on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a "U.S.M" flag on KENTUCKIAN.
Box 8
Item No. 438.
Kentuckian (built 1910; freighter) underway in the San Francisco Bay, California, starboard broadside view,
1916
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.25 x 5.5 in. "S.S. Kentuckian in San Francisco Bay - 1916" written very lightly on the bottom of the front of the postcard, underneath
a more legible "S.S. Kentuckian - S.F. Bay."
Scope and Content Note
The back of the postcard is unused.
Box 8
Item No. 439.
Kentuckian (built 1910; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
The photograph was taken from another vessel, part of which can be seen in the foreground. The view of KENTUCKIAN is out of
focus.
Box 11
Item No. 441.
Kentuckian (built 1910; freighter) coming in to a pier in San Francisco, California, view off starboard bow,
1936-1944
Creator/Collector:
William Schoeb Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. There is dried yellow glue on the back of the print, indicating it was likely
in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "1664" written on the back of the print. "William Schoeb, 1834 Grove Street, San Francisco, Calif. Skyline 9606 - EXBrook
3383" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is in the background and looks complete, which would date this photograph as November
1936 or later.
Box 11
Item No. 443.
Aerial view of Kentuckian (built 1910; freighter) underway, view off starboard quarter,
1910-1944
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Photograph taken from a bridge.
Box 11
File Unit 41.
Louisianan (built 1919; freighter),
1938 November
Extent:
3 photographs (3 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway in New York, New York.
Vessel History: LOUISIANAN was built in 1919 by Duthie J. F. Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Seattle, Washington, for the U.S.
Shipping Board and named DEWEY. From 1919-1928, the vessel was known as WEST HERICK. Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co. purchased
the vessel in 1928 and renamed her GOLDEN FLEECE. In 1936, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased the vessel from O&O
and renamed her LOUISIANAN. In 1940, she was sold to Runciman Ltd., London, England, and renamed EMPIRE GANNET. In 1946, she
was sold to Goulandris Bros. (Greek Company) and renamed ARION. In 1958, the vessel was sold to N. & J. Vlassopoulos (Greek)
and renamed ST. ELEFTERIO. The vessel foundered on February 6, 1958. (Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?179476;
Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation
and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam]; information on the
back of the prints)
Box 11
Item No. 444.
Louisianan (built 1919; freighter) underway in New York, New York, view off port bow,
1938 November
Creator/Collector:
Morris Rosenfeld and Sons
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Morris Rosenfeld, Photographic Illustrator, 116 Nassau St. N.Y. Phone Bookman 3-4970" and "90494F" stamped on the back of
the print.
Scope and Content Note
The New York skyline is in the background.
Box 11
Item No. 445.
Louisianan (built 1919; freighter) underway in New York, New York, port broadside view,
1938 November
Creator/Collector:
Morris Rosenfeld and Sons
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Morris Rosenfeld, Photographic Illustrator, 116 Nassau St. N.Y. Phone Bookman 3-4970" and "90497F" stamped on the back of
the print.
Box 11
Item No. 446.
Louisianan (built 1919; freighter) underway in New York, New York, port broadside view,
1938 November
Creator/Collector:
Morris Rosenfeld and Sons
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Morris Rosenfeld, Photographic Illustrator, 116 Nassau St. N.Y. Phone Bookman 3-4970" and "90496F" stamped on the back of
the print.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 5, Box 8, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 42.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter),
1906-1948
Extent:
12 photographs (17 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 1 safety negative, 9 black-and-white photographic prints,
1 black-and-white photographic postcard
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, at anchor and docked.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1906 by the Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California, for American-Hawaiian.
She was launched from Union Iron Works in December 1906, and was the sister ship of COLUMBIAN (built 1907). MEXICAN was delivered
to American-Hawaiian on April 30, 1907. She was chartered by the U.S. Army on December 10, 1917, and put into the transport
and supply service. She was transferred to the U.S. Navy as USS MEXICAN (ID-1655) on December 23, 1917, decommissioned on
August 4, 1919, and returned to American-Hawaiian at this time. Captain Astor C. Keene commanded the vessel from at least
1919-1920. She was scrapped in 1948. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1,
folder 7; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Mexican_%28ID-1655%29; San Francisco Call, Volume 101, Number 133, 12 April 1907,
Page 6)
Related Material
See Item 183 for a photograph of cargo suspended in the air next to MEXICAN.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 052.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a barge on the starboard side of the vessel with stacks of cargo on it. The original envelope said "at Panama?"
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 143.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow, with Novice (tugboat) nearby,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a barge on the starboard side of the vessel with stacks of cargo on it and a PACIFIC COAST railroad car on the dock
loaded with cargo. The original envelope said "at Panama?"
Box 5, Box 10
Item No. 245.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1919-1948
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Ingram, Long Beach" written on the lower left corner of photograph. "Edit No. 59, P.M.R. Feb Edition, Wanted RUSH" stamped
on the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 447.
Close up view amidship of Mexican (built 1906; freighter) at anchor in Panama, with a tugboat alongside,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are many men visible on board the vessel. There is a chute attached to the side of MEXICAN and it appears that they
are dropping things down into the tugboat.
Box 8
Item No. 448.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter) at anchor in Panama, view off port bow,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
This photograph is out of focus.
Box 8
Item No. 449.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter) at anchor in Panama, port bow view,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
This photograph is out of focus and appears to have been taken from another vessel, part of which can be seen in the foreground.
Box 8
Item No. 450.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter) at anchor in Panama, view off port bow,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a tugboat on the port side amidship and men are on a ladder hanging down the side of the hull. Items 450 and 451
are similar but this is a closer view.
Box 8
Item No. 451.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter) at anchor in Panama, view off port bow,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a tugboat on the port side amidship and men are on a ladder hanging down the side of the hull. Items 450 and 451
are similar but this is a more distant view.
Box 8
Item No. 452.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter) at anchor in Panama, stern view,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
Box 8
Item No. 453.
Mexican (built 1906; freighter) docked pierside at the Santa Fe wharf in San Diego, California,
1906-1928
Creator/Collector:
Edward H. Mitchell
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.25 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are two schooners on the left side of the photograph. Postcard is unused. Postcard published by Edward H. Mitchell,
who was a postcard publisher in San Francisco in the early 1900s-1928.
Caption: Shipping Scene San Diego Cal. 376
Box 8
Item No. 454.
Close up view amidship of a man climbing on a rope ladder attached to the side of Mexican (built 1906; freighter), while at
anchor in Panama,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is an unidentified tugboat alongside MEXICAN, with three men are visible on board.
Box 8
Item No. 455.
Close up view amidship of Mexican (built 1906; freighter) at anchor in Panama, with a tugboat alongside and a ladder hanging
down the side of the hull,
1937 Fall
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man on the rope ladder and many men visible on board MEXICAN. There is a "U.S.M." flag flying on MEXICAN.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 7, Box 8, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 43.
Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter),
1912-1947
Extent:
10 photographs (18 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 12 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, in the stream and at dock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1912 by the Maryland Steel Co. in Sparrows Pt., Maryland, for American-Hawaiian.
In September 1911, the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company placed an order with the Maryland Steel Company for four new cargo
ships: DAKOTAN, MINNESOTAN, MONTANAN, and PENNSYLVANIAN. MINNESOTAN was the first ship built under this contract. MINNESOTAN
was an Isherwood type vessel and launched on June 8, 1912. She was delivered on September 16, 1912. She was employed in intercoastal
service via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Panama Canal after it opened in August 1914. MINNESOTAN was chartered by the
U.S. Army on September 11, 1917 and put into the transport and supply service, known by the name U.S.A.T. MINNESOTAN. She
was transferred to the U.S. Navy as USS MINNESOTAN (ID- 4545) on August 23, 1918, decommissioned on August 21, 1919, and returned
to American-Hawaiian at this time. In July 1947, American-Hawaiian sold MINNESOTAN to Italian owners and they renamed her
MARIA LUISA R.
She was scrapped in 1952 at Bari, Italy. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box
1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 156,
187; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Minnesotan)
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 051.
Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) docked in an unidentified location, starboard broadside view,
circa 1940-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a dock in the foreground. There is a barge on the starboard side of the vessel with cargo on it. Items 051, 144,
and 145 were taken in the same location, likely on the same day.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 144.
Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) docked in an unidentified location, view off starboard bow,
circa 1940-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 6 in. Print is on Velox paper. "2-37" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a barge on the starboard side of the vessel with cargo on it. Items 051, 144, and 145 were taken in the same location,
likely on the same day. Items 144 and 145 are similar views of the same scene, and 144 shows a slightly more distant view.
Box 7
Item No. 145.
Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) docked in an unidentified location, view off starboard bow,
circa 1940-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 6 in. Print is on Velox paper. "2-37" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a barge on the starboard side of the vessel with cargo on it. Items 051, 144, and 145 were taken in the same location,
likely on the same day. Items 144 and 145 are similar views of the same scene, and 145 shows a slightly closer view.
Box 11
Item No. 456.
Captain Edlebert Smith, Chief Engineer Adair, and ship's officers posing with the recently presented Naval Reserve flag on
board Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) in San Francisco, California,
1929 January 25
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in. "Swadley San Francisco" embossed on the lower left hand corner of both prints. "No. 2926, Swadley, Photographer, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Portrait of nine men.
Box 11
Item No. 457.
Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) underway on the Willamette River, Oregon, view off starboard quarter,
1925
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "R.H.R.S." or "R.H.K.S." is written on the lower right corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Portrait of nine men.
Box 11
Item No. 458.
A man painting the name of the vessel on the hull of Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) in Portland, Oregon,
circa 1928-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Western Pictorial News Service, 202 Studio Building, Portland, Oregon, BEa 6178" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photographer's No. 1372. Items 458 and 460 show similar views of the same scene.
Box 8, Box 11
Item No. 459.
Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) in the stream, starboard broadside view,
1912-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
3 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 4.75 x 6.75 in., (1) 3.75 x 9.5 in., (1) 3.75 x 10 in., mounted on an 8.5 x 11
in. board. There is a typed label glued to the back of the mat board (that one of the prints is mounted on) that says: "Property of
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, 215 Market Street, San Francisco, California, Return to D.A. McPherson, In Charge of
Advertising. Title: SS Minnesotan. No. MIN-1 (Original)." Stamped on the back of the 3.75 x 9.5 in. print is "David W. Ryder,
American-Hawaiian Steamship Co., 215 Market Street, San Francisco, California." There are also printer's marks on the back
of this print, and "ELLIOT TAYLOR ADVERTISING 447 SUTTER ST. SAN FRANCISCO" is crossed out.
Box 11
Item No. 460.
A man painting the name of the vessel on the hull of Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) in Portland, Oregon,
circa 1928-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Western Pictorial News Service, 202 Studio Building, Portland, Oregon, BEa 6178" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photographer's No. 1384. The man is seated on scaffolding and is working on the M. Items 458 and 460 show similar views of
the same scene.
Box 11
Item No. 461.
Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) underway, starboard bow breast view,
1912-1947
Creator/Collector:
Morton & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.25 x 8.25 in. "MORTON & COMPANY" and "27277 6" are stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The stern of an unidentified vessel is in the foreground, and it appears to have a British flag flying from it.
Box 11
Item No. 463.
Minnesotan (built 1912; freighter) moored on the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, starboard broadside view,
1923-early 1930s
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "H.M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon 1784" stamped on the back of the print. Brown was a commercial
photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel is in front of the Globe Mills Elevator; MINNESOTAN appears to be at the Globe Grain and Milling Co. dock.
Box 2, Box 7, Box 8, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 44.
Missourian (built 1903; freighter),
1914-1915
Extent:
2 photographs (5 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 1 black-and-white photographic print, 1 color photomechanical
postcard
Scope and Content Note
Contains one photograph of the vessel wharfside and one of the vessel underway.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named MISSOURIAN was built in 1903 by the Maryland Steel Co., Sparrow's
Point, Maryland, for the Atlantic Transport Co. and named MISSOURI. On January 22, 1907, the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company
purchased the vessel and renamed her MISSOURIAN. The first commercial vessels to use the Panama Canal in August 1914 were
the American-Hawaiian vessels ARIZONAN, MISSOURIAN, and PENNSYLVANIAN, and the PLEIADES of the Luckenbach Line. On April 4,
1917, MISSOURIAN, under the command of Captain William Lyons, was sunk by the German submarine U-52 (commanded by Captain
Hans Walther), off Porto Maurizio, Italy. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box
1, folder 7; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?59040; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished
manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 151, 193, 196, 220)
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 146.
Missourian (built 1903; freighter) wharfside in Saint-Nazaire, France, view amidship,
1915
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.5 x 6 in. "Orig Missourian. S. Nazaire" written on the bottom of the negative. "Missourian 1. St. Nazaire, France during the War. 1915"
written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are men wearing uniforms and a row of horses in the foreground near the vessel, and it appears that the horses are being
unloaded. There is also a road on one side of the photograph.
Box 8
Item No. 464.
Missourian (built 1903; freighter) underway transiting the Panama Canal, view off starboard bow,
1914 August 17
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 color photomechanical postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Postcard is unused.
Caption: S.S. MISSOURIAN of the American-Hawaiian Line passing Cucaracha Slide in the Panama Canal on August 17, 1914, bound
for Pacific Coast.
Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 45.
Missourian (built 1922; freighter),
1921 December-1942
Extent:
13 photographs (19 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 2 glass plate negatives, 14 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel on launching day, in the stream, underway, at dock, and views on board the vessel.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named MISSOURIAN was built in 1922 by Merchant Shipbuilding Corp. in Chester,
Pennsylvania. She was launched on Wednesday, December 14, 1921, and Mrs. Laurence Millet of New York was the sponsor. After
the launch MISSOURIAN was towed back to the shipyard to install the engines. The vessel was completed in July 1922. In 1940,
MISSOURIAN was sold to Runciman Ltds., London, England, and renamed EMPIRE SWAN by the Ministry of War Transport (MOWT). In
1942, she was transferred to Belgium and renamed BELGIAN FREIGHTER. In 1946, she was owned by Cie.Maritime Belge, Antwerp,
and named CAPITAINE POTIE. In 1948, she was owned by Cia.Genovese di Nav.a Vapore, Genoa and named GENOVA. In 1955, she was
owned by Cia.Genovese di Armamento, Genoa and named FLAMINA. She was owned by Compra Vendita Covena, Genoa in 1963. In 1964,
she was named KING ABDEL AZIZ and was owned by Bakhashab Mohamed Abubakur, Saudi Arabia. The vessel was scrapped in Taiwan
in 1970. (Sources:
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireS.html; American Shipping. New York, N. Y, 1921, page 34; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian
Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, page 154)
Related Material
See Item 688 for a photograph of cargo in a pier shed that MISSOURIAN carried.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 012.
Missourian (built 1922; freighter) at dock in Portland, Oregon, starboard broadside view,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 7.5 x 9.75 in. "(2nd) M.S. MISSOURIAN AT PORTLAND" written on the bottom of the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There are logs floating in the water in the foreground. It appears that MISSOURIAN is docked at a lumber port.
Box 6, Box 7
Item No. 242.
Mrs. Laurence Millet, sponsor, holding a bouquet of flowers while standing in front of Missourian (built 1922; freighter)
on launching day at Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation in Chester, Pennsylvania,
1921 December 14
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 2 black-and-white photographic prints, 5 x 6.75 in. The bottom right corner of the glass
plate negative is broken off and missing. "386-38A" written on the bottom of the glass plate negative. "Lewis A. Lapham, American-Hawaiian Steamship Co., 215 Market
Street, San Francisco, California" stamped on the back of one of the prints. "Mrs. Laurence Millet, sponsor" written on the
back of one of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
She is standing in front of the stem. Items 242 and 724 are similar views of the same scene.
Box 8
Item No. 462A.
A punch bowl from the wardroom of Missourian (built 1922; freighter) on deck in the sun,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 2.75 x 4 in., (1) 3.25 x 4.25 in. Prints are on Velox paper. "#113" and "34" are written on the back of both prints. "16" stamped on the back of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
This punch bowl commemorates the original MISSOURIAN's voyage through the Panama Canal in 1914. However the photograph appears
to have been taken from 1922-1940, and was printed on Velox paper (which was used in the 1940s), so it appears that the punch
bowl was photographed on the second vessel named MISSOURIAN.
The punch bowl says: "Presented to William Lyons, Master of the S.S. MISSOURIAN. The Chamber of Commerce of Wilmington, California,
In recognition of the service of bringing the first cargo through the Panama Canal and discharging the same at the Los Angeles
Harbor at Wilmington, August 28, 1914."
Box 8
Item No. 462B.
A loving cup from the wardroom of Missourian (built 1922; freighter) on deck in the sun,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "#113" and "34" are written on the back of the print. "16" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This loving cup commemorates the original MISSOURIAN's voyage through the Panama Canal in 1914. However the photograph appears
to have been taken from 1922-1940, and was printed on Velox paper (which was used in the 1940s), so it appears that the loving
cup was photographed on the second vessel named MISSOURIAN.
The only legible portion of the loving cup says: "Los Angeles, August 28, 1914"
This print was previously assigned the Item number 461, but this number was already in use by a photograph of MINNESOTAN.
In May 2013, it was assigned the number 462B, to keep this item with another MISSOURIAN photograph.
Box 8
Item No. 465.
Empire Swan (built 1922; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1940-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.75 x 6.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Ex MISSOURIAN.
Box 8
Item No. 466.
Missourian (built 1922; freighter) in the stream, view off port bow,
1922-1940
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 6.75 in. "MORTON PHOTOGRAPHS, MORTON & CO. COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 515 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO" and "SWADLEY, Photographer, San
Francisco, No. 25167 " stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a row of six square rigged vessels lined up in the background. The photograph might have been taken in the Oakland,
California estuary.
Box 11
Item No. 467.
Missourian (built 1922; freighter) underway in Oregon, port broadside view,
1922-1940
Creator/Collector:
Woodfield Photograph Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5 x 8 in. There is black paper stuck on the back of the print, indicating it was likely
in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Woodfield Photo, Astoria, Ore." embossed on the lower right corner of the
print.
Box 11
Item No. 468.
Missourian (built 1922; freighter) riding light in the stream, starboard bow breast view,
1922-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Pier No. 1 is in the background. The photograph is slightly out of focus.
Box 11
Item No. 469.
Missourian (built 1922; freighter) at dock in Oregon, view off starboard bow,
1922-1940
Creator/Collector:
Woodfield Photograph Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Woodfield Photo, Astoria, Ore." embossed on the lower left corner of the
print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man standing on the anchor on the bow and there are several men on the pier. There are stacks of lumber on the
left side of the photograph.
Box 11
Item No. 471.
Missourian (built 1922; freighter) underway on the Columbia River, view off starboard quarter,
1923-early 1930s
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. There are printer's marks on the front of the print. The bottom left corner
of the print is missing. "H.M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon 1784" stamped on the back of the print. Brown was a commercial
photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s.
Box 11
Item No. 472.
Commodore George W. Bauer handing a warrant to Captain C.E.A. Anderson on board Missourian (built 1922; freighter) in San
Francisco, California, on the occasion of raising the U.S. Naval Reserve flag,
1929 October 7
Creator/Collector:
Scott, Walter A.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Walter A. Scott, Commercial Photographer, 583 Market Street, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print. "6" on the
lower right hand corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Anderson is on the left and Bauer is on the right. There are five other men in the photograph.
Box 11
Item No. 473.
Portrait of eight men on board Missourian (built 1922; freighter), on the occasion of raising the U.S. Naval Reserve flag,
in San Francisco, California,
1929 October 7
Creator/Collector:
Scott, Walter A.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Walter A. Scott, Commercial Photographer, 583 Market Street, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print. "2" on the
lower right hand corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photograph includes Captain C.E.A. Anderson (in the middle wearing a hat and bow tie) and ships officers.
Box 6
Item No. 724.
Mrs. Laurence Millet, sponsor, holding a bouquet of flowers while standing in front of Missourian (built 1922; freighter)
on launching day, at Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation in Chester, Pennsylvania,
1921 December 14
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 glass plate negative, 5 x 7 in. "386-38" written on the bottom of the glass plate negative.
Scope and Content Note
She is standing in front of the stem. Items 242 and 724 are similar views of the same scene.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 46.
Montanan (built 1913; freighter),
1913-1918
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named MONTANAN was built in 1913 by Maryland Steel Co., Sparrows Pt., Maryland,
for American-Hawaiian. She was an Isherwood type vessel and was delivered on April 16, 1913. She was commanded by Captain
George Wright after World War was declared. The vessel made six round trips to Europe before she was torpedoed. Captain William
Lyons took over the vessel in 1918, after the MISSOURIAN had been lost in April 1917. Lyons replaced Captain George Wright,
who had retired. On August 15, 1918, MONTANAN was torpedoed by the German submarine U-90 (commanded by Captain Helmut Patzig)
in the Atlantic Ocean, while bound for St. Nazaire, France. Lyons survived the loss of MONTANAN and went on to sail other
American-Hawaiian vessels, and served for 31 years with American-Hawaiian. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook,
vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135911; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian
Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 156, 218, 224)
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 061.
Montanan (built 1913; freighter) at dock, view off port bow,
1913-1918
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 4 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 4 x 6 in. "MONTANAN. ON 8/15/18 SHE WAS TORPEDOED AT 3 P.M. THE NEXT DAY SHE WENT DOWN" written on the negative.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 8, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 47.
Montanan (built 1917; freighter),
1925-1943
Extent:
7 photographs (16 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 3 copy negatives, 7 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway and views on board.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named MONTANAN was built 1917 in by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, for Grace Line Inc. (W. R. Grace & Co.) and named SANTA PAULA. In 1925, American-Hawaiian purchased the vessel
and renamed her MONTANAN. On June 3, 1943, MONTANAN (commanded by Captain Charles Harry McGahan) was sunk by Imperial Japanese
Navy submarine I-27 (commanded by Captain Toshiaki Fukumura), 150 miles South of Masirah Island, Oman in the Arabian Sea.
(Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?135912; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii)
Related Material
See also Items 026 and 227 for views of MONTANAN (built 1917; freighter) at City of Los Angeles Berth 175, California.
Box 1, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 060.
Montanan (built 1917; freighter) underway with lumber cargo, port broadside view,
1925-1943
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 4 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5.5 x 10 in., glued to an 8.5 x 11 in. mat board. Some parts of the nitrate negative have bright pink ink on them. "Ingram. L.B. Cal" written on the left side of the negative. Typed label on the back of the print says: "Property of American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company. 215 Market Street, San Francisco. Return to D.A. McPherson, in charge of Advertising. Title: SS MONTANAN
(2nd), No.: MON-1."
Scope and Content Note
Likely in Long Beach, California. Items 060 and 062 appear to be the same image, with words written in different areas on
the photograph.
Box 1, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 062.
Montanan (built 1917; freighter) underway with lumber cargo, port broadside view,
1925-1943
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 4 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5.75 x 10 in. There is some black paper on the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or
scrapbook at one time. "Ingram, Long Beach" written on the lower right corner of photograph.
Scope and Content Note
Likely in Long Beach, California. Items 060 and 062 appear to be the same image, with words written in different areas on
the photograph.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 147.
Portrait of two men on board Montanan (built 1917; freighter), on either side of a wreath presented to Captain Tapley,
1925
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
The man on the right holding a cigar might be Captain Tapley. There is a ribbon in the middle of the wreath that says "SUCCESS".
The MONTANAN nameboard is visible in the background, above a deckhouse.
Box 8
Item No. 474.
View on board Montanan (built 1917; freighter), showing a wreath presented to Captain Tapley,
1925
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5.75 in. "A81" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a ribbon in the middle of the wreath that says "SUCCESS". The MONTANAN nameboard is visible in the background, above
a deckhouse.
Box 11
Item No. 475.
Portrait of four men on board Montanan (built 1917; freighter), standing behind a Naval flag, on the occasion of raising the
U.S. Naval Reserve flag in San Francisco, California,
likely 1930-1931
Creator/Collector:
Morton & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in. A typed label that says "Morton & Co." was placed on the lower right
hand corner of the negative that made the print. "MORTON PHOTOGRAPHS, MORTON & CO. COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 515 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO" and "30284 4" stamped on the back
of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a ventilator cowl in the background.
Box 11
Item No. 476.
Captain Charles E. Nash poses with a sextant on the bridge of Montanan (built 1917; freighter),
1937 August 4
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
He is standing behind the engine room telegraph.
Box 11
Item No. 477.
Captain Charles E. Nash poses with a sextant on board Montanan (built 1917; freighter), facing several ventilator cowls,
1937 August 4
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
His back is towards the camera.
Box 8
File Unit 48.
Nebraskan (built 1902; freighter),
1914 August
Extent:
2 photographs (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print, 1 color photomechanical postcard
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named NEBRASKAN was built in 1902 by the New York Shipbuilding company
for American-Hawaiian, and delivered on July 12, 1902. NEBRASKAN was the first merchant vessel to use the Panama Canal from
the Pacific side, sailing from San Francisco to New York in August 1914, commanded by Captain George B. Knight. On May 24,
1915, NEBRASKAN, under the command of Captain J.S. Greene, was hit by something on her way from Liverpool to Delaware Breakwater.
She returned to Liverpool, England, to be inspected and repaired in drydock. The Americans contended that it was a torpedo
from the Germans, but the German government insisted that she had struck a mine. NEBRASKAN was sold to R. Lawrence Smith of
Montreal, Canada in 1916. Later in 1916 she was sold again to Garland Steamship Corp. of New York, and renamed ROCKINGHAM.
On May 1, 1917, ROCKINGHAM was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-69 (commanded by Captain Ernst Wilhelms), 150
miles WNW from Ireland.
(Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?163041;
Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 95, 114, 194-195,
202-203, 211)
Box 8
Item No. 487.
Nebraskan (built 1902; freighter) leaving a pier in San Francisco, California, for the Panama Canal, carrying the first shipload
of California products to go through the canal to the East Coast,
1914 August 11
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "971" and "Kodatone" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This is a photograph of a framed photograph sitting on a desk, with a stapler in the foreground. There is a caption written
on the frame. There is a large crowd of people gathered on the dock watching the vessel leave. The vessel is decorated with
flags.
Caption: S.S. NEBRASKAN sailing from San Francisco August 11th 1914. First steamer to be officially loaded with California
Products Sailing via the Panama Canal.
Box 8
Item No. 488.
Nebraskan (built 1902; freighter) underway in the Miraflores lock in the Panama Canal, bow view,
1914 August 27
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 color photomechanical postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Postcard is unused. NEBRASKAN was carrying the first shipload of cargo of Pacific Coast products to go through the canal for
the East Coast of the United States.
Caption: S.S. NEBRASKAN of American-Hawaiian Line leaving Miraflores (lift 55 feet) upper lock on August 27 1914, bound for
New York, loaded with Pacific Coast Products. Note emergency dam to the right.
Box 2, Box 5, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 49.
Nebraskan (built 1918; freighter),
1921-1927
Extent:
2 photographs (8 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named NEBRASKAN was built in 1918 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation
for the Coastwise Transportation Co. - John S. Crowley, and named FAIRMONT. She was acquired upon completion in February 1918
by the U.S. Navy as cargo transport USS Fairmont (ID # 2429) for the Naval Overseas Transportation Service and returned to
owner in February 1919. In 1921, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased the vessel and renamed her NEBRASKAN. In 1927,
C.H. Sprague & Son purchased the vessel and renamed her BLACK POINT. On May 5, 1945, the unescorted BLACK POINT (commanded
by Captain Charles E. Prior) was struck by a torpedo from U-853 in the stern, while proceeding in fog. The BLACK POINT was
the last American flagged ship sunk by a German U-boat. Immediately after the sinking, the U.S. Navy searched for U-853 and
sank her the morning of May 6. (Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?142573; Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian
Steamship
Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company."
December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 2, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 148.
Nebraskan (built 1918; freighter) underway loaded with lumber cargo, starboard broadside view,
1921-1927
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 2 black-and-white photographic
prints: (1) 4 x 7.25 in., (1) 8 x 10 in., mounted on an 8.5 x 11 in. mat board. "Ingram, L.B." written on the lower left corner of the photograph. Typed label on the back of the mounted print says: "Property
of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. 215 Market Street, San Francisco California. Return to D.A. McPherson, in charge of
Advertising. Title: SS NEBRASKAN, No.: NEB-1."
Scope and Content Note
Likely in Long Beach, California.
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 232.
Nebraskan (built 1918; freighter) underway, view off starboard bow,
1921-1927
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Five men can be seen near the bow. There are a few logs floating in the water in the foreground.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 5, Box 7, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 50.
Nebraskan (built 1912; freighter),
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
6 photographs (19 physical forms).
Physical Description: 5 nitrate negatives, 5 contact interpositives, 5 copy negatives, 4 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway and at dock.
Vessel History: The third American-Hawaiian vessel named NEBRASKAN was built in 1912 by Bremer Vulcan Shipbuilders in Vegesack,
Germany, for North German Lloyd, and named ELSASS. In 1917, the ship was seized by the United States at Samoa and renamed
APPELES. In 1920, the vessel was named KERMIT. In 1927, she was purchased by American-Hawaiian and named NEBRASKAN. She was
part of the American-Hawaiian fleet until at least September 1941. (Sources: http://www.heritage-ships.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_10&products_id=562&zenid=057eee13091245581556689b703dc47;
http://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux/AF/AF06.html; http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/Formatship.asp?shipid=4246; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/cape-san-juan;
The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939: The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 Ships. Naval Inst Pr, 2006. Print. Page 383)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 011.
Nebraskan (built 1912; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 2 black-and-white photographic
prints: (1) 6.25 x 8 in., (1) 7.75 x 9.5 in. One of the prints has printer's marks on the front. One of the prints has "Return to: D.W. Ryder, American-Hawaiian S.S.
Co., 215 Market St., San Francisco, Calif." written on the back.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 058.
Nebraskan (built 1912; freighter) at dock, view off port bow,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Close up shot.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 059.
Nebraskan (built 1912; freighter) underway near a dock, view off starboard bow,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6 in.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 191.
Crates containing filing cabinet cargo, stacked in a pier shed in New York, to be loaded onto Nebraskan (built 1912; freighter)
and delivered to San Francisco, California,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact positive, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. The envelopes holding the negatives say: "Filing cabinets to be loaded aboard SS NEBRASKAN". "S.S. NEBRASKAN VOY 10 W/B 69. Yawman & Erbe Mfg Co, N.Y. to S.F. B/L 246. 205 Crts Filing Cabinets" and "#120" written on
the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Yawman & Erbe Mfg Co. filing cabinets. Items 191 and 213 are practically identical photographs.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 213.
Crates containing filing cabinet cargo, stacked in a pier shed in New York, to be loaded onto Nebraskan (built 1912; freighter)
and delivered to San Francisco, California,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact positive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
Yawman & Erbe Mfg Co. filing cabinets. Items 191 and 213 are practically identical photographs.
Box 11
Item No. 490.
Nebraskan (built 1912; freighter) at dock loaded with lumber cargo, port broadside view,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.5 x 7.25 in. All four corners of the print have been cut off. There is black paper
on the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time.
Scope and Content Note
This photograph was taken from another vessel, the side of which can be seen in the foreground.
Box 1, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 51.
Nevadan (built 1902; freighter),
1902-1913
Extent:
2 photographs (7 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 1 glass plate negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints,
1 black-and-white photographic postcard
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway and in the stream.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named NEVADAN was built in 1902 by the New York Shipbuilding company for
American-Hawaiian. She was launched in January 1902 and delivered on April 18, 1902. On March 4, 1916, the vessel was sold
to R. Lawrence Smith of Montreal, Canada, then sold later that year to Garland Steamship Corp. of New York, which renamed
her ALAMANCE. On February 5, 1918, ALAMANCE was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB-57, off north-east Ireland, 4 miles
east of Maidens Head when en route from Baltimore, Maryland, for Liverpool, England, carrying a general cargo. (Sources: Information
on the back of one of the prints in this File Unit; SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box
1, folder 7; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?181763)
The second American-Hawaiian vessel named NEVADAN was built in 1915 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp. in New Jersey for Coastwise
Transportation Co. - John S. Crowley, and named FRANKLIN. In 1921, American-Hawaiian bought the vessel and renamed her NEVADAN.
In 1926, the Pocahontas Steamship Co. bought the vessel and renamed her OAKEY L. ALEXANDER. On March 3, 1947, OAKEY L. ALEXANDER
wrecked at Taylor Reef, Cape Elizabeth, Maine, when en route from Norfolk to Portland, Maine with a cargo of coal. (Sources:
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?163398; http://www.mainememory.net/artifact/5740/enlarge)
Box 1, Box 6, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 098.
Nevadan (built 1902; freighter) in the stream at the New York Shipbuilding Yard, starboard broadside view,
1902 April 15
Extent:
1 photograph (6 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 glass plate negative, 3.25
x 4.25 in.; 2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 2.5 x 3.75 in., (1) 4.5 x 6.75 in. There is black paper on the back
of the 4.5 x 6.75 in. print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "NEVADAN TORPEDOED" written on the bottom of the negative. The 2.5 x 3.75 in. print has printer's marks and "10342" written
on the back, and "945" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 482.
Nevadan (built 1902; freighter) underway, port bow view,
1913 June 6
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.25 x 5.25 in. "V. 104, June 6/13" written on back of print.
Scope and Content Note
Postcard is unused.
Box 9, Box 11
File Unit 52.
Nevadan (built 1912; freighter),
1927-1943
Extent:
7 photographs (7 physical forms).
Physical Description: 7 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway and views on board.
Vessel History: The third American-Hawaiian vessel named NEVADAN was built in 1912 by Aktiengesellschaft Neptun in Rostock,
Germany for the German-Australian Line of Hamburg, and named BOCHUM. She was seized by the U.S. Government on April 7, 1917,
and renamed MONTPELIER in August 1917. She operated under charter to the Army during World War I. In March 1919, she began
conversion to a transport and entered commissioned service as USS MONTPELIER (ID # 1954). The ship was decommissioned and
returned to the U.S. Shipping Board in October 1919. She remained under Shipping Board ownership as MONTPELIER until 1927,
when the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased her and renamed her NEVADAN. In June 1927, Captain James A. Hazelwood
was given command of NEVADAN. She served in World War II from 1943-1944 under Lend-Lease as the Soviet YAN TOMP (also seen
spelled as JAN TOMP). Reverting to her previous name, NEVADAN, she was scrapped at San Francisco, California, in 1949. (Sources:
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/id1954.htm; http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m14/montpelier-i.htm; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii)
Related Material
See also the SFMNHP Classified photograph collection for more photographs of NEVADAN (built 1912; freighter), taken on the
day the Naval Reserve flag was raised.
Box 11
Item No. 479.
Commodore George W. Bauer presenting the Naval Reserve warrant to the Captain of Nevadan (built 1912; freighter), on board
the vessel in San Francisco, California,
1929 November 18
Creator/Collector:
Scott, Walter A.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Walter A. Scott, Commercial Photographer, 583 Market Street, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print. "4" is on
the lower left hand corner of the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
On the occasion of raising the Naval Reserve flag. Commodore George W. Bauer is on the right.
Box 11
Item No. 480.
Nevadan (built 1912; freighter) underway in the stream, starboard broadside view,
1927-1943
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6 x 9.75 in. There is dried glue and brown paper on the back of the print, indicating
it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Nevadan III" written on the back of the print.
Box 11
Item No. 484.
Commodore George W. Bauer, the Captain of Nevadan (built 1912; freighter), and two unidentified men on board Nevadan (built
1912; freighter) in San Francisco, California,
1929 November 18
Creator/Collector:
Scott, Walter A.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Walter A. Scott, Commercial Photographer, 583 Market Street, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print. "8" is on
the lower left hand corner of the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
On the occasion of raising the Naval Reserve flag. Two unidentified men on the left. Bauer on the right, Captain 2nd from
the right. There are several ventilator cowls and the Naval Reserve flag in the background.
Related Material
See SFMNHP Classified A09.06159 for a contact positive and safety negative of this photograph.
Box 11
Item No. 485.
Group portrait of eight men on board Nevadan (built 1912; freighter) in San Francisco, California, on the occasion of raising
the Naval Reserve flag,
1929 November 18
Creator/Collector:
Scott, Walter A.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Walter A. Scott, Commercial Photographer, 583 Market Street, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print. "6" is on
the lower left hand corner of the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The Captain is in the middle, holding the Naval Reserve warrant. There are ventilator cowls in the background and a lifeboat
on the right.
Box 11
Item No. 486.
Group portrait of the assembled personnel on board Nevadan (built 1912; freighter) in San Francisco, California, on the occasion
of raising the Naval Reserve flag,
1929 November 18
Creator/Collector:
Scott, Walter A.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Walter A. Scott, Commercial Photographer, 583 Market Street, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print. "5" (backwards
because the print was developed backwards) is on the lower left hand corner of the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are 19 men in the photograph. Commodore George W. Bauer is standing in the front, next to the Captain who is holding
the Naval Reserve warrant. There is a ventilator cowl in the background and a lifeboat on the right. The photograph was developed
backwards (the photograph number is backwards on the lower left corner).
Box 9
Item No. 646.
Linoleum and wallpaper cargo on board Nevadan (built 1912; freighter) in Seattle, Washington,
1929 June
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. Print is on Velox paper. "141" written on the front of the print. "Nevadan V. 10 WB 677, #6 LTD Aft, Fine stow of linoleum" typed on the back of the
print. "5" and "42" stamped on the back of the print. "#18" and "Seattle June 29" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Smaller rolls of wallpaper on top, larger rolls of linoleum on the bottom. Items 646 and 700 both show cargo in NEVADAN on
the same voyage.
Box 9
Item No. 700.
Linoleum and roofing paper cargo on board Nevadan (built 1912; freighter) in Seattle, Washington,
1929 June
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. Print is on Velox paper. "142" written on the front of the print. "Nevadan V. 10 WB 677, #7 UTD Mid Aft, Excellent job of shoring up roofing paper"
typed on the back of the print. "#18," "Seattle June 29," and "Tubes of linoleum in vessel properly braced against heavy weather"
written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 646 and 700 both show cargo in NEVADAN on the same voyage.
Box 11
File Unit 53.
Nevadan (built 1946; freighter),
1951-1956
Extent:
3 photographs (3 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel underway, a view on board, and a piece of metal to be used on the vessel.
Vessel History: The fourth American-Hawaiian vessel named NEVADAN was built by Kaiser Co. Inc., Vancouver, Washington, for
the United States Maritime Commission during World War II and named WILLIS VICKERY. She was delivered in March 1946. She was
a C4-S-A4 design cargo ship. She was sold to American-Hawaiian in 1951 and renamed NEVADAN. The American-Hawaiian fleet was
sold off or otherwise disposed of in 1956. The vessel was later scrapped in 1979. (Sources: http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/4emergencylarge/wwtwo/kvancouver.htm;
http://www.usmaritimecommission.de/pictures.php?code=A2370b; http://drawings.usmaritimecommission.de/drawings_c4.htm)
Box 11
Item No. 478.
Men handling a heavy wheel shaped piece of machinery on board Nevadan (built 1946; freighter),
1951-1956
Creator/Collector:
Mac Iver Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Mac Iver Studio, Portrait --- Commercial Photography, [symbol], LA 3-2445, 2421 Santa Clara Ave. Alameda, California" stamped
on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photograph possibly taken in the Oakland, California estuary. "NEVADAN" is written (in white chalk?) on part of the vessel.
Items 478 and 483 might be related. The photographer's stamp on the back of the print has a phone number, the format of which
was used in the 1950s.
Box 11
Item No. 481.
Nevadan (built 1946; freighter) underway in Puget Sound, Washington, view off starboard bow,
1951-1956
Creator/Collector:
Boersig, Harry R.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "PHOTO BY HARRY R. BOERSIG, Aero-Marine Photos, 12709 de Floer Lane, S.W., Tacoma 9, Washington" stamped on the back of the
print.
Scope and Content Note
It is a slightly aerial view, with a shoreline visible in the background. There appears to be lumber cargo in piles on board
the vessel.
Box 11
Item No. 483.
A wooden wheel shaped structure sitting on a pier or in a shipyard, to be used in some way on Nevadan (built 1946; freighter),
1951-1956
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 478 and 483 might be related.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 5, Box 7, Box 8, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 54.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter),
1914-1938
Extent:
35 photographs (62 physical forms).
Physical Description: 8 nitrate negatives, 8 contact interpositives, 8 copy negatives, 38 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, at dock, views on board, and wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named OHIOAN was built in 1914 by Maryland Steel Co. at Sparrows Pt., Maryland,
for American-Hawaiian. She was delivered on July 16, 1914, and was an Isherwood type vessel. On October 7, 1936, OHIOAN, loaded
with explosives and oil, was trying to enter the port of San Francisco in fog, when she ran aground off Point Lobos. All crew
members were saved and the wreck attracted a lot of spectators. The cargo was salvaged, but the wreck was left in situ. OHIOAN's
hulk caught fire in March 1937, and the wreck broke into two pieces in a storm in December. By 1939, only some remnants were
still visible. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?23719;
http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/ohioan; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship
Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, page 156)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 008.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wharfside in Portland, Oregon, view off port bow,
1923-early 1930s
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 8 x 10 in. "1179" written on the lower right corner of the negative. "Original Ohioan at Portland" written on the bottom of the nitrate
negative. "H.M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon 1784" stamped on the back of the print. Brown
was a commercial photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s.
Box 1, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 063.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1914-1936
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 4 x 9.5 in., mounted on 8.5 x 11 in. board. Typed label on the back of the print says: "Property of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. 215 Market Street, San Francisco.
To be returned promptly to D.A. McPherson, in charge of Advertising. Title: SS OHIOAN (original), No.: O-1."
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 065.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1914-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a barge on the starboard side of the vessel. There is a stack of lumber in the foreground.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 066.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) at dock, port bow view,
1914-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 2.5 x 4.5 in. "#137," "15," and "122 137" written on the back of the print.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 116.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) docked at a pier, view off starboard bow,
1914-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 4.25 in. "A2" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
It appears that Items 116, 117, 118, and 513 were taken in the same location, possibly on the same day.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 117.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) docked at a pier, stern view, handling cargo,
1914-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "A2" stamped on the back of the print. "#95" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
It appears that Items 116, 117, 118, and 513 were taken in the same location, possibly on the same day.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 118.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) docked at a pier, viewed looking forward from the stern,
1914-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "5" and "#137" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Slightly aerial view, possibly photographed looking down from the roof of a building. It appears that Items 116, 117, 118,
and 513 were taken in the same location, possibly on the same day.
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 233.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1914-1936
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5.5 x 9.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in. "Ingram, Long Beach" written on the lower right corner of the negative that made the print.
Box 8
Item No. 492.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of stern and middle of the vessel split
apart,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 492, 493, 498, and 499 show similar views and angles of the same parts of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 493.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of stern and middle of the vessel split
apart,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print. "Oct 18, 1938" written
on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are some rocks and water on the shore in the foreground. Items 492, 493, 498, and 499 show similar views and angles
of the same parts of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 494.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of the starboard bow and hull on the
shore next to the tide machine,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The tide machine is on the rock to the right of the vessel. Items 494, 502, 503, 504, 511, and 512 show similar views and
angles of the same part of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 495.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of the vessel from the bluff with spectators
in the foreground,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 2.75 x 3.75 in. "3110" or "311D" stamped on the back of both of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
The crowd is likely watching the salvaging operations.
Box 8
Item No. 496.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked and on fire at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, starboard broadside view,
1937 March
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
The fire was started during salvaging operations.
Box 8
Item No. 497.
Large crowd on a hill watching the wreck of Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, with
a man in uniform in the foreground,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
The crowd is likely watching the salvaging operations.
Box 8
Item No. 498.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of stern and middle of the vessel split
apart,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print. "Oct 18, 1938" written
on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a wooden structure on the bluff in the foreground. Items 492, 493, 498, and 499 show similar views and angles of
the same parts of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 499.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of stern and middle of the vessel split
apart,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print. "Oct 18, 1938" written
on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are some rocks and water on the shore in the foreground. Items 492, 493, 498, and 499 show similar views and angles
of the same parts of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 500.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view off starboard quarter, with a salvaging
launch alongside,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are people in the foreground watching the salvaging operations.
Box 8
Item No. 501.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, close up view amidship of personnel on board
and in a lifeboat,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Box 8
Item No. 502.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, close up view of the starboard bow and hull
on the shore and the middle of the vessel in the background,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 494, 502, 503, 504, 511, and 512 show similar views and angles of the same part of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 503.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, close up view of the starboard bow and hull
on the shore,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 494, 502, 503, 504, 511, and 512 show similar views and angles of the same part of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 504.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of all three parts of the wreckage,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 494, 502, 503, 504, 511, and 512 show similar views and angles of the same part of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 505.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of the vessel from a distance to the
east,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Box 8
Item No. 506.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, port broadside view of the vessel from the
water,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Box 8
Item No. 507.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of the stern from the bluff as a heavy
breaker hits the stern,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Box 8
Item No. 508.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view off starboard quarter,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Box 8
Item No. 510.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of the vessel from the bluff with spectators
in the foreground, including a little boy,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
4 black-and-white photographic prints, 2.75 x 3.75 in. "3110" or "311D" stamped on the back of all of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
The crowd is likely watching the salvaging operations.
Box 8
Item No. 511.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, close up view of the starboard bow and hull
on the shore next to the tide machine,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print. "Oct 18, 1938" written
on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel's name is visible on the hull. The tide machine is on the rock to the right and behind the vessel. Items 494, 502,
503, 504, 511, and 512 show similar views and angles of the same part of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 512.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, view of the middle of the vessel and starboard
bow and hull on the shore,
1938 October 18
Creator/Collector:
Haas-Schreiner Photo Roof Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "Haas-Schreiner Photo, Roof Studio, Sutter 7570, 625 Market St., S.F." stamped on the back of the print. "Oct 18, 1938" written
on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a person in the bottom right corner of the photograph. Items 494, 502, 503, 504, 511, and 512 show similar views
and angles of the same part of the vessel.
Box 8
Item No. 513.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) docked at a pier, view off port bow, handling cargo,
1914-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 4.5 in. "A2" stamped on the back of the print. "#95" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
It appears that Items 116, 117, 118, and 513 were taken in the same location, possibly on the same day.
Box 8
Item No. 514.
View along the bluff showing the crowd of spectators watching the wreck of Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) at Point Lobos,
San Francisco, California,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 2.75 x 3.75 in. "3110" or "311D" stamped on the back of both of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
The crowd is likely watching the salvaging operations.
Box 8
Item No. 516.
Aerial view of Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at Point Lobos, San Francisco, California, soon after the event,
1936 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is fog or clouds over the water in the foreground.
Box 11
Item No. 519.
Portrait of ships officers posing with the recently presented Naval Reserve flag, on board Ohioan (built 1914; freighter)
in San Francisco, California,
likely 1930-1931
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Swadley San Francisco" embossed on the lower left hand corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Ten men.
Caption: "No. 2918 C, Swadley, Photographer, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 11
Item No. 521.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) pierside in San Francisco, California, view of starboard hull amidship, with an unidentified
motorboat being loaded as a deck load,
1914-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are 10 men visible on board the vessel. Items 521 and 522 appear to have been taken on the same day. Item 522 shows
a motorboat being loaded onto OHIOAN named "?.FREE" (first part of name illegible).
Box 11
Item No. 522.
Unidentified motorboat being loaded onto Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) as deck cargo, San Francisco, California,
1914-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
The motorboat is named "...FREE" of [New York] (first part of name illegible). View of starboard hull amidship. 19 men are
visible on OHIOAN and there are several others on board the motorboat, which is suspended over the water. Items 521 and 522
appear to have been taken on the same day.
Box 11
Item No. 525.
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) pierside at Municipal Terminal No. 4, starboard broadside view,
1914-1936
Creator/Collector:
Morton & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.5 x 8.25 in. "Morton & Company" and "27277 5" stamped on the back of the print. "1184" written is two places on the lower right hand corner
of the negative that made the photograph.
Scope and Content Note
The Municipal Terminal No. 4 grain elevator is in the background.
Box 5, Box 8, Box 11
File Unit 55.
Ohioan (built 1920; freighter),
1937-1942
Extent:
4 photographs (7 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 safety negative, 6 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, pierside and a view on board.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named OHIOAN was built in 1920 by G. M. Standifer Construction Corp. in
Vancouver, Washington, for the U.S. Shipping Board, and named PAWLET. In 1928, Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co. purchased
the vessel and named her GOLDEN WALL. In 1934, the Williams Steamship Corporation purchased the vessel and renamed her WILLSOLO.
In 1937, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased the vessel and renamed her OHIOAN. On May 8, 1942, OHIOAN (commanded
by Captain Frank H. Roberts) was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-564 (commanded by Captain Reinhard "Teddy" Suhren),
about 10 miles off Boynton Beach, Florida. (Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?26008; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/ohioan)
Related Material
See also Item 338 for a partial view of OHIOAN (built 1920; freighter) at dock in an unidentified location, 1937-1940 January.
Box 8
Item No. 515.
Unidentified ship's officer at the wheel of Ohioan (built 1920; freighter), wearing a suit, tie and hat,
1937-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.5 x 2.5 in. "397, 12" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Possibly a captain?
There was no information on the print or envelope to confirm with absolute certainty that this photograph was taken on the
second American-Hawaiian vessel named OHIOAN; however the photograph appears to have been taken from 1937-1942, as opposed
to 1914-1936 (which are the dates for the first A-H OHIOAN vessel).
Box 5, Box 11
Item No. 523.
Ohioan (built 1920; freighter) pierside, view off starboard bow,
1937-1940
Creator/Collector:
Commercial & Photo View Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in.; 3 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 8 x 9.25 in., (1) 8 x 9.75 in., (1) cut in a circle,
7.25 in. diameter. The circular print has dried glue on the back, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook
at one time. "Commercial & Photo View Co., 316 13th Street, Oakland, Calif. [Photo] No. 13162-7" stamped on the back of one of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
Probably in San Francisco, California. PUERTO RICAN (built 1919; freighter) is along the port side of OHIOAN.
Box 11
Item No. 524.
Aerial view of Ohioan (built 1920; freighter) underway in the Panama Canal,
1937 August 1
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "#3" and "S/S Ohioan making northbound transit of canal on August 1st 1937. Vessel is passing out of Culebra Cut. Panama
Canal's drill barge in the foreground on vessel's portside. Note Pedro Miguel Locks in the distance beyond which is Miraflores
Lake. The haze shuts off a clear view of Miraflores Locks" written on the back of the print.
Box 11
Item No. 551.
Ohioan (built 1920; freighter) and Puerto Rican (built 1919; freighter) pierside, bow views,
1937-1940
Creator/Collector:
Commercial & Photo View Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Commercial & Photo View Co., 316 13th Street, Oakland, Calif. [Photo] No. 13162-6" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Probably in San Francisco, California. PUERTO RICAN is along the port side of OHIOAN. There is an unidentified tugboat in
the foreground.
Box 11
File Unit 56.
Oklahoman (built 1920; freighter),
1940 October
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description: 4 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel in the stream in Los Angeles, California.
Vessel History: OKLAHOMAN was built in 1920 by Western Pipe & Steel Co. in San Francisco, California, for the U.S. Shipping
Board, and named WEST CALERA (sometimes seen spelled as CELERA). In 1928, the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co. purchased
the vessel and renamed her GOLDEN HARVEST. In 1936, American-Hawaiian purchased the vessel from O&O and renamed her OKLAHOMAN.
OKLAHOMAN was wrecked at Dassen Island on July 7, 1942, and sank west of Dassen Island. (Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?146663;
Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation
and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 11
Item No. 518.
Oklahoman (built 1920; freighter) in the stream in Los Angeles, California, port broadside view,
1940 October
Creator/Collector:
Pyle's Photo Shop
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
4 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in. "Oct 27, 1940, Pyle's Photo Shop, Wilmington, Calif." stamped on the back of all the prints.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 57.
Oregonian (built 1901; freighter),
1901
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel under construction.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named OREGONIAN was built by the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine
Works in Chester, Pennsylvania, and launched in 1901 for American-Hawaiian. She was delivered to American-Hawaiian on May
17, 1901, and sent out on her maiden voyage in command of Captain Herbert H. Williams. She was commanded by Captain Fletcher
C. Swicker in April 1914. On August 15, 1918, she was acquired by the United States Government. OREGONIAN was assigned Id.
No. 1323 and commissioned into the Naval Overseas Transportation Service (NOTS) on August 17, 1918, at Norfolk, Virginia,
Lieutenant Commander C. E. A. Anderson, USNRF, in command. After refitting and arming, she took on general cargo, joined a
convoy out of Norfolk on August 22, 1918, and arrived at Brest, France, on September 11, 1918. Steaming on to St. Nazaire,
France, she discharged her cargo and sailed from Le Verdon-sur-Mer, France, in convoy on September 30, 1918, arriving at New
York City on October 16,
1918. She was decommissioned on April 15, 1919, at Brooklyn, New York. According to Shipbuildinghistory.com, the vessel was
renamed COLORADAN in 1925 and scrapped in 1926. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915"
Box 1, folder 7; http://7seasvessels.com/?p=57086; http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/o3/oregonian.htm; http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/merchant.htm;
Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 95, 176)
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 119.
Oregonian (built 1901; freighter) under construction at the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding and Engine Works in Chester,
Pennsylvania, view off starboard quarter,
1901
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Several men can be seen working on board the vessel.
Box 5, Box 8, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 58.
Oregonian (built 1917; freighter),
1925-1942
Extent:
9 photographs (13 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 10 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, docked and in drydock.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named OREGONIAN was built in 1917 by William Cramp & Sons, Ship & Engine
Building Co. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Grace Line Inc. (W.R. Grace & Co.), and named SANTA ROSA. In 1925, American-Hawaiian
purchased the vessel and renamed her OREGONIAN. On September 13, 1942, OREGONIAN (commanded by Captain Harold Willard Dowling)
was torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft about 120 miles Southwest of Svalbard in the North Atlantic Ocean while part of
Convoy PQ-18 to the Soviet Union. She was the first ship in the starboard column of the convoy and was hit by 3 torpedoes
on the starboard side, completely destroying that side of the ship and flooding the engine room. The ship took a heavy list
to starboard, capsized and sank immediately. 22 crew were killed, including the Captain, plus 7 of the Armed Guard. (Sources:
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?165293; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 007.
Oregonian (built 1917; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1925-1942
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5.5 x 10 in., mounted on an 8.5 x 11 in. mat board. "Ingram, Long Beach" written on the lower left corner of the photograph. "Elliott Taylor Advertising, 447 Sutter St., San
Francisco" stamped on the front of the mat board that the print is mounted on. There are printer's marks on the front of the
print and on the back of the mat board that the print is mounted on. "Property of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, 215
Market Street, San Francisco, California, Return to D.A. McPherson, In Charge of Advertising. Title: SS Oregonian (2nd). No.
OR-1" typed on a label that is glued to the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 526.
Oregonian (built 1917; freighter) in drydock, view off starboard bow,
circa 1925-1930
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "B 3" or "8 3" stamped on the back of the print. "Read - 4th mate oreg" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There appears to be lumber on deck.
Box 8
Item No. 527.
Oregonian (built 1917; freighter) in drydock, view off port bow,
circa 1925-1930
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "B 3" or "8 3" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There appears to be lumber on deck.
Box 8
Item No. 528.
Oregonian (built 1917; freighter) at dock in Jacksonville, Florida, loading cargo, view amidship,
1939 March 21
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "S/S 'Oregonian' 3/21/39 Loading at Jacksonville" typed on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are barrels loaded on the vessel. There is a man leaning on a cart and a railroad car on the left side of the photograph.
There are men standing near some lumber on a cart amidship.
Box 8
Item No. 529.
Men on board Oregonian (built 1917; freighter) at dock in Jacksonville, Florida, loading cargo, view looking aft,
1939 March 21
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "S/S 'Oregonian' 3/21/39 Loading at Jacksonville. Looking aft" typed on the back of the print. "81" written on the back of
the print.
Scope and Content Note
12 men on board. Barrels on the right side of the photograph.
Box 8
Item No. 530.
Men on board Oregonian (built 1917; freighter) at dock in Jacksonville, Florida, loading cargo, view on deck at the No. 2
hatch,
1939 March 21
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in. "S/S 'Oregonian' 3/21/39 Loading at Jacksonville. No. 2 hatch" typed on the back of the print. "82" written on the back of
the print.
Scope and Content Note
12 men on board. Barrels on the right side of the photograph.
Box 8
Item No. 531.
Manzanita (lighthouse tender) breaking ice between piers A and B, to assist the arrival of Oregonian (built 1917; freighter),
1930 January 17
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. "Lighthouse Tender Manzanita breaking ice between pier A and B, Jan. 17, 1930 to assist landing of S.S. Oregonian" typed
on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Men can be seen on MANZANITA as well as on the pier. Partial view of OREGONIAN's port hull.
Box 11
Item No. 532.
Oregonian (built 1917; freighter) at dock, port bow breast view,
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6 x 8 in. The top left corner is missing. There is brown paper and dried yellow glue
on the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "27277 7" is stamped on the back of the print. "27277 X" is stamped on several other prints in this collection that were
photographed by Morton & Company, and it is likely that this photograph (Item 532) was taken by Morton & Co. as well.
Scope and Content Note
There is lumber cargo on board the vessel.
Box 11
Item No. 533.
Oregonian (built 1917; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1925-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 5.75 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Possibly in the Columbia River. There are buildings visible behind the vessel on shore.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 5, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 59.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter),
1913-1947
Extent:
11 photographs (29 physical forms).
Physical Description: 6 nitrate negatives, 6 contact interpositives, 6 copy negatives, 1 safety negative, 10 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, at dock and views on board.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1913 by the Maryland Steel Co. in Sparrows Pt., Maryland, for American-Hawaiian.
In November 1911, American-Hawaiian had placed an order with the Maryland Steel Company for two new cargo ships: PANAMAN and
WASHINGTONIAN. PANAMAN was an Isherwood type vessel and was sometimes incorrectly referred to as PANAMANIAN. She was delivered
on September 16, 1913. She was employed in intercoastal service via the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Panama Canal after
it opened in August 1914. PANAMAN was chartered by the U.S. Army during WWI and put into the transport and supply service,
known by the name U.S.A.T. PANAMAN. She was transferred to the U.S. Navy as USS PANAMAN (ID-3299) on August 12, 1918, decommissioned
on September 18, 1919, and returned to American-Hawaiian at this time. In July 1947, American-Hawaiian sold PANAMAN to the
Italian government and they renamed her MARCELLA. She was scrapped on September 15, 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Sources:
SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR
8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.
Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 156, 187; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Panaman)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 005.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter) docked in San Francisco, California, being painted, port bow breast view,
1926 October 28?
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 7.75 x 9.75 in. "MORTON PHOTOGRAPHS, MORTON & CO. COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 515 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO" and "SWADLEY, Photographer, San
Francisco, No. 26787 " stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are several men standing on scaffolding, painting the port hull amidship. There are several men wearing suits standing
on the pier, looking towards the vessel's name on the hull.
Caption: VALDURA PAINT BEING APPLIED ON S.S. PANAMAN OF THE AMERICAN HAWAIIAN S.S. CO. COVERING 375 SQ. FT TO THE GALLON.
PREVIOUSLY PAINTED WITH VALDURA 7 MONTHS AGO. SAN FRANCISCO, OCT. [28], [1926].
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 006.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter) docked at the Los Angeles Harbor, California, Berth 176, view off port bow,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5.5 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
They are either loading or unloading cargo. There is a water tower in the foreground.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 095.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1913-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a barge next to PANAMAN. Items 95 and 120 appear to have been taken in the same location on the same day. These negatives
were previously erroneously identified as NEVADAN, and this was rectified in May 2013.
Box 2, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 120.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow, with another pier in the foreground,
1913-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 6 x 9.25 in., missing an arc shaped piece from the center of the bottom. There is brown paper and dried
yellow glue on the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time.
Scope and Content Note
There is a barge next to PANAMAN. Items 95 and 120 appear to have been taken in the same location on the same day.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 121.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter) at dock with troops on board, view off port quarter,
1918 August 12-1919 September 18
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in. "Original Panaman serving as Army Transport during war" written on the negative.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 234.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter) underway, view off port bow,
1913-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 2 black-and-white photographic
prints, 6.75 x 8.5 in. "Original Panaman" written on the negative.
Scope and Content Note
Probably on the Willamette River at Portland, Oregon. The shoreline can be seen in the background.
Box 8
Item No. 535.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter) at dock, port bow breast view,
circa 1930-1947
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 7 in. "SS UP" written on the back of the print. "MORTON PHOTOGRAPHS, MORTON & CO. COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, 515 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO"
and "No. 2552 SWADLEY, Photographer, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a railroad car on the pier in the background.
Box 11
Item No. 539.
Commodore Bauer presenting the ship's Captain the warrant for the ship's membership in the Naval Reserve, on board Panaman
(built 1913; freighter) in San Francisco, California,
1929 January 18
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7 x 9.75 in. "Swadley San Francisco" embossed on the lower right hand corner of the
print. "No. 2914-C, Swadley, Photographer, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Commodore George W. Bauer is holding the warrant. There are nine other men in the background, in addition to Bauer and the
captain.
Box 11
Item No. 541.
Portrait of naval and merchant marine personnel standing behind the recently presented Naval Reserve flag, on board Panaman
(built 1913; freighter) in San Francisco, California,
1929 January 18
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. "Swadley San Francisco" embossed on the lower left hand corner of the
print. "No. 2914-B, Swadley, Photographer, San Francisco" stamped on the back of the print. There are printer's marks on the back
of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Commodore George W. Bauer is holding the left corner of the flag. There are 20 men in the photograph.
Box 5
Item No. 542.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter) underway with troops on board, view off starboard quarter,
1918 August 12-1919 September 18
Creator/Collector:
Muller, Robert Enrique, 1883-
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in. "Copyright E. Muller Jr. N.Y." can be seen written on the lower right corner of the negative that this safety negative was
made from. "A" written on the side of the negative.
Scope and Content Note
"U.S.S. PANAMAN" is visible on the stern.
Box 9
Item No. 674.
Panaman (built 1913; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow, with men handling cargo on the pier on the vessel's starboard
side,
1935-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in. The print has scalloped edges. "211K" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 2, Box 5, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 60.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter),
1913-1944
Extent:
12 photographs (27 physical forms).
Physical Description: 5 nitrate negatives, 5 contact interpositives, 5 copy negatives, 12 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, at dock, in drydock, and a view on board.
Vessel History: PENNSYLVANIAN was built in 1913 by Maryland Steel Co. in Sparrows Pt., Maryland, for American-Hawaiian and
was an Isherwood type vessel. She was delivered on June 16, 1913. The first commercial vessels to use the Panama Canal in
August 1914 were the American-Hawaiian vessels ARIZONAN, MISSOURIAN, and PENNSYLVANIAN, and the PLEIADES of the Luckenbach
Line. PENNSYLVANIAN was commanded by Captain Joseph F. Nichols in April 1914, and commanded by Captain Robert M. Tapley at
other times during World War I. From 1918-1919, the vessel was taken over by the U.S. Navy and renamed SCRANTON. In 1919,
she was decommissioned and returned to American-Hawaiian, taking back her original name of PENNSYLVANIAN. On August 4, 1944,
she was scuttled off of Normandy, France. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box
1, folder 7; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11945; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished
manuscript, circa 1940-1945,
pages 155-156, 185-186, 193, 232)
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 003.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) at dock in Portland, Oregon, view off port bow,
1923-early 1930s
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. 1 black-and-white copy print, 8 x 10 in. "1178" written on the lower right corner of the negative. "Original Pennsylvanian at Portland, Oregon" typed on the back
of the print. "Harold M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon 1734" stamped on the back of the print.
Brown was a commercial photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s. "Original Pennsylvanian at Portland"
written on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "N123" written on the back of the copy print.
Scope and Content Note
There are railroad tracks in the foreground and an American-Hawaiian S.S. Co. sign on the building in the background (terminal
no. 1).
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 004.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) at dock in Portland, Oregon, port broadside view,
1913-1944
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in. "Original Pennsylvanian at Portland" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 137.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) underway in New York, port broadside view,
1913-1944
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in. "Pennsylvanian" and "N.Y." written on the bottom of the negative.
Scope and Content Note
There is a dummy envelope in Box 7 for this item that says "Dummy, to record disintegrated print." It is unknown whether or
not there was a print for this image at one time, but none could be located in June 2013.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 138.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view of scrape marks along the hull,
1930 April
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 4.25 in. "A 53" stamped on the back of the print. "#78" and "April 1930 - Moore Drydock - Pennsylvanian" written on the back of the
print.
Scope and Content Note
There are white marks all along the middle of the hull.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 139.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view off starboard bow,
1930 April
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3 x 4 in. "A 53" stamped on the back of the print. "#78" and printers marks written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are white marks all along the middle of the hull.
Box 8
Item No. 543.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view of workmen inspecting the hull,
1930 April
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3 x 4 in. The left side of the print is torn. "A 53" stamped on the back of the print. "#78" and printers marks written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a barrel in the foreground.
Box 8
Item No. 545.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) at dock in Seattle, Washington, view off starboard bow,
1913-1944
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. Print is on Velox paper. "2-37" stamped on the back of the print. "#78" written on the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 546.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) in drydock at Moore Dry Dock, Oakland, California, view looking up the side of the hull
as seen from the ground,
1930 April
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 4.25 in. "A 53" stamped on the back of the print. "#78" and "April 1930 - Moore Drydock - Pennsylvanian" written on the back of the
print.
Box 11
Item No. 548.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) underway passing under a suspension bridge, starboard broadside view,
1913-1944
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in. "2602" written on the lower left corner of the negative that made the print.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel is light in the water. The photograph was taken from the shoreline looking through some trees.
Box 11
Item No. 549.
Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
1913-1944
Creator/Collector:
Ingram
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5.5 x 10 in., mounted on an 8.5 x 11 in. board. "Ingram, Long Beach" written on the lower right corner of photograph. "Property of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, 215
Market Street, San Francisco, California, Return to D.A. McPherson, In Charge of Advertising. Title: SS PENNSYLVANIAN (Original).
No. PE-1" typed on a label that is glued to the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
In open water.
Box 9
Item No. 668.
Lower hold of hatch #2 in Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter), filled with bags of wool at Portland, Oregon,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 3.25 x 5.5 in., (1) 3.5 x 5.5 in. "#41. Lower hold of hatch #2, S.S. Pennsylvanian, Voy 40, EB 732, partly filled with bags of wool at Portland, Oregon. Completely
filled later" typed on the back of one of the prints. "3" stamped on the back of one of the prints. "#87" written on the back
of both of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
Voyage 40, East Bound 732.
Box 11
Item No. 686.
Mood shot of Pennsylvanian (built 1913; freighter) seen tied up at a pier in San Francisco, California, view of the port bow,
1936-1944
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is in the background and looks complete, which would date this photograph as November
1936 or later. There are sacks of cargo in the foreground on the pier.
Box 4, Box 8
File Unit 61.
Puerto Rican (built 1919; freighter),
1937-1943 March
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 safety negative, 4 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1919 by G. M. Standifer Construction Corp., Vancouver, Washington, for the United
States Shipping Board and named MONTAGUE. Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co. purchased her in 1928 and named her GOLDEN TIDE.
In 1937, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased the vessel and renamed her PUERTO RICAN. On March 9, 1943, PUERTO RICAN,
commanded by Captain Ralph Albert Oliver and straggling from convoy RA-53, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine
U-586 (commanded by Dietrich von der Esch), northeast of Iceland. (Source: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?30994)
Related Material
See Items 523 and 551 for two other photographs of PUERTO RICAN, alongside OHIOAN (built 1920; freighter).
Box 4, Box 8
Item No. 550.
Puerto Rican (built 1919; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1937-1943 March
Creator/Collector:
Knobeloch, C.C.
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 5 x 7 in.; 4 black-and-white photographic prints, 4.5 x 6.5 in. "C.C. KNOBELOCH -PHOTOGRAPHER- 20 N. Luzerne Ave., Baltimore, Md." stamped on the back of each print.
Scope and Content Note
Likely in Baltimore, Maryland. There is a barge on the starboard side of the vessel amidship, with "A.T. Co. 54" written on
the side.
Box 4, Box 11
File Unit 62.
Tennessean (built 1919; freighter),
1937-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 safety negative, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1919 by Skinner & Eddy Corp. in Seattle, Washington, for the U.S. Shipping Board
and named ELKRIDGE. In 1928, the Oceanic and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. purchased the vessel and renamed her GOLDEN STAR.
In 1937, American-Hawaiian Steamship Company bought the vessel and renamed her TENNESSEAN. She was sold to Britain in 1940
and renamed EMPIRE PENGUIN by the Ministry of War Transport (MOWT). She was allocated in 1942 to the Dutch Government and
renamed VAN DE VELDE. In 1947, she was sold to Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd and renamed RIJNLAND. In 1949, she was renamed
RYNLAND. She was sold in 1957 to Compagnia Navigazione Maraventure, Panama and renamed VAPTISTIS. She was operated under the
management of Lemos & Pateras Ltd. and scrapped in September 1959 at Lisbon, Portugal. (Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Empire_ships_%28P%29;
http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii). Safety negative made in June 1989.
Box 4, Box 11
Item No. 558.
Tennessean (built 1919; freighter) at dock, view off port bow,
1937-1940
Creator/Collector:
Commercial & Photo View Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 4 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "No. 13162-5, Commercial & Photo View Co. 316 13th Street, Oakland, Calif." stamped on the back of the print. "EX GOLDEN
STAR, EX ELKRIDGE. Built 1919 by Skinner & Eddy, Seattle, Washington. Sold to Runciman Ltd., London, England, January 1940"
typed on the back of the print.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 4, Box 5, Box 7, Box 8, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 63.
Texan (built 1902; freighter),
1902-1942 March
Extent:
33 photographs (63 physical forms).
Physical Description: 11 nitrate negatives, 11 contact interpositives, 11 copy negatives, 30 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, at dock and views during and after the fire in the hold in Port Newark, New Jersey,
in 1939.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named TEXAN was built in 1902 by New York Shipbuilding Co. in Camden, New
Jersey, for American-Hawaiian. She was delivered on October 29, 1902. In 1910, TEXAN, under command of Captain James B. Parse,
was chartered by Barber & Company for an experimental trip to Argentina, to see if an American steamship service to the River
Plate could be successful without a government subsidy. At this time, steamship trade with the River Plate was dominated by
the British, with certain European lines participating. TEXAN was commanded by Captain Roger Stehelin in April 1914. On January
14, 1918, under the command of Captain G.B. Knight, TEXAN was run into by DENVER (cruiser: U.S. Navy). There was a lot of
damage but TEXAN stayed afloat and managed to get back to New York on January 18.
From 1918-1919, the vessel was taken over by the U.S. Navy, and retained the same name. She was decommissioned in 1919 and
returned to American-Hawaiian. On March 12, 1942, TEXAN (commanded by Captain Robert Hugh Murphy) was sunk by U-126 (commanded
by Captain Ernst Bauer), 40 miles east of Nuevitas, Cuba. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications,
1915" Box 1, folder 7; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian
Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 163, 176, 227-228)
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 001.
Texan (built 1902; freighter), starboard broadside view,
1902-1942 March
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in. "Original Texan" and "1181" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
Unidentified shoreline in the background.
Box 5, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 002.
Texan (built 1902; freighter) standing off a wharf at Portland, Oregon, view off port bow,
1923-early 1930s
Creator/Collector:
Brown, H.M.
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 6.25 x 8.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 8 x 10 in. "H.M. Brown Photographer, 550=4th St. Portland, Ore. Phone Beacon 1734" stamped on the back of the print. Brown was a commercial
photographer in Portland, Oregon, from 1923 to the early 1930s. "Original Texan at Portland" written on the bottom of the
nitrate negative.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 071.
Texan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1902-1942 March
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 4 x 6.25 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. "2" written on the back of the print.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 135.
Close up view of the deck and top side of the hull of Texan (built 1902; freighter), showing heavy weather damage sustained
on voyage 22 east bound en route to New York,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 4.5 in. "12" printed on the side of the negative. "Rails fwd #1 hatch SS Texan, Heavy weather damage, Voyage 22 EB" written on the
back of the print. "C54" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are five men working in the background.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 140.
Texan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, view off port bow,
1902-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 5.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a California Salt Co. ferry in the background.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 141.
Texan (built 1902; freighter) at dock, view off starboard bow,
1902-1942 March
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 142.
Texan (built 1902; freighter) underway in the Straits of Magellan, view off starboard quarter,
1902-1942 March
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 4.5 x 6.75 in. "Original Texan in Sts. of Magellan (Taken from Alaskan)" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative. There are printer's
marks and "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 5, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 235.
Aerial view of Texan (built 1902; freighter) docking in San Francisco, California, near Pier 26, as seen from the San Francisco-Oakland
Bay Bridge, stern view,
1935 August 11 or 1937 August 11
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 4 x 5 in. "4" on the lower left hand corner of the print. There are pink printer's marks on the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
"TEXAN" is visible on the stern, though slightly out of focus. There appears to be lumber cargo on deck. Items 235, 562-566,
and 576 were all taken in the same location on the same day.
Box 4, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 246.
View of damage on the deck of Texan (built 1902; freighter), sustained during heavy weather on voyage 22 east bound en route
to New York,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 4.5 in. "10" printed on the side of the negative. "Texan Heavy weather damage - Boom Rest fwd #1 spare anchor shifted. Pipe covering
broken, rails broken, fwd turnbuckles, fwd rigging bent, turnbuckle forestay bent, awning and frame carried overboard. "Voyage
22 EB" written on the back of the print. "C11" or "O11" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 4, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 247.
View of damage on the forward end of the deckload on Texan (built 1902; freighter), sustained during heavy weather on voyage
22 east bound en route to New York,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 4.5 in. "Appearance of fwd end Texan deckload on arrival at New York (heavy weather damage). Voyage 22 EB" written on the back of
the print. "C54" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are several men standing on loose piles of lumber.
Box 4, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 248.
View of damage to the boom rest on Texan (built 1902; freighter), sustained during heavy weather on voyage 22 east bound en
route to New York,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 4.5 in. "11" printed on the side of the negative. "Texan V 22 EB. Heavy weather damage to boom rest" written on the back of the print.
"C54" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man in the background.
Box 8
Item No. 562.
Aerial view of Texan (built 1902; freighter) docking in San Francisco, California, near Pier 26, stern view, as seen from
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge,
1935 August 11 or 1937 August 11
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in. "3" on the upper left hand corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 235, 562-566, and 576 were all taken in the same location on the same day.
Box 8
Item No. 563.
Aerial view of Texan (built 1902; freighter) docking in San Francisco, California, near Pier 26, close up stern view, as seen
from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge,
1935 August 11 or 1937 August 11
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "6" on the upper left hand corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 235, 562-566, and 576 were all taken in the same location on the same day.
Box 8
Item No. 564.
Aerial view of Texan (built 1902; freighter) docking in San Francisco, California, near Pier 26, view off starboard quarter,
as seen from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge,
1935 August 11 or 1937 August 11
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "11" on the upper left hand corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 235, 562-566, and 576 were all taken in the same location on the same day.
Box 8
Item No. 565.
Aerial view of Texan (built 1902; freighter) docking in San Francisco, California, near Pier 26, stern view, as seen from
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge,
1935 August 11 or 1937 August 11
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5 in. "14" on the upper left hand corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 235, 562-566, and 576 were all taken in the same location on the same day.
Box 8
Item No. 566.
Aerial view of Texan (built 1902; freighter) docking in San Francisco, California, near Pier 26, stern view, as seen from
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge,
1935 August 11 or 1937 August 11
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5 in. The print appears to have been folded in several places at one time. "5" on the upper left hand corner of the print. There are printer's marks on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 235, 562-566, and 576 were all taken in the same location on the same day.
Box 8
Item No. 567.
Close up view of a mucking machine being lowered on the deck of Texan (built 1902; freighter) in Los Angeles, California,
1938 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in. The print has scalloped edges. "14" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Eigh men are visible on board helping to load the mucking machine, which was used in mines. "Keystone Engineering Co., Los
Angeles, Cal." can be seen on the side of the machine. Items 567-569 are housed together in the same envelope, which also
includes a photocopy of a letter dated October 14, 1938, from T.G. Plant to F.A. Hooper, with the subject "S.S. TEXAN VOY.
74 E/B 510." In the letter, Plant says that the photographs will be incorporated in a future Monthly Letter.
Box 8
Item No. 568.
Mucking machine suspended in the air next to Texan (built 1902; freighter), in the process of being loaded onto the vessel
in Los Angeles, California,
1938 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in. The print has scalloped edges. "14" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Several men are visible on board TEXAN. "Keystone Engineering Co., Los Angeles, Cal." can be seen on the side of the machine.
Items 567-569 are housed together in the same envelope, which also includes a photocopy of a letter dated October 14, 1938,
from T.G. Plant to F.A. Hooper, with the subject "S.S. TEXAN VOY. 74 E/B 510." In the letter, Plant says that the photographs
will be incorporated in a future Monthly Letter.
Box 8
Item No. 569.
View of a mucking machine being lowered on the deck of Texan (built 1902; freighter) in Los Angeles, California,
1938 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in. The print has scalloped edges. "14" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Six men are visible on board TEXAN. Items 567-569 are housed together in the same envelope, which also includes a photocopy
of a letter dated October 14, 1938, from T.G. Plant to F.A. Hooper, with the subject "S.S. TEXAN VOY. 74 E/B 510." In the
letter, Plant says that the photographs will be incorporated in a future Monthly Letter.
Box 8
Item No. 571.
Texan (built 1902; freighter) foundered alongside a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, after a fire in the hold, bow view,
after 1939 April 2
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5 x 7 in. There is a small piece of something red stuck to the front of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 572-575.
Views during and after the fire in the hold on Texan (built 1902; freighter), Port Newark, New Jersey,
1939 April 2
Extent:
4 photographs (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
4 black-and-white photographic prints, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
Many firefighters visible in each photograph.
Box 8
Item No. 576.
Aerial view of Texan (built 1902; freighter) docking in San Francisco, California, near Pier 26, stern view, as seen from
the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge through two vertical cables,
1935 August 11 or 1937 August 11
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in. "1" on the upper left hand corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There appears to be lumber cargo on deck. Items 235, 562-566, and 576 were all taken in the same location on the same day.
Box 8
Item No. 578-581.
Views during and after the fire in the hold on Texan (built 1902; freighter), Port Newark, New Jersey,
1939 April 2
Extent:
4 photographs (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
4 black-and-white photographic prints, 5 x 7 in. There is a small piece of something red stuck to the back of Item 579.
Box 11
Item No. 582.
Firefighters fighting a fire in the hold on Texan (built 1902; freighter), Port Newark, New Jersey,
1939 April 2
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Six men in the photograph, including one with a "32" and "533" on his hat, one man with a "1" on his hat, and another man
with a "27" on his hat. There are many tires in the hold. Photograph taken from above (on the deck?) looking down into the
hold.
Box 11
Item No. 588.
A man spraying water into a hole in the hull of Texan (built 1902; freighter), Port Newark, New Jersey, view of outer hull,
1939 April 2
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
The man is fighting a fire in the hold. There is another man standing next to him. The two men appear to be standing on a
boat which is next to TEXAN.
Box 11
Item No. 589.
Firefighters standing on the deck of Texan (built 1902; freighter) in Port Newark, New Jersey, fighting a fire in the hold,
1939 April 2
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Box 11
Item No. 693.
A man trucking cargo on a pier, with Texan (built 1902; freighter) docked alongside,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in. The lower middle portion of the print is torn.
Box 11
File Unit 64.
Texan (built 1946; freighter),
circa 1952
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel underway.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named TEXAN was built in 1946 at the Kaiser yards in Vancouver, Washington,
and named MOUNT DAVIS. She was delivered in April 1946. It appears that she joined the American-Hawaiian fleet in 1951 and
was renamed TEXAN at this time. Captain J.N. Hansen was the commander of TEXAN in March 1952. It is unknown what happened
to her when American-Hawaiian went out of business, but according to shipbuildinghistory.com, the vessel was scrapped in 1976.
(Sources: Correspondence between Dearborn Clark and L.A.L. on March 11, 1952 in S HE753.A38 pam; "American-Hawaiian Steamship
Co. in WWII: Texan" on the website "S.S. Arkansan," https://sites.google.com/site/ssarkansan/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/texan,
accessed May 29, 2013; http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/4emergencylarge/wwtwo/kvancouver.htm)
Box 11
Item No. 559.
Texan (built 1946; freighter) underway, starboard broadside view,
circa 1952
Creator/Collector:
Wesley Swadley Creative Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in. "Swadley, S.F." written on the bottom right corner of the front of each print. "WESLEY SWADLEY CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, 233
POST ST., S.F. SUTTER 1-3390" stamped on the back of each print.
Box 1, Box 6, Box 7, Box 8, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 65.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter),
1907-1947
Extent:
16 photographs (22 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 1 glass plate negative, 15 black-and-white photographic
prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, at dock and in drydock.
Vessel History: VIRGINIAN was built in 1903 by Maryland Steel Co. in Sparrows Pt., Maryland, for the Atlantic Transportation
Company, and named MAINE. The American-Hawaiian Steamship Company purchased her on July 2, 1907 and renamed her VIRGINIAN.
She was commanded by John S. Greene at one point during World War I. She was acquired by the U.S. Navy in early 1919, commissioned
as USS VIRGINIAN (ID 3920) on February 1, 1919, at Hoboken, New Jersey, decommissioned August 19, 1919 at Hampton Roads, Virginia,
and returned to her owners. In 1947, she was transferred to the U.S. Maritime Commission and laid up. She was sold for scrap
in April 1948. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/173920.htm;
Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, page 227)
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 072.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California, preparing to sail for Europe, view off port bow,
1922 March
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 4 x 6.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a truck on the pier on the right side of the photograph.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 073.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) at dock in San Francisco, California, preparing to sail for Europe, view off starboard bow,
1922 March
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. "S.S. VIRGINIAN VOY 10 EUR E/B 11. GEN CARGO FOR LONDON, LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, HAMBURG. SAILED FROM S.F. CAL. MAR 22ND 1922"
written on the back of the print. "Original [Virginian]" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
There are some unidentified tugboats in the foreground. There is a ship on the left side of the photograph, whose name likely
starts with "CITY".
Box 11
Item No. 590.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) in drydock, close up view of lower hull area showing collision damage,
1939 February 16
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
The hole in the hull is partially visible in this photograph. There are many letters and numbers written in white on the hull,
including "K15", "H15", "J14" and "G10".
Box 8, Box 11
Item No. 591.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) underway in the San Francisco Bay, California, port broadside view,
1907-1947
Creator/Collector:
Morton & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 1.75 x 5.75 in., (1) 8.25 x 12 in. There are printer's marks on the back of the small print. "B" and "14801A" written on the back of the small print. "MORTON-WATERS
CO, 127 MONTGOMERY ST HAS THE NEGATIVE. GA-2440" written on the front of the larger print.
Scope and Content Note
There appears to be lumber cargo on deck.
Box 8
Item No. 592.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) at dock in Charleston, South Carolina, starboard stern view, showing a launch being carried
as deck cargo,
1907-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 6.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is lumber and other cargo on board the vessel. One man can partially be seen standing behind the lumber.
Box 8
Item No. 593.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) at dock in Charleston, South Carolina, starboard bow view,
1907-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.75 x 6.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are stacks of cargo and several men on the pier on the port side of the vessel. There is a building on the pier in the
background, with a sign partially visible that says "Union Pier? Port Utilities C?"
Box 11
Item No. 594.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) in drydock, view of hull amidship, showing collision damage,
1939 February 16
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a hole in the hull and a man can be seen inside the vessel. There are several men on board VIRGINIAN. There are many
letters and numbers written in white on the hull, including "P18, "RN18", "M17", "M18", etc.
Box 11
Item No. 595.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) pierside, close up view amidship, showing collision damage,
1939 February 15
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Doorway is visible. There is cargo on the vessel (stacks of paper or cardboard?). Lifeboats and ventilator cowls are in view.
"S11" is written on the hull in white below the doorway.
Box 11
Item No. 596.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) pierside, close up view of the deckhouse, showing collision damage,
1939 February 15
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are four men on board VIRGINIAN on the left side of the photograph. "RX14", "OX14", and "SX14" are written in white
on the hull.
Box 11
Item No. 597.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) in drydock, view of hull, showing collision damage,
1939 February 16
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
The hole in the hull cannot be seen in this photograph. There are many letters and numbers written in white on the hull, including
"M18", "M17", "L17", "K16", etc.
Box 11
Item No. 598.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) pierside, close up view of the hull amidship, showing collision damage,
1939 February 15
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
A sign for "Fire hydrant No. 2" is visible on board. "RX14" and "OX14" are written in white on the hull.
Box 11
Item No. 599.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) pierside, view of hull and doorway, showing collision damage,
1939 February 15
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Lifeboat No. 4 is visible on board the vessel. "S11" is written on the hull in white below the doorway.
Box 11
Item No. 600.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) pierside, view of hole in the hull, showing collision damage,
1939 February 15
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are many letters and numbers written in white around the hole, including "169", "RN18", P17" and "Q18".
Box 11
Item No. 601.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) pierside, view of hull, showing collision damage,
1939 February 15
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Lifeboat No. 2 is visible on board the vessel. "SK 13" and "S12" written in white on the hull.
Box 11
Item No. 602.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) moored in front of the Globe Mills Elevator, port broadside view,
1907-1947
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.5 in. Part of the lower left corner is missing. There is dried yellow glue and
brown paper on the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. There is black ink (or paint) on parts of the vessel on the print.
Scope and Content Note
VIRGINIAN appears to be at the Globe Grain and Milling Co. dock in Portland, Oregon.
Box 6
Item No. 725.
Virginian (built 1903; freighter) underway, port bow breast view,
1907-1920s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 glass plate negative, 5 x 6.75 in. "3" is written on the upper right hand corner of the negative.
Box 8
File Unit 66.
Washingtonian (built 1914; freighter),
1914 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 color lithographic postcard
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel in the Panama Canal.
Vessel History: The first American-Hawaiian vessel named WASHINGTONIAN was ordered to be built in 1914 by the Maryland Steel
Co. in Sparrows Pt., Maryland, for American-Hawaiian. She was an Isherwood type vessel and was delivered on January 16, 1914.
The vessel was taken over by the U.S. Navy in 1914 and put into the transport and supply service. On January 26, 1915, under
the command of Captain Edward D. Brodhead, the vessel was run into and sunk by the ELIZABETH PALMER (schooner, 5m) near Fenwick
Island Shoals. It was the first vessel lost by American-Hawaiian. (Sources: SFMNHP, HDC 711 (SAFR 8144), "Notebook, vessel
specifications, 1915" Box 1, folder 7; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?20021; Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian
Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945, pages 156, 187, 200-202)
Box 8
Item No. 609.
Washingtonian (built 1914; freighter) seen in Gatun lock, Panama Canal, view off starboard quarter,
1914 October 21
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 color photomechanical postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Postcard is unused.
Caption: S.S. WASHINGTONIAN of American-Hawaiian Line in Gatun (drop 85 feet) middle lock on October 21st, 1914, bound for
Charleston, Boston and New York. Note lower lock beyond, then canal, and Atlantic Ocean.
Box 5, Box 11
File Unit 67.
Washingtonian (built 1920; freighter),
1936-1942
Extent:
3 photographs (3 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 safety negatives, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel in the stream.
Vessel History: The second American-Hawaiian vessel named WASHINGTONIAN was built in 1920 by Osaka Iron Works in Sakurajima,
Japan, for the U.S. Shipping Board and named EASTERN MARINER. She was operated as part of the Williams Fleet from 1927-1929,
and as part of the Williams Steamship Corporation from 1929-1936, as WILLZIPO. In 1936, American-Hawaiian purchased the vessel
and renamed her WASHINGTONIAN. On April 6, 1942, WASHINGTONIAN (commanded by Captain Colman Raphael) was torpedoed and sunk
by Imperial Japanese Submarine I-4 (commanded by Hajime Nakagawa) in the Eight Degree Channel (Maliku Kandu), Minicoy Channel
north of the Maldives. (Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?144146; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/washingtonian;
Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation
and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 11
Item No. 610.
Washingtonian (built 1920; freighter) in the stream, port bow breast view,
1936-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 610 and 616 look like they might be the same photograph (the print given Item number 610 might be a closer view of the
negative assigned Item number 616).
Box 5
Item No. 616.
Washingtonian (built 1920; freighter) in the stream, port bow breast view, with people sitting on the pier watching the vessel,
1936-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a Bay Cities Transportation Co. barge in the background. Items 610 and 616 look like they might be the same photograph
(the print given Item number 610 might be a closer view of the negative assigned Item number 616).
Box 5
Item No. 617.
Washingtonian (built 1920; freighter) in an unidentified location, view off starboard bow,
1936-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 safety negative, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel is possibly in a lock in the Panama Canal. There are people on the left side of the photograph standing on something.
Box 4, Box 7, Box 11
File Unit 68.
Willboro (built 1920; freighter),
1926-1937
Extent:
2 photographs (3 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 copy negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1920 by Osaka Iron Works, Sakurajima, Japan, for the U.S. Shipping Board and named
EASTERN ADMIRAL. In 1926, Williams & Co. purchased the vessel and renamed her WILLBORO. In 1929, American-Hawaiian purchased
the vessel and continued to operate her under this name, in their Williams Steamship Corporation Line. In the summer of 1934,
WILLBORO grounded on Race Rock Light at the entrance to Long Island Sound. WILLBORO had damaged her fuel oil tanks in the
grounding and she steamed through Long Island Sound, New York Harbor and up the Hudson River, leaving a trail behind her,
to a floating dry dock in Brooklyn where repairs were made. In 1936, she was purchased by American-Hawaiian and renamed COLORADAN.
On October 9, 1942, COLORADAN (commanded by Captain Robert H. Murphy - previously commander of TEXAN) was torpedoed by German
submarine U-159 (commanded by Captain Helmut Witte) and sank 200 miles southwest of Capetown, South Africa. (Sources:
http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii; http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?37152; Pruner, J. M. "History
of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic
& Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Related Material
See also Item 692 for a photograph of an electric truck handling black sheet iron that was likely transported on WILLBORO.
Box 4, Box 7
Item No. 249.
Willboro (built 1920; freighter) pierside in Baltimore, Maryland, view off port bow,
1930 March 10
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 copy negative, 5 x 7.25 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 5 x 7 in. "1721" and "3-10-30" written on the negative that made the print.
Scope and Content Note
The photograph was taken from a high vantage point (perhaps from another vessel?). There are barges on the port side of the
vessel.
Box 11
Item No. 611.
Willboro (built 1920; freighter) at dock loading or unloading cargo, view looking down the pier,
1926-1937
Creator/Collector:
Passmore, Lee N., 1874-1959
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "#29" written on the back of the print. "439 PASSMORE" written on the lower left corner of the negative that made the print.
"Lee Passmore, Res. And Studio 4480 - 49th, Phone, San Diego, California" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Likely in San Diego, California. There are many men on the pier and on the vessel.
Box 8
File Unit 69.
Willfaro (built 1919; freighter),
1930 September
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Contains a photograph of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1919 by the Downey Shipbuilding Company in Arlington, New York, and named RICHMOND
BORO. In 1920 she was operated by the Williams Fleet and named WILLFARO. In 1929, American-Hawaiian purchased the vessel and
continued to operate her under this name in their Williams Steamship Corporation Fleet. In 1933, they sold the vessel to the
Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation. In 1937, she sold to an Italian company and was renamed XXI APRILE. On February 17, 1943,
she was torpedoed and sunk by British submarine SPLENDID, north of Cape San Vito when bound in convoy from Palermo to Tunis.
(Sources: Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship
Corporation and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam]; http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/merchantships/wwi/atlantic.htm;
http://warsailors.com/forum/read.php?1,43449,43449#msg-43449)
Box 8
Item No. 604.
Willfaro (built 1919; freighter) at dock loading submarine cable in Point Breeze, Maryland, port broadside view,
1930 September 30
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5 x 7 in. "2100" and "9-30-30" written on the bottom of the negative that the print was made from.
Scope and Content Note
The submarine cable is suspended in the air over the vessel.
Box 11
File Unit 70.
Willhilo (built 1919; freighter),
1934-1936
Extent:
2 photographs (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: This File Unit contains photographs of the second American-Hawaiian vessel named WILLHILO, which was built
in 1919 by Ames Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. in Seattle, Washington, for the U.S. Shipping Board, and named WEST ISLIP. Oceanic
& Oriental Navigation Co. purchased her in 1928 and named her GOLDEN ROD. In 1934, she was purchased by Williams Steamship
Corporation (which was a subsidiary of American-Hawaiian) and renamed WILLHILO. In 1936, she was purchased by the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company and renamed INDIANAN. In January 1940, she was sold to Runciman, Ltd. of London, England. In 1941, she was
purchased by the British Government and renamed EMPIRE EAGLE. In 1942, she was purchased by the Norwegian Government and renamed
NORJERV. On June 26, 1944, she was sunk as blockship at Normandy, France, in Gosseberry No. 4. In 1949, she was raised but
sunk in tow to scrapyard at Stranford Lough. (Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?159101; Pruner, J. M. "History of
the
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic & Oriental
Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam]; typed information on the back of the photographic
prints)
The first vessel known as WILLHILO was built in 1920 by Sun Shipbuilding Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania, for the Emergency Fleet
Corporation, and named CONSHOHOCKEN. She was launched on January 31 and had a successful trial trip on March 19, 1920. In
1921 she was renamed WILLHILO and was part of the Williams Line. She was purchased by American-Hawaiian in 1929 and renamed
ARIZONAN. Captain Dowling continued to command the vessel. In 1946 she was renamed NORTUNA. She was scrapped in 1959. (Sources:
http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/1major/inactive/sun.htm; American Shipping. New York, N. Y, 1920. Print.
Page 60; Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship
Corporation and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam])
Box 11
Item No. 612.
Willhilo (built 1919; freighter) riding light at a pier, starboard broadside view,
1934-1936
Creator/Collector:
Bird, Ralph B.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. There is dried yellow glue and brown paper on the back of the print, indicating
it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Ralph B. Bird, 2941 Capp St. - Higate 2234, Oakland, California" stamped on the back of the print. "Renamed INDIANAN. Sold
to British interests, January 1940" typed on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Likely in San Francisco, California.
Box 11
Item No. 613.
Willhilo (built 1919; freighter) at dock, view off port bow,
1934-1936
Creator/Collector:
Bird, Ralph B.
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Ralph B. Bird, 2941 Capp St. - Higate 2234, Oakland, California" stamped on the back of the print. "Renamed INDIANAN. Sold
to Runciman, Ltd., London, England, January, 1940" typed on the back of the print. There is information about the vessel written
on the back of the print, including "operated... from Pacific Coast ports to Baltimore, Charleston, Wilmington, New London,
Puerto Rico."
Scope and Content Note
There are railroad cars on the pier, on the port side of the vessel. There are several men on the pier and one on board WILLHILO.
Box 9, Box 11
File Unit 71.
Willpolo (built 1919; freighter),
1920-1933
Extent:
4 photographs (4 physical forms).
Physical Description: 4 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel underway, loading cable, and views of cargo on board the vessel.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1919 by the Downey Shipbuilding Company in Arlington, New York, and named YAPHANK.
In 1920, she was operated by the Williams Fleet and named WILLPOLO. In 1929, American-Hawaiian purchased the vessel and continued
to operate her under this name in their Williams Steamship Corporation Fleet. In 1933, they sold the vessel to the Pan-Atlantic
Steamship Corporation. In 1937, she was known as ATLAS. She was wrecked in 1945. (Source: Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation
Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38 pam]; http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/merchantships/wwi/atlantic.htm)
Box 11
Item No. 614.
Willpolo (built 1919; freighter) seen loading cable at Port Breeze, Baltimore, Maryland, view off starboard quarter,
1931 Summer
Creator/Collector:
Cronhardt & Son, Photographers
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "6295" written on the bottom right corner of the negative used to make this print. "CRONHARDT & SON PHOTOGRAPHERS, BALTIMORE,
MD" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a Western Electric Co. train in the foreground, obscuring part of the view of the starboard side of the vessel. The
vessel's name is visible on the stern.
Box 11
Item No. 615.
Willpolo (built 1919; freighter) underway, port broadside view,
1920-1933
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 9.5 in. There is dried glue on the back of the print, indicating it was likely
in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Photo by [Tod?] Powell, S.F" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This photograph was previously assigned the Item number 614, but that number was already in use. This photograph was assigned
Item number 615 in June 2013. (Item 615 was previously an unused number).
Box 9
Item No. 641.
View of a shipment of Lorillard's Climax smooth plug tobacco, stowed tween decks in #2 hatch aft, on Willpolo (built 1919;
freighter),
1920-1933
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "#36", "SS Willpolo - 1W B/L SF 4, Stowed #2 [TD] aft. Louillard Climax plug tobacco" and "Proper method of stowing canned
goods, tobacco, etc in fiber board containers -- note the brickwork effect and cross bulkheading for even distribution of
weights, and prevention of..." written on the back of the print. "1 1114" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 641 and 678 are similar views.
Box 9
Item No. 678.
View of a shipment of Lorillard's Climax smooth plug tobacco, stowed tween decks in #2 hatch aft, on Willpolo (built 1919;
freighter), seen at a slight angle,
1920-1933
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.5 x 5.25 in. "#36" and "Stowed #2 [TD] aft. Louillard Climax plug tobacco" written on the back of the print. "1 1114" stamped on the back
of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 641 and 678 are similar views.
Box 5, Box 9, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 72.
Willzipo (built 1920; freighter),
1927-1936
Extent:
7 photographs (9 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 6 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the vessel at dock.
Vessel History: This vessel was built in 1920 by Osaka Iron Works in Sakurajima, Japan, for the U.S. Shipping Board, and named
EASTERN MARINER. She was operated as part of the Williams Fleet from 1927-1929, and as part of the Williams Steamship Corporation
from 1929-1936, as WILLZIPO. In 1936, American-Hawaiian purchased the vessel and renamed her WASHINGTONIAN (the second American-Hawaiian
vessel with this name). On April 6, 1942, WASHINGTONIAN (commanded by Captain Colman Raphael) was torpedoed and sunk by Imperial
Japanese Submarine I-4 (commanded by Hajime Nakagawa) in the Eight Degree Channel (Maliku Kandu), Minicoy Channel north of
the Maldives. (Sources: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?144146; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/washingtonian;
Pruner, J. M. "History of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company by periods 1899 to 1936 inclusive: Williams Steamship Corporation
and the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company." December 1929; April 1937 [SFMNHP, HE753 A38
pam])
Box 5, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 236.
Willzipo (built 1920; freighter) docked at the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. Williams Line Pier, view off starboard quarter,
1927-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 8 x 10 in.; 1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in. "Washingtonian 2nd" is written on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
GEO. W. STEVENS (tugboat) and CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY CARFLOAT NO-3, both of Newport News, Virginia, are on the starboard
side of WILLZIPO. Item 236 appears to be a closer view of part of Item 605 (you can see the printer's marks on Item 605 where
they enlarged the photograph to make a different nitrate negative). Items 236, 605-608 were taken in the same location, likely
on the same day.
Box 11
Item No. 605.
Willzipo (built 1920; freighter) docked at the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. Williams Line Pier, view off starboard quarter,
with Robin Adair (built 1920; freighter) docked at a nearby pier,
1927-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Norfolk & Western Railway Photographer, Print No. 16238" stamped on the back of the print. There are printer's marks on
the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
GEO. W. STEVENS (tugboat) and CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY CARFLOAT NO-3, both of Newport News, Virginia, are on the starboard
side of WILLZIPO. Item 236 appears to be a closer view of part of Item 605 (you can see the printer's marks on Item 605 where
they enlarged the photograph to make a different nitrate negative). Items 236, 605-608 were taken in the same location, likely
on the same day.
Box 11
Item No. 606.
Distant view of Willzipo (built 1920; freighter) docked at the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. Williams Line Pier, view off
starboard bow, with Robin Adair (built 1920; freighter) docked at a nearby pier,
1927-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Norfolk & Western Railway Photographer, Print No. 16236" stamped on the back of the print. There are printer's marks on
the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is lumber cargo on the deck of a vessel in the foreground (this is not WILLZIPO). Items 236, 605-608 were taken in the
same location, likely on the same day.
Box 11
Item No. 607.
Willzipo (built 1920; freighter) docked at the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. Williams Line Pier, starboard view amidship,
with Robin Adair (built 1920; freighter) docked at a nearby pier,
1927-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Norfolk & Western Railway Photographer, Print No. 16239" stamped on the back of the print. There are printer's marks on
the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Stern view of ROBIN ADAIR. GEO. W. STEVENS (tugboat) appears to be pulling WILLZIPO. Items 236, 605-608 were taken in the
same location, likely on the same day.
Box 11
Item No. 608.
Distant view of Willzipo (built 1920; freighter) docked at the Norfolk & Western Railway Co. Williams Line Pier, view off
starboard bow, with Robin Adair (built 1920; freighter) docked at a nearby pier,
1927-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Norfolk & Western Railway Photographer, Print No. 16237" stamped on the back of the print. There are printer's marks on
the front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is lumber cargo on the deck of a vessel in the foreground (this is not WILLZIPO). Items 236, 605-608 were taken in the
same location, likely on the same day.
Box 9
Item No. 635.
View inside the shed at Pier 54, San Francisco, California, showing cargo assembled for loading onto Willzipo (built 1920;
freighter),
1929 October 28
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5 in. "D41" stamped on the back of the print. "#87" and "Willzipo cargo assembled pier 54, San Francisco, Oct 28, 1929" written
on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Bags of cargo are in piles in the foreground, boxes stacked in the background.
Box 9
Item No. 667.
Looking down on a Cottman Scow C-14, loaded with lumber cargo to be loaded or unloaded onto Willzipo (built 1920; freighter),
1927-1936
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5 in. "573" stamped on the back of the print. "123a" and "SS Willzipo Voy & EB 50, Cottman Sco C-14, 13 lots lumber, 245436 ft.
of 809939 lbs. B/L P-23/36. Consignee J F Johnson Lbr Co Annapolis Md. Shipper H D [Davis] Lbr Co. Ship Lots 224 to 236" typed
on the back of the print.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 4, Box 5, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 73.
Other vessels,
1892-1950
Extent:
19 photographs (27 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 4 copy negatives, 16 black-and-white photographic prints, 1 black-and-white
photographic postcard
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs and/or postcards of CALIFORNIA (merchant vessel), CYCLOPS (built 1910; U.S. Navy: collier), NIPSIC (built
1883; U.S. Navy: gunboat), SEA DEVIL (built 1943; freighter), the engine of SAN RAFAEL (built 1878; ferry), YEIFUKU MARU (built
1918; cargo vessel), five square rigged vessels at anchor, an unidentified sailing vessel and an unidentified historic naval
vessel, possibly the rebuilt CONSTITUTION (built 1797; frigate: U.S. Navy). There are also copies of artist's conceptions
of an unidentified passenger steamer underway, a Robert Dodd engraving of Mutiny on the BOUNTY, an N. Currier lithograph of
the paddle steamship PRESIDENT, an N. Currier lithograph of the Battle of Monterey and a lithograph of GREAT EASTERN (built
1858; steam sloop).
SAN RAFAEL (built 1878; ferry). On Saturday evening, November 30, 1901, SAUSALITO (ferry) and SAN RAFAEL (built 1878; ferry)
collided in the San Francisco Bay, California, and SAN RAFAEL sunk near Alcatraz Island. In July 1921, the Matson liner MATSONIA
weighed in its anchor near Alcatraz Island and "snagged a portion of the San Rafael's barnacled covered engine, walking beam,
connecting rods and cylinder. The anchor was so firmly imbedded, the MATSONIA required the aid of two tugs to free itself.
One report stated that amid the mass of debris was one of the brass eagles that once flew atop one of the San Rafael's masts"
(Barbier). (Sources: The Wreck of the Ferry San Rafael by Alan Barbier, retrieved on May 30, 2013 from http://www.marinhistory.org/article_FerryWreck.html;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Rafael_%28steamboat%29)
SEA DEVIL (built 1943; freighter). It is unclear whether or not SEA DEVIL was owned by American-Hawaiian or one of its subsidiary
companies. One source said that "SEA DEVIL (Type C3?S-A2, Troopship) became part of the American-Hawaiian fleet on November
30th, 1943" but this could not be confirmed elsewhere (Source: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii).
YEIFUKU MARU (built 1918; cargo vessel). This vessel was built in 1918 by Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Ltd., in Kobe, Japan. She
was torpedoed and sunk on August 31, 1942 by GROWLER (built 1941; submarine: U.S. Navy). (Source: http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?178789)
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 074.
Yeifuku Maru (built 1918; cargo vessel) at dock, port broadside view, close up view,
1918-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in. "INDO-CHINA" and "I-63-7" written on the nitrate negative.
Related Material
There are photographs of GOLDEN WALL in this collection that also have the same information written on the negative (Items
057, 136, 361, 365-368).
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 136.
Yeifuku Maru (built 1918; cargo vessel) at dock, port broadside view,
1918-1942
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3 x 5 in. "INDO-CHINA" and "I-63-7" written on the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
Docked at a shipyard?
Related Material
There are photographs of GOLDEN WALL in this collection that also have the same information written on the negative (Items
057, 074, 361, 365-368).
Box 5, Box 10
Item No. 272.
Five square rigged vessels at anchor in an unidentified location,
circa 1910s-1920s
Creator/Collector:
Putnam & Valentine
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 copy negative, 8 x 10 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "3197" written on the back of the print. "PUTNAM & VALENTINE Photo., Los Angeles, Cal." stamped on the bottom border on the
front of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The envelopes holding the negative and print say: "possibly in Richardson Bay, Sausalito, California."
Box 8
Item No. 428.
Looking along the deck of a freighter with a deckload of lumber, with California (merchant vessel) nearby, view off port bow,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.25 x 6.5 in. "#133" and printer's marks are written on the back of the print. "31" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This photograph was previously assigned the Item number 250, but that number was already in use. This photograph was assigned
Item number 428 in June 2013. (Item number 428 was previously an unused number).
Box 8
Item No. 552.
Engine of San Rafael (built 1878; ferry) being lowered on a pier, still partially suspended in the air, after being pulled
from the San Francisco Bay, California,
1921 July
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are people in the background. Likely in San Francisco. SAN RAFAEL (built 1878; ferry) sunk near Alcatraz Island in 1901.
Box 8
Item No. 553.
Men standing around the engine of San Rafael (built 1878; ferry), which had been lowered onto a pier after being pulled from
the San Francisco Bay, California,
1921 July
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
Likely in San Francisco. SAN RAFAEL (built 1878; ferry) sunk near Alcatraz Island in 1901.
Box 8
Item No. 554.
Engine of San Rafael (built 1878; ferry) suspended in the air, after being pulled from the San Francisco Bay, California,
close up view,
1921 July
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in. "Engine of N.W.P. 'San Rafael' lost about 1900 off Alcatraz. Picked up by anchor of SS Matsonia 1921" written on the back
of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Likely in San Francisco. SAN RAFAEL (built 1878; ferry) sunk near Alcatraz Island in 1901.
Box 8
Item No. 555.
Engine of San Rafael (built 1878; ferry) suspended in the air, after being pulled from the San Francisco Bay, California,
1921 July
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
Likely in San Francisco. SAN RAFAEL (built 1878; ferry) sunk near Alcatraz Island in 1901.
Box 11
Item No. 556.
Sea Devil (built 1943; freighter) pierside, starboard bow breast view,
circa 1943-1950
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in.
Box 11
Item No. 557.
Sea Devil (built 1943; freighter) pierside, view off starboard quarter,
circa 1943-1950
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Box 8
Item No. 622.
Cyclops (built 1910; U.S. Navy: collier) underway, view off starboard quarter,
1910 May-1918 March
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
The postcard is unused. There is a tugboat on the starboard side of the vessel. CYCLOPS was launched on May 7, 1910 and lost
at sea in March 1918. Item 621 includes a photograph of Captain George W. Worley, who was on CYCLOPS when she was lost.
Box 4, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 656.
Close up view of the bow of a sailing vessel,
circa 1900s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.25 x 2.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.5 x 2.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.5 x 2.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
"St PA" is visible on the hull and is the beginning of the vessel's name. Part of a tree is in the background.
This photograph doesn't really seem to belong with this collection since it is of the bow of a sailing vessel. It is possible
that this photograph was assigned the wrong collection number on the envelope. However, since it couldn't be verified that
this photograph doesn't belong in this collection, it has been kept here.
This photograph was previously assigned the Item number 145, but that number was already in use. This photograph was assigned
Item number 656 in June 2013. (Item 656 was previously an unused number).
Box 9
Item No. 707.
Nipsic (built 1883; U.S. Navy: gunboat) at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Washington, seen as a receiving and prison ship, starboard
broadside view,
1892-1913 February
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 7 in. "American gunboat, U.S.S. Nipsic, the only vessel to ride out the hurricane in Samoa in 1887" and "This view is at Puget
Sound Navy Yard 1892-1912: receiving a prison ship" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This print was made much later than when the original photograph was taken (probably in the 1930s or 1940s). In 1892, NIPSIC
sailed to Puget Sound Navy Yard to serve as receiving ship and prison. On February 13, 1913 she was sold.
Box 9
Item No. 709.
Unidentified historic naval vessel, possibly the rebuilt Constitution (built 1797; frigate: U.S. Navy), seen under tow on
the East River, New York, with an escort of tugs,
circa 1900s-1920s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "39" written on the back of the print.
Box 9
Item No. 710.
Artist's conception of an unidentified passenger steamer underway, view off starboard bow,
1925?
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.25 in. "Just a little salt sent to the 'desert' to preserve the 'Seasons Greetings' Mattingly 1925" written on the back of the print.
Box 11
Item No. 713.
Photographic copy of Robert Dodd's conception of Mutiny on the Bounty, with the mutineers setting Bligh and others adrift
in a boat,
circa 1920s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "6583" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Photograph of an engraving by Robert Dodd that was published on October 2, 1790. This print is a reproduction that was made
circa 1920s-1940s. A digital image of this engraving can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mutiny_HMS_Bounty.jpg
Box 11
Item No. 716.
Photographic copy of an N. Currier lithograph of the paddle steamship President on her last voyage from New York to Liverpool,
as seen from the packet ship Orpheus during a gale on March 12, 1841,
circa 1920s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.75 in. There are printer's marks on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This print is a reproduction that was made circa 1920s-1940s. A digital image of this lithograph can be found here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_steam_ship_President_in_gale.png
Box 11
Item No. 717.
Photographic copy of an N. Currier lithograph of the Battle of Monterey, showing the Americans forcing their way to the main
plaza on May 23, 1846,
circa 1920s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.75 in. There are printer's marks on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This print is a reproduction that was made circa 1920s-1940s. A digital image of this lithograph can be found here: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/cph.3b53146/
Box 11
Item No. 718.
Photographic copy of lithograph of the Great Eastern (built 1858; steam sloop) underway, starboard broadside view,
circa 1920s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. There are printer's marks on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This print is a reproduction that was made circa 1920s-1940s. The text on the print is hard to read, but the lithograph might
have been done by Dutton (T. G. Dutton, Del et. Lith.) and published by William Foster.
Boxes 1-4, Boxes 7-11, Nitrate Storage
Series 2.
People, cargo and other photographs,
circa 1900s-early 1950s
(bulk 1930s)
Extent:
145 photographs (395 physical forms: 90 nitrate negatives, 90 contact interpositives, 92 copy negatives, 122 black-and-white
photographic prints, 1 black-and-white photographic postcard)
Scope and Content Note
Contains portraits of American-Hawaiian Masters and employees; cargo stacked in pier sheds, on piers and on board unidentified
vessels and men handling the cargo; and other photographs. Note: See Series 1 for additional photographs of people, including
American-Hawaiian Captains, Chief Engineers and Operating Managers, Naval Commodores, and one photograph of Roger Lapham.
Arrangement
Arranged into three Subseries: Subseries 2.1: American-Hawaiian Masters, employees and buildings; Subseries 2.2: Cargo; Subseries
2.3: Other photographs.
Boxes 1-4, Box 7, Box 8, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
Subseries 2.1.
American-Hawaiian Masters, employees and buildings,
circa 1900s-1940s
(bulk 1930s)
Extent:
43 photographs (135 physical forms: 31 nitrate negatives, 31 contact interpositives, 31 copy negatives, 41 black-and-white
photographic prints, 1 black-and-white photographic postcard)
Scope and Content Note
Primarily contains photographs of American-Hawaiian Masters. People depicted in this subseries include: Captain C.E.A. Anderson;
Captain Charles N. Bamforth; Captain C.H. Bruun; Captain Louis A. Carlisle; Captain Frank A. Davis; Captain Harold W. Dowling;
Captain Joseph A. Gaidsick; Captain Hans B. Hansen; Captain John N. Hansen; Captain K. Hansen; Captain James A. Hazelwood;
Fred Hooper; Captain A.C. Keene; Captain William J. Kelton; Captain Louis Laverge; Captain Murvin E. Shigley. There is more
biographical information about some of these Captains in the collection file.
Also contains photographs of the American-Hawaiian bar in San Francisco, California, American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. personnel
at a luncheon on board a vessel, and an interior view of an American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. office in San Francisco, showing
staff working at their desks.
Arrangement
Arranged into 16 File Units alphabetically by last name. File Unit 17 contains photographs of groups of unidentified employees
and American-Hawaiian buildings.
Box 1, Box 7, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 01.
Captain C.E.A. Anderson,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
2 photographs (5 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Anderson was the captain of OREGONIAN (built 1901; freighter) in 1918 and MISSOURIAN (built 1922; freighter) in October 1929.
(Source: http://7seasvessels.com/?p=57086)
Related Material
See also Items 472 and 473 for photographs of Anderson on board MISSOURIAN (built 1922; freighter) in October 1929.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 075.
Portrait of Captain C.E.A. Anderson wearing a suit and his captain's hat,
1930 November
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 4.25 in. There are printer's marks on the back of the print. "C43" and "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO"
stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
3/4 view. He is possibly on board a vessel.
Box 11
Item No. 631.
Studio portrait of Captain C.E.A. Anderson wearing a suit,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8.75 x 11.75 in. "21420 Baca 3" "A1" "3" and "5" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Full view.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 02.
Captain Charles N. Bamforth,
circa 1930
Extent:
2 photographs (7 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Captain Charles N. Bamforth (1895-1975) entered American-Hawaiian service on December 17, 1915, and started out on MONTANAN
(built 1913; freighter). He sailed on ALASKAN, ARIZONAN, CALIFORNIAN, DAKOTAN (built 1912; freighter), KENMOORE, MOUNT CLAY
(ex PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH), NEVADAN, OHIOAN (built 1914; freighter), WEST EAGLE, and WEST HAMPTON. He was master of PENNSYLVANIAN
(built 1913; freighter) starting in 1930 and commanded HONOLULAN (built 1921; freighter) in 1942.
Charles Nathaniel Bamforth was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, on February 3, 1895. He attended the Massachusetts Nautical
School and graduated in October 1915 from RANGER, an old iron Navy gunboat. Then he joined GEORGE HAWLEY (coastwise steamer)
as quartermaster. He entered American-Hawaiian service on December 17, 1915, and was assigned to PENNSYLVANIAN (built 1913;
freighter), but at the last minute shipped out on MONTANAN (built 1913; freighter). A year later he shipped out on the Clyde
Line steamer PHILADELPHIA. Then he sailed on CALIFORNIAN as third mate under Frank Curtis. Later he transferred to WEST EAGLE,
operated by American-Hawaiian under charter to the Army Transport Service. Next he sailed on WEST HAMPTON, then ALASKAN, MOUNT
CLAY (ex PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH), KENMOORE (of which Bamforth was Master), NEVADAN, OHIOAN (built 1914; freighter), DAKOTAN
(built 1912; freighter), ARIZONAN, and finally to PENNSYLVANIAN (built 1913; freighter) in 1930 (of which Bamforth was Master).
On July 22, 1942,
HONOLULAN (built 1921; freighter), under command of Master Charles N. Bamforth, was sunk by U-582 (commanded by Werner Schulte)
about 400 miles south of the Cape Verde Islands in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean. 0 dead and 39 survivors. (Sources: biographical
information in collection file; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a two page photocopy of an American-Hawaiian Lines publication
from October 1930).
"Iron Jaw: A Skipper Tells His Story - Captain Charles N. Bamforth (1895-1975)", Charles A. Bamforth and Richard A. Bamforth,
Editors, Published in 2002, Dorrance Publishing Co. (Pittsburgh, Pa), ISBN 0805954171. Currently out of print but new signed
copies are now available both online and directly from Richard A. Bamforth, P. O. Box 5068, Augusta ME 04332, prbamforth@gmail.com
(Source: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii)
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 076.
Portrait of Captain Charles N. Bamforth wearing a suit and captain's hat, sitting on a box on board a vessel, smiling,
circa 1930
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in. "10" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 169.
Portrait of Captain Charles N. Bamforth wearing a suit and captain's hat, sitting on a box on board a vessel,
circa 1930
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 4 x 5 in. There are dried glue marks on the back corners of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph
album or scrapbook at one time. "9" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Capt. C.N. Bamforth (fog down tones in background)" written on the back
of the print.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 03.
Captain C.H. Bruun,
1932 May
Extent:
3 photographs (12 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 3 copy negatives, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Captain C.H. Bruun (born 1885) was master of the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company's freighter GOLDEN DRAGON (built 1921;
freighter) (ex WEST CHOPAKA) and American-Hawaiian's second vessel named COLUMBIAN (built 1913; freighter). He was born in
Denmark and at the age of 14 he went to sea aboard the barkentine MARACAIBO. He later sailed on the vessels SORINE (bark),
INGEBORG (bark), SIXTUS (bark), BUFORD (transport: U.S. Army), EUTERPE (the vessel was later named STAR OF INDIA), and STAR
OF ICELAND. Then he sailed on coastwise steam schooners, and later on lumber vessels.
From 1919-1921 he commanded ships in the North Atlantic trades, then joined Swayne & Hoyt as master of LAS VEGAS. Then he
transferred to WEST CHOPAKA, which was later renamed GOLDEN DRAGON (built 1921; freighter) when the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation
Company took over the fleet. Bruun inaugurated the O&O Service when he sailed GOLDEN DRAGON on May 12, 1928, from San Francisco,
California, to Japan, China, French Indo-China, Siam and the Philippines. He was master of COLUMBIAN (built 1913; freighter)
in May 1929. (Source: biographical information in collection file)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a two page photocopy of a typescript from an unknown source).
There are also photographs of Captain Bruun in Items 326-328.
P79-026a (SAFR 15281) consists of a photograph album of Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company activities, circa 1930s. There
are a few photographic prints of Captain Bruun in the album.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 077.
Portrait of Captain C.H. Bruun seated on a box, in front of a lifeboat on board a vessel, wearing his uniform and captain's
hat, smiling,
1932 May
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "3" is printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Captain C.H. Bruun May 1932" is written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 077, 170, and 171 are very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 170.
Portrait of Captain C.H. Bruun sitting on a box, in front of a lifeboat on board a vessel, wearing his uniform and captain's
hat,
1932 May
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3 x 4.25 in. "1" is printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Captain C.H. Bruun May 1932" is written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 077, 170, and 171 are very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 171.
Portrait of Captain C.H. Bruun sitting on a box, in front of a lifeboat on board a vessel, wearing his uniform and captain's
hat,
1932 May
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "2" is printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Captain C.H. Bruun May 1932" is written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 077, 170, and 171 are very similar.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 04.
Captain Louis A. Carlisle,
circa 1930s
Extent:
3 photographs (9 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Little biographical information could be found on Captain Carlisle, but he commanded CALIFORNIAN (built 1900; freighter) circa
1907-1910. (Source: Colcord, Lincoln. History of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. Unpublished manuscript, circa 1940-1945,
page 167)
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 078.
Portrait of Captain Louis A. Carlisle, leaning on a ship's railing, wearing a suit and captain's hat,
1930 June
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 4 x 4.75 in. "6" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
Likely on board DAKOTAN (built 1912; freighter) in San Francisco, California. Items 078 and 172 are very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 172.
Portrait of Captain Louis A. Carlisle, leaning on a ship's railing, wearing a suit and captain's hat,
1930 June
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "5" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "#84" and "Capt. Louis A. Carlisle Dakotan-SF-June 1930" written on the
back of the print. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Likely on board DAKOTAN (built 1912; freighter) in San Francisco, California. Items 078 and 172 are very similar. This photograph
is slightly out of focus.
Box 11
Item No. 630.
Studio portrait of Captain Louis A. Carlisle, wearing a suit and glasses,
circa 1930s
Creator/Collector:
Barboni Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7 x 9.5 in., mounted in a mat board folder, 7.5 x 9.75 in. "Barboni" written underneath the photograph.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 05.
Captain Frank A. Davis,
1930 October
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Captain Frank A. Davis (born 1896) started working for American-Hawaiian in November 1913. He sailed on ALASKAN, CALIFORNIAN,
KANSAN, TEXAN and VIRGINIAN. He was Master of OREGONIAN starting in June 1925. He was also a Lt. Commander in the U.S. Naval
Reserve.
Frank Alfred Davis was born in Roslindale, Massachusetts, on May 10, 1896. In 1912 he joined the passenger vessel ST. PAUL
as a cadet and stayed with that vessel until December 1912. Next, he shipped out on SARATOGA (of the Ward Line), and in April
1913 transferred to the British vessel SARAMACA. In November 1913, Davis joined American-Hawaiian, shipping out on CALIFORNIAN
(built 1900; freighter) as an able seaman. He transferred to KANSAN (built 1903; freighter) in April 1915, and stayed with
her until the vessel hit a mine in December 1916 in the Bay of Biscay. Davis joined VIRGINIAN (built 1903; freighter) in April
1917 and transferred to OREGONIAN (built 1901; freighter) in June 1917. In November 1917, Davis left American-Hawaiian to
join the Navy. In early 1920, Frank joined ALASKAN (built 1902; freighter) as second mate, sailed on TEXAN (built 1902; freighter)
twice in 1924, then returned to ALASKAN (built 1902; freighter) in 1925. He transferred back to TEXAN (built 1902; freighter),
then later to
VIRGINIAN (built 1903; freighter), and in June 1925 was promoted to master of OREGONIAN (built 1901; freighter). (Source:
biographical information in collection file)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a two page photocopy of an American-Hawaiian Lines publication
from late 1930).
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 079.
Portrait of Captain Frank A. Davis sitting on board a vessel, wearing a suit, bowtie and hat,
1930 October
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "3" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. There are printer's marks on the back of the print. "Capt F A Davis Oct
1930" written on the back of the print. "B25" and "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO" stamped on the
back of the print.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 06.
Captain Harold W. Dowling,
1931 July
Extent:
3 photographs (12 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 3 copy negatives, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Captain Harold W. Dowling (1889-1942) started working for American-Hawaiian in 1929, after the company purchased the Williams
Steamship Company fleet. He had been master of WILLHILO (built 1919; freighter), and after the vessel was purchased by American-Hawaiian
and re-named ARIZONAN, Dowling continued to command the vessel.
Harold Willard Dowling was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on January 11, 1889. His father was master of the square rigger ST.
DAVID, which at one time was operated by American-Hawaiian. After graduating from high school in 1908, Dowling, Jr. joined
ST. DAVID. He later sailed on PACTOLUS (square rigger) and in 1918 became commander of WEST ARROW. At the close of the war
he transferred in command of WEST TOGUS. Harold served as master on WILLFARO (built 1919; freighter), WILLBORO (built 1920;
freighter) and WILLHILIO (built 1919; freighter) for the Williams Steamship Company from May 14, 1924, to May 13, 1929. When
American-Hawaiian purchased the Williams fleet, WILLHILO (built 1919; freighter) was re-named ARIZONAN and Dowling continued
to command the vessel. Dowling later commanded OREGONIAN (built 1917; freighter). On September 13, 1942, OREGONIAN (built
1917; freighter) was torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft about 120 miles Southwest of Svalbard in the North Atlantic Ocean
while part of Convoy PQ-18 to
the Soviet Union. She was hit by 3 torpedoes on the starboard side, completely destroying that side of the ship and flooding
the engine room. The ship took a heavy list to starboard, capsized and sank immediately. Dowling, 22 crew and 7 Armed Guard
were killed; there were 14 survivors. (Sources: biographical information in collection file; http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a three page photocopy of a typescript from an unknown
source, likely created circa 1930s-1940s).
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 081.
Portrait of Captain Harold W. Dowling sitting on board a vessel, wearing a suit and captain's hat, smiling,
1931 July
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Capt. Harold W. Dowling July 1931" and "#159" written on the back of the print. "19" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
He is sitting next to a ventilator cowl. Items 081, 173, and 174 are very similar photographs.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 173.
Portrait of Captain Harold W. Dowling sitting on board a vessel, wearing a suit and captain's hat, his tie blowing in the
wind,
1931 July
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Capt. Harold W. Dowling July 1931" and "#159" and printer's marks are written on the back of the print. "19" and "ELLIOTT
TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
He is sitting next to a ventilator cowl. Items 081, 173, and 174 are very similar photographs.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 174.
Portrait of Captain Harold W. Dowling sitting on board a vessel, wearing a suit and captain's hat,
1931 July
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Capt. Harold W. Dowling July 1931" and "#159" written on the back of the print. "19" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
He is sitting next to a ventilator cowl. Items 081, 173, and 174 are very similar photographs.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 07.
Captain Joseph A. Gaidsick,
1930
Extent:
2 photographs (8 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Captain Joseph A. Gaidsick (born 1891) started working for American-Hawaiian in May 1921 on FLORIDIAN (built 1915; freighter),
and became master of PANAMAN (built 1913; freighter) in July 1925.
Joseph Andrew Gaidsick was born in Seattle, Washington, on November 29, 1891. He first went to sea at the age of 15 aboard
the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's vessel COTTAGE CITY. He later sailed on HUMBOLDT, rejoined COTTAGE CITY, sailed on CURUSO,
then on CITY OF SEATTLE. He acquired his second mate's license in 1914, then shipped out on UMATILLA, then a year later on
CITY OF PUEBLO, then JUSTIN. In early 1917, Gaidsick returned to UMATILLA until the U.S. declared war. During the war he sailed
on DIX and then EAST WIND. In March 1919, he was promoted to Master and he transferred to EASTERN ADMIRAL (which was later
renamed WILLBORO in 1926, and named COLORADAN in 1937). In December 1919, he was Master of GLYNDON. In May 1921, he joined
American-Hawaiian and was placed as chief officer on FLORIDIAN (built 1915; freighter). In October 1921, he transferred to
PANAMAN (built 1913; freighter) and became master of the ship in July 1925. (Source: biographical information in collection
file)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a two page photocopy of an American-Hawaiian Lines publication
from February 1931).
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 080.
Portrait of Captain Joseph A. Gaidsick on board a vessel, wearing a suit and captain's hat,
1930 May or October
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Capt J A Gaidsick Oct 1930" written on the back of the print. "B77" and "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN
FRANCISCO" stamped on the back of the print. "1" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
He is in front of lifesaving boat No. 3. Likely on board PANAMAN in San Francisco, California. Items 80 and 175 look like
they were taken in the same location on the same day, but the dates on the backs of the prints conflict (one says May 1930
and one says October 1930).
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 175.
Portrait of Captain Joseph A. Gaidsick on board a vessel, wearing a suit and captain's hat, smiling, close up shot,
1930 May or October
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in. or smaller; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Captain Gaidsick - May 1930 - SF - Panaman" and "#82" written on the back of the print. "B2" stamped on the back of the
print. "2" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
Likely on board PANAMAN in San Francisco, California. Items 80 and 175 look like they were taken in the same location on the
same day, but the dates on the backs of the prints conflict (one says May 1930 and one says October 1930).
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 08.
Captain Hans B. Hansen,
1932 May
Extent:
2 photographs (8 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Captain Hans B. Hansen (born 1886) joined American-Hawaiian's subsidiary company Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company, on
May 22, 1928, as Master of GOLDEN MOUNTAIN (built 1920; freighter) (ex BEARPORT) and later commanded GOLDEN STAR (built 1919;
freighter). He commanded the American-Hawaiian vessels COLUMBIAN (built 1913; freighter), NEVADAN, TENNESSEAN (built 1919;
freighter), MINNESOTAN (built 1912; freighter) and PUERTO RICAN (built 1919; freighter).
Hans Bundgard Hansen was born in Kalding, Denmark, on April 20, 1886. His father commanded and owned the brigantine ISON.
At the age of 15, Hansen signed on to his father's vessel as the cook. After his first voyage he transferred in Liverpool,
England, to SCOTTISH MOORE (bark, 4m). Later he sailed on PICHILLE (bark), GRACIA (bark, 4m), and INGOMAR (bark, 3m). In 1909,
he returned to deep water sailing aboard COMLIEBANK. Then he joined the schooner FRANCES HYDE in Boston. In late 1910, he
signed onto AZTEC. He obtained his second papers on December 27, 1917. He commanded BEARPORT which was renamed GOLDEN MOUNTAIN
(built 1920; freighter) when the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company took over the service in 1928. As of June 1940, he
had been in command of GOLDEN STAR (built 1919; freighter) (ex ELKRIDGE), COLUMBIAN (built 1913; freighter), NEVADAN, TENNESSEAN
(built 1919; freighter), MINNESOTAN (built 1912; freighter) and PUERTO RICAN (built 1919; freighter) (which he assumed command
of starting on
October 30, 1939). (Source: biographical information in collection file)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a two page photocopy of a typescript from an unknown source,
likely created circa 1930s-1940s).
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 083.
Portrait of Captain Hans B. Hansen wearing his uniform and O&O captain's hat, smiling, sitting on something on board a vessel,
1932 May
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "8" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Capt. H.B. Hansen May 1932" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
He is wearing his Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company hat. Items 083 and 168 are very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 168.
Portrait of Captain Hans B. Hansen wearing his uniform and O&O captain's hat, sitting on something on board a vessel,
1932 May
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "7" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Capt. H.B. Hansen May 1932" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
He is wearing his Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company hat. Items 083 and 168 are very similar.
Box 11
File Unit 09.
Captain John N. Hansen,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Captain John N. Hansen (born 1897) joined American-Hawaiian in 1919, shipping out on ALASKAN (built 1902; freighter). After
this, he sailed on the following American-Hawaiian vessels: AMERICAN (built 1900; freighter), CALIFORNIAN (built 1922; freighter),
DAKOTAN (built 1912; freighter), FLORIDIAN (built 1915; freighter), GEORGIAN, MINNESOTAN (built 1912; freighter), MISSOURIAN
(built 1922; freighter), PENNSYLVANIAN (built 1913; freighter), and TEXAN (built 1902; freighter).
John Nelson Hansen was born in Goshen, New York, on September 17, 1897. He joined the U.S. Naval Training Station when he
was 20 and upon graduation, made a voyage on J.M. DANZIGER (tanker). He joined American-Hawaiian in 1919, shipping out on
ALASKAN (built 1902; freighter). He then transferred to FLORIDIAN (built 1915; freighter), and later sailed on MINNESOTAN
(built 1912; freighter). In August 1920 he sailed on PENNSYLVANIAN (built 1913; freighter), under the command of Captain Robert
Morris Tapley. In October 1921, Hansen joined AMERICAN (built 1900; freighter), then transferred to TEXAN (built 1902; freighter)
in November 1923, then to MISSOURIAN (built 1922; freighter) in January 1925. For a few months in 1925, Hansen served as Chief
Mate on DAKOTAN (built 1912; freighter), relieving Captain Carlisle. Hansen then commanded CALIFORNIAN (built 1922; freighter)
in February 1929. In May 1929 he was made temporary master of TEXAN (built 1902; freighter), and in October 1929 he joined
GEORGIAN as master.
(Source: biographical information in collection file)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a two page photocopy of a typescript from an unknown source,
likely created circa 1930s-1940s).
Box 11
Item No. 629.
Studio portrait of Captain John N. Hansen, wearing a suit and tie,
circa 1920s-1930s
Creator/Collector:
Phipps
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 6.5 in., mounted in a mat board folder, 8.25 x 11 in. "Phipps" written underneath the photograph.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 10.
Captain K. Hansen,
1930 July
Extent:
2 photographs (7 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Little biographical information could be found on Hansen, but at some time during the 1930s he was Master of GOLDEN PEAK (built
1919; freighter). He was also master of OHIOAN (built 1920; freighter) in 1939. (Source: http://www.ssarkansan.com/home/american-hawaiian-in-wwii/ohioan)
Related Material
See also Item 055 for a photograph of Hansen leaning down next to damaged kerosene cans in the 1930s.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 082.
Portrait of Captain K. Hansen leaning on a rail on board a vessel, wearing a suit and captain's hat,
1930 July
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in. "4" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
Likely on board GOLDEN PEAK in San Francisco, California. Items 082 and 176 are very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 176.
Portrait of Captain K. Hansen leaning on a rail on board a vessel, wearing a suit and captain's hat,
1930 July
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "4" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Capt. K Hansen Golden Peak - SF - July 1930" and "#86" written on the
back of the print. "8" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Likely on board GOLDEN PEAK in San Francisco, California. Items 082 and 176 are very similar.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 7, Box 8, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 11.
Captain James A. Hazelwood,
1930 October-1931 May
Extent:
4 photographs (10 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 4 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Captain James A. Hazelwood (born 1895) joined American-Hawaiian in June 1918 and was detailed to PENNSYLVANIAN (built 1913;
freighter). He later sailed on the American-Hawaiian vessels VIRGINIAN (built 1903; freighter), IOWAN (built 1914; freighter),
MONTANAN (built 1917; freighter), MINNESOTAN (built 1912; freighter), COLUMBIAN (built 1913; freighter) and NEVADAN (built
1912; freighter). He was also a Lt. Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
James Arnold Hazelwood was born in Nonsemond County, Virginia, on October 14, 1895. He joined American-Hawaiian in June 1918
and was detailed to PENNSYLVANIAN (built 1913; freighter), but after one voyage the vessel was taken over by the U.S. Navy.
He then had several voyages on VIRGINIAN (built 1903; freighter), then joined the tanker AMOLCO. After a year he transferred
to the Kerr Line's vessel MONTPELIER as second mate. In late 1920, Hazelwood transferred to RESOLUTE, then sailed on RELIANCE,
then MONTPELIER again. In May 1923, Hazelwood became chief officer on IOWAN (built 1914; freighter). Later, he relieved the
master of MONTANAN (built 1917; freighter) and then MINNESOTAN (built 1912; freighter) for several trips. In 1926, Captain
Hazelwood was given command of COLUMBIAN (built 1913; freighter). In June 1927, he was given command of NEVADAN (built 1912;
freighter). (Source: biographical information in collection file)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a one page photocopy of an American-Hawaiian Lines publication
from June 1931).
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 084.
Portrait of Captain James A. Hazelwood wearing a suit and tie, sitting on board a vessel,
1930 October
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Capt J.A. Hazelwood Oct 1930" and "#100" written on the back of the print. "B25" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 084 and 159 are very similar.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 159.
Portrait of Captain James A. Hazelwood wearing a suit and tie, sitting on board a vessel,
1930 October
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "5" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Capt J.A. Hazelwood Oct 1930" and "#100" written on the back of the print.
"B25" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 084 and 159 are very similar.
Box 8
Item No. 627A.
Portrait of Captain James A. Hazelwood wearing a suit, tie, and captain's hat, sitting on board a vessel,
1931 May
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "Capt J.A. Hazelwood May 1931" and "#100" written on the back of the print. "25" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 8
Item No. 627B.
Portrait of Captain James A. Hazelwood wearing a suit, tie, and captain's hat, sitting on board a vessel,
1931 May
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "Capt J.A. Hazelwood May 1931", "#100" "Nevadan" and printer's marks written on the back of the print. "25" and "ELLIOTT
TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 12.
Fred Hooper,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (8 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 5 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Fred A. Hooper was the district freight agent in San Francisco, California, for the American-Hawaiian Steamship Company in
the 1910s. In 1917, he joined the Army and became Captain Hooper: he became "connected with the quartermaster's department
and expects to be concerned with transportation and transport matters, probably on the Atlantic Coast. As a practical man
of a number of years' experience in both freight and passenger shipping lines, Captain Hooper ought to make a very valuable
acquisition to the army in transportation problems" (California Fruit News, 13). Hooper was the general freight agent for
Williams, Dimond & Co. in 1920 and was the District Manager of the Los Angeles, California, office of American-Hawaiian Steamship
Company from at least 1935-1939 (dates outside this range unknown). (Sources: California Fruit News. San Francisco, Calif:
Howard C. Rowley, June 2, 1917. Print. Volume 55, Number 1508; Weekly Commercial News. San Francisco: Weekly News Pub. Co.,
1920. Print. Volumes
60-61, page 9; Shipping and Port News. Oakland Tribune. January 9, 1935, page 32 C; photocopies of correspondence to/from
Fred in the collection file dated February 1939)
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 167.
Studio portrait of Fred A. Hooper, wearing a suit, tie and glasses,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (8 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5 in.; 5 black-and-white
photographic prints: (1) 3.5 x 4.75 in.; (4) 8 x 10 in. One print is on Velox paper. "FA Hooper L.A. mgr AH" and printer's marks written on the back of one of the prints. "138" stamped on the back of one of
the prints.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 13.
Captain A.C. Keene,
circa 1930s
Extent:
7 photographs (26 physical forms).
Physical Description: 7 nitrate negatives, 7 contact interpositives, 7 copy negatives, 5 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Captain A.C. Keene (1882-1968) worked for American-Hawaiian for many years, including commanding the vessel MEXICAN (built
1906; freighter).
Astor Crosby Keene was born on August 19, 1882, in Bremen, Maine, to William Keene and Lizzie E. Keene. Astor Keene was master
of the American-Hawaiian vessel MEXICAN (built 1906; freighter) from at least 1919-1920. From 1929-1942, Keene was listed
in the Burlingame, Hillsborough and San Mateo, California city directories as the port superintendent (1929). He was listed
as port captain for American-Hawaiian S.S. Co. and captain of the merchant marine in 1941-1942. He was retired in 1948 (perhaps
earlier). He was married to Gene B. Keene between 1910 and 1920, and they lived in Burlingame, California, for many years.
He died in January 9, 1968. (His name is sometimes seen as Crosby A. Keene).
(Sources: 1930 United States Federal Census, Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards
Passenger Lists. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). Series BT26, 1,472 pieces. Class: BT26; Piece:
46; Item: 108., retrieved on June 4, 2013, from Ancestry.com; http://books.google.com/books?id=yx7mAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA7-PA35&lpg=RA7-PA35&dq=Captain+Keene+american+hawaiian+steamship+company&source=bl&ots=Hu4gyWAQxd&sig=LTM6B_x1qcsaQDS9SflYv8Zrqb4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ecVUUYm4FqLCigK-xoDACw&ved=0CIwBEOgBMAk4Cg#v=onepage&q=keene&f=false;
Social Security Death Index about Astor Keene; U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 about Astor Crosby Keene)
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 085.
Portrait of Captain A.C. Keene sitting on something on board a vessel, wearing a suit, bowtie, and hat,
1930 November
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "8" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Capt A.C. Keene 1930 Nov", "#94" and printer's marks are written on the
back of the print. "Chief Engineer Malcolm Healey" is written on the back of the print but crossed out. "C43" stamped on the
back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 085, 164, and 424 appear to have been taken in the same location on the same day, and are very similar.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 160.
Portrait of Captain A.C. Keene sitting on a bench in front of a wall, wearing a suit and bowtie, smiling,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "8" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
He appears to be laughing. Items 160, 161, 162, and 163 were taken in the same location on the same day, and are very similar.
Box 2, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 161.
Portrait of Captain A.C. Keene sitting on a bench in front of a wall, wearing a suit and bowtie,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "6" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative. There are printer's marks on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 160, 161, 162, and 163 were taken in the same location on the same day, and are very similar.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 162.
Portrait of Captain A.C. Keene sitting on a bench in front of a wall, wearing a suit and bowtie,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in. "5" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
Items 160, 161, 162, and 163 were taken in the same location on the same day, and are very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 163.
Portrait of Captain A.C. Keene sitting on a bench in front of a wall, wearing a suit and bowtie, smiling,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "7" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
He appears to be laughing. Items 160, 161, 162, and 163 were taken in the same location on the same day, and are very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 164.
Portrait of Captain A.C. Keene sitting on something on board a vessel, wearing a suit and bowtie,
1930 November?
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. "11" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "#94" and printer's marks are written on the back of the print. "68"
stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 085, 164, and 424 appear to have been taken in the same location on the same day, and are very similar.
Box 4, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 424.
Portrait of Captain A.C. Keene sitting on something on board a vessel, wearing a suit and bowtie,
1930 November?
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.5 in. "12" written on the bottom of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
Items 085, 164, and 424 appear to have been taken in the same location on the same day, and are very similar. This photograph
was previously assigned the Item number 249, but that number was already in use. This photograph was assigned Item number
424 in June 2013. (Item number 424 was previously an unused number).
Box 8
File Unit 14.
Captain William J. Kelton,
1905-1918, 1930s
Extent:
2 photographs (2 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print, 1 black-and-white photographic postcard
Scope and Content Note
Captain William J. Kelton (1874-1948) served aboard many vessels and was also the Port Superintendent at Los Angeles Harbor,
California, starting in 1928.
William John Kelton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on September 23, 1874. His mother's maiden name was Frost. He first went
to sea in 1890 on the bark KILLEENA. Nine months later, he transferred to LADY LAWRENCE (full rigged ship). Later he sailed
on the Allen Line's steamer LAURENTIAN and Canadian Pacific Railway's steamer EMPRESS OF CHINA. He then worked for the Chinese
Custom Service from 1897-1899. In 1899, Kelton shipped out on the U.S. Army Transport GARRONNE. In May 1900, Kelton transferred
to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and two years later received his second mate's license. In 1905, he joined the Naval
Auxiliary Service and shipped out to Manila as third mate aboard IRIS. Later he sailed on JUSTIN and NANSHAN. In the fall
of 1908, Captain Kelton acquired his master's license and in 1909 joined MARS as chief officer. In 1910, he transferred to
Mare Island, California, and put PROMETHEUS in commission, and later went to Norfolk Navy Yard and put CYCLOPS in commission.
In 1911 he was given
command of NERO. When the U.S. entered the World War, Kelton was given command of JUPITER.
On the 1920 Federal Census, Kelton was listed as commander of NEPTUNE, stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, Military
and Naval Forces. The biographical information in the collection file says that in July 1922, Captain Kelton transferred to
the NEPTUNE and later put SIRIUS in commission at the Boston Navy Yard. In May 1923, Kelton was appointed pilot for the company
at San Pedro, California, and in 1928 he was promoted to Port Superintendent at Los Angeles Harbor. He was married to Olive
A. Kelton in 1920 (perhaps earlier) and they lived in Wilmington, California, and San Pedro, California for many years. In
the San Francisco City Directory for 1921, William was listed as a Master Mariner. In the San Pedro and Wilmington City Directories,
William was listed as a Master Mariner for the years 1920-1921, 1930, 1932 and listed as a pilot in 1926, 1928. No profession
is listed in 1937 or 1946. On the 1920 Federal Census, Kelton's profession was listed as Superintendent of a steamship company.
He died
on April 18, 1948. (Sources: biographical information in collection file; California Death Index)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a five page photocopy of a typescript from an unknown source,
likely created circa 1930s-1940s).
Box 8
Item No. 620.
Portrait of Captain William J. Kelton standing, wearing a suit and tie and holding his hat, looking off into the distance,
circa 1930s
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 6 in. There is a border printed on the front of the print. There are printer's marks on the back of the print. "61" and "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO"
stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
He appears to be standing in front of a metal wall or metal container.
Box 8
Item No. 621.
Portrait of four men standing near a railing, including Captain William J. Kelton and Captain George W. Worley,
1905-1918 March
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in. "Capt Morely [sic] was on the Cyclops when she was lost" written on the back.
Scope and Content Note
All of the men are wearing uniforms and hats with "N.A.S." on them (Naval Auxiliary Service). They are likely standing on
a vessel or walkway. Kelton is on the far left, Worley is next to him (second from left). The other two men are not identified.
The postcard is unused.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Box 8, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 15.
Captain Louis Laverge,
1930, 1937
Extent:
4 photographs (10 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 4 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Captain Louis Laverge (born 1865) started working for American-Hawaiian in 1920 as master of HAWAIIAN (built 1900; freighter).
He remained on this vessel until May 1922, when he transferred to IOWAN (built 1914; freighter).
Louis Laverge was born in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue, Normandy, France, in 1865. He went to sea when he was 11 years old, on a
small New Jersey cutter. He later sailed on SUCCESS (ship, 3m), EVANELL (bark), WILLIAM G. DAVIS (square rigger) and JOSEPH
L. COLBY. In 1894, Laverge received his Master's license and became master of JOSEPH L. COLBY. On July 15, 1895, Captain Laverge
became master of the whaleback steamer CITY OF EVERETT (built 1894). In 1899, CITY OF EVERETT was sold to the Standard Oil
Company, and Captain Laverge was offered the command of MINNEWASKA, which was being built at that time. Laverge later sailed
on JOSEPH W. FORDNEY until 1908. From 1908-1913, Laverge was Port Captain at Henry Sprague & Son of Boston, Massachusetts.
In 1913, he resumed command of JOSEPH W. FORDNEY. He later commanded WILLIAM O'BRIEN on her maiden voyage to Seattle, Washington,
from Bremerton. He then sailed on PLYMOUTH and LYDIA. In 1920 he started working for American-Hawaiian, as master of HAWAIIAN
(built 1900;
freighter). He remained on this vessel until May 1922, when he transferred to IOWAN (built 1914; freighter).
There is a Louis P. Laverge listed on the 1940 United States Federal Census that says he was 75 years old, single, and was
a Master Mariner in the Merchant Marine. This is likely the same person as Captain Louis Laverge, but this could not be confirmed.
(Source: biographical information in collection file; 1940 United States Federal Census)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a three page photocopy of an American-Hawaiian Lines publication
from September 1930).
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 070.
Portrait of Captain Louis Laverge wearing a suit, hat and glasses, standing on board a vessel, slightly smiling,
1930
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3 x 4 in. Print is on Velox paper. "2" printed on the bottom of the nitrate negative. "Capt. Louis LaVerge - 1930" and printer's marks written on the back of
the print. "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING, 447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
His hands are behind his back. Items 070 and 166 are very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 166.
Portrait of Captain Louis Laverge wearing a suit, hat and glasses, standing on board a vessel,
1930
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 4.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. "#90", "72" and "Capt. Louis Laverge - 1930" written on the back of the print. "89" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
His hands are behind his back. Items 070 and 166 are very similar.
Box 8
Item No. 626.
Portrait of Captain Louis Laverge wearing a suit, captain's hat, and glasses, standing on board Iowan (built 1914; freighter),
1937 September 19
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 6 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Capt. Louis Laverge 'Iowan' 9-19-37" and printer's marks written on the back of the print. "33" and "PROOF FROM THE LOG,
605 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 626 and 628 are very similar.
Box 8
Item No. 628.
Portrait of Captain Louis Laverge wearing a suit, captain's hat, and glasses, standing on board Iowan (built 1914; freighter)
with the vessel's nameboard in the background,
1937 September 19
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 6 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Capt. Louis Laverge 'Iowan' 9-19-37" written on the back of the print. "33" and "PROOF FROM THE LOG, 605 MARKET STREET,
SAN FRANCISCO" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 626 and 628 are very similar.
Box 8
File Unit 16.
Captain Murvin E. Shigley,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Scope and Content Note
Captain Murvin E. Shigley (1894-1964) spent over 45 years at sea. He served on many vessels, including the American-Hawaiian
freighters HONOLULAN (built 1910; freighter) (1st A-H vessel with this name), HONOLULAN (built 1921; freighter) (3rd A-H vessel
with this name) and KENTUCKIAN (built 1910; freighter).
Murvin Elwood Shigley was born in San Diego, California, on April 10, 1894, to George and Gertrude Shigley (some sources say
Murvin was born in 1899). His mother died some time between 1900 and 1910. Murvin was a quartermaster with American-Hawaiian
on HONOLULAN (built 1910; freighter) for about 6 months from March to September 1914. In June 1920, he served as 3rd mate
of D.G. SCOFIELD. In 1925, he served as 1st officer on WEST FARALON.
In May 1928, he served as master of GOLDEN HIND (built 1921; freighter), and he continued as such on various "Golden" ships
in the O&O service, including GOLDEN HORN (built 1919; freighter) in 1931.
Shigley served as master on KENTUCKIAN (built 1910; freighter) from July 31, 1935, to June 16, 1936. He then became master
of GOLDEN HIND (built 1921; freighter) again on July 2, 1936. The vessel was subsequently named HONOLULAN, and he continued
to command the vessel under her new name, at least through June 1940 (later dates have not been confirmed).
As of March 1940, Shigley was married and living in Wilmington, California. He died on August 11, 1964, in El Dorado, California.
(Sources: biographical information in collection file; California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1957; California Death Index,
1940-1997)
Related Material
More biographical information can be found in the collection file (a one page photocopy of a typescript from an unknown source,
likely created in 1940).
Box 8
Item No. 624.
Portrait of Captain Murvin E. Shigley wearing his uniform and captain's hat, standing on board a vessel next to an engine
telegraph,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 4.5 in. "Capt. Mervin Shigley" typed on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
He is wearing a wedding ring.
Box 1, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 17.
American-Hawaiian employees and buildings,
circa 1900s-1930s
Extent:
3 photographs (5 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. personnel at a luncheon on board a vessel; an interior view of an
American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. office in San Francisco, showing staff working at their desks; and the American-Hawaiian bar
in San Francisco.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 038.
The American-Hawaiian bar, at the corner of two unidentified streets in San Francisco, California,
circa 1900s-1920s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 5.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Some signs on the building say: "Buffalo", "Hibernia Tea", "M. McClure", and "all day Hot lunch." There is a light pole on
one corner and a horse trough on the other corner.
Box 11
Item No. 715.
American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. personnel at a luncheon held on deck of a company vessel,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.75 x 8 in., mounted on cardboard of the same size
Scope and Content Note
The men, wearing suits and ties, are seated around several long tables and most are looking at the camera. It appears that
they are under some sort of tent. There are several ventilator cowls in the background. Probably in San Francisco, California.
Box 11
Item No. 720.
Interior view of an American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. office in San Francisco, California, showing staff working at their desks,
1929
Creator/Collector:
Swadley Studio
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.5 in., with two small tears in the upper left corner. "Swadley San Francisco"
embossed on the lower left hand corner of the print. "29233B" and "S.F. Office 1929" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are 19 men and 1 woman in the photograph.
Boxes 1-4, Box 7, Boxes 9-11, Nitrate Storage
Subseries 2.2.
Cargo,
circa 1920s-1940s
Extent:
98 photographs (254 physical forms: 58 nitrate negatives, 58 contact interpositives, 60 copy negatives, 78 black-and-white
photographic prints)
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of cargo stacked in pier sheds, on piers and on board unidentified vessels. There are also photographs
of men handling the cargo. Most of the photographs in this subseries appear to have been taken to illustrate cargo stowage
and handling techniques by American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. The photographs were taken in California (Los Angeles, San Francisco),
Massachusetts (Boston), Oregon (Portland), Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), Washington (Longview, Seattle), and in unidentified
locations. Note: There are also photographs of cargo on board vessels in Series 1. These were kept in Series 1 because the
descriptions on the envelopes were about the vessel that the cargo was stowed on or unloaded from.
The photographs in this Subseries (2.2) had descriptions on the envelopes about the specific type of cargo or cargo handling
shown and some had commentary written on the back about how the cargo was stowed or being handled, which is why they were
described in this Subseries. Some of the prints have vessel names written on the back, which has been included in the Incr/Marks
field at the Item level, and references to these Items have been made at the File Unit level in Series 1 when applicable.
Arrangement
Arranged into 20 File Units alphabetically by type of cargo. File Units 21-23 contain photographs of cargo inside a ship's
hold, an empty hold, and cargo handling.
Box 9
File Unit 01.
Automobile frames,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Box 9
Item No. 676.
Ford automobile frames stacked vertically on the Stacy St. Dock, Port of Seattle, Washington, awaiting delivery,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. Print is on Velox paper. "271" written on the front of the print. "271 - Ford auto frames awaiting delivery on Stacy St. Dock. Ex SS Alaskan Voy.
9 WB 781" typed on the back of the print. "8 18" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
In 1944, the Stacy Street Dock (Port of Seattle) was redesignated as Pier 30.
Box 3, Box 9, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 02.
Bicycles and bicycle parts,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
2 photographs (4 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Related Material
See also Item 640, which is a photograph of multiple kinds of cargo in a pier shed, including what looks like several stacks
of bicycle tires.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 188.
Bicycle tires stacked in a pier shed,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 2.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 2.75 x 4.75 in.
Box 9
Item No. 651.
Crated bicycles in a pier shed in Los Angeles, California,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. The print has scalloped edges. "Georgian, V. 35, W/B" written on the back of the print. "22" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are three men in the background on the left.
Box 2, Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 03.
Canned goods,
circa 1920s-1940s
Extent:
4 photographs (13 physical forms).
Physical Description: 4 nitrate negatives, 4 contact interpositives, 4 copy negatives, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Related Material
See also Item 680, which is a photograph of multiple kinds of cargo in a pier shed (wool, prunes, paper, doors, canned goods,
flour, etc.)
Box 2, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 100.
Stowage of canned goods in #5 L.T.D. on an unidentified vessel, including asparagus, crab meat, peaches, and pineapple,
circa 1920s-1930s
Creator/Collector:
Elliott Taylor Advertising
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. "#5 LTD. Cd goods, crabmeat, cd vegetables" and printer's marks written on the back of the print. "ELLIOTT TAYLOR ADVERTISING,
447 SUTTER ST., SAN FRANCISCO" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Specific canned good products include Gold Bar brand mammoth white asparagus, Del Monte yellow cling peaches, Del Monte sliced
pineapple, and Royal Scarlet fancy sliced Hawaiian pineapple distributed by R.C. Williams & Co. Inc., New York.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 181.
A man handling boxes of Campbell's Soups canned goods, inside a pier shed,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a "Carley & Hamilton Inc Draying" sign and a "Schonfeld" political sign on the machine the man is using. (Possibly
a sign for Frank Schonfeld, a labor activist and union reformer active in New York starting in the 1940s). Items 181 and 186
were likely taken on the same day.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 186.
Several hand trucks loaded with Campbell's Soups canned goods, in a pier shed, with a view of a freighter through the open
door in the background,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man handling cargo in the background next to the freighter. Items 181 and 186 were likely taken on the same day.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 206.
Boxes of canned Del Monte medium asparagus tips stowed in a vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5 in.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 04.
Case oil,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
4 photographs (12 physical forms).
Physical Description: 4 nitrate negatives, 4 contact interpositives, 4 copy negatives
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 182.
Men handling boxes of case oil on a pier in San Francisco, California, with an unidentified freighter in the background,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in. "SF - case oil" written on the edge of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
The boxes look like they are on a hand truck.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 184.
Close up view of boxes of case oil on a pallet on a pier in San Francisco, California, with a man's hands partially in view,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in. "XT-22-75A SF" written on the edge of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
There is an unidentified vessel in the background.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 185.
A man standing next to boxes of case oil, which are on a pallet suspended in the air over a pier in San Francisco, California,
with the bottom of the pallet at the man's knee level,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in. "SF - case oil" written on the edge of the nitrate negative.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 197.
A man standing next to boxes of case oil, which are on a pallet suspended in the air over a pier in San Francisco, California,
with the bottom of the pallet at the man's waist level,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6 in. "XT-22-75A SF" written on the edge of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
There is other cargo stacked in the pier shed in the background, and a few other men visible.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 05.
Cornflakes,
1930 February
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 183.
Boxes of cornflakes suspended in the air near Mexican (built 1906; freighter),
1930 February 19
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in. "Cornflakes SS Mexican 2/19/30" written on the edge of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
It is unclear whether they are loading or unloading cargo from MEXICAN.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 06.
Cotton or Hides,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
3 photographs (12 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 3 copy negatives, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 096.
Stowage of cotton or hides in an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are stacks of boxes of canned goods on the side of the photograph (including Del Monte sliced pineapple).
Box 3, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 203.
Stowage of hides in the #1 lower hold of an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 4 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 2 black-and-white
photographic prints: (1) 4 x 6.25 in.; (1) 6.5 x 8.5 in. "#1LH" written on the back of both prints.
Scope and Content Note
Items 203 and 204 appear to be different views in the same location.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 204.
Stowage of hides in the #1 lower hold of an unidentified vessel, close up view,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3 x 4 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 4.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 4 x 6 in. "1LH, 1 OD, Hides" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 203 and 204 appear to be different views in the same location.
Box 4, Box 9
File Unit 07.
Flour,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
2 photographs (3 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 copy negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Related Material
See also Item 680, which is a photograph of multiple kinds of cargo in a pier shed (wool, prunes, paper, doors, canned goods,
flour, etc.)
Box 9
Item No. 645.
Sacks of Pacific Coast Best Flour stacked in a pier shed in Boston, Massachusetts,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "Boston. Pac Coast Best Flour 98. Ex Missourian. 28/613. Upper level" written on the back of the print.
Box 4, Box 9
Item No. 703.
Sacks of flour stacked in the lower hold of an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 copy negative, 4 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. "#9", "#27" and "Stowage of flour in lower hold. Table is just about shoulder high and as bag slides onto this, it is picked
up and carried by stevedore on shoulder to place of stowage. 6 men usually working in each wing" written on the back of the
print.
Box 3, Box 7, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 08.
Lumber,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
3 photographs (12 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 3 copy negatives, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 192.
Stacks of lumber inside a pier shed, possibly in the area for making dunnage,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "#97" and printer's marks written on the back of the print. "B35" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a partially built small boat on the left side of the photograph.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 193.
Stacks of lumber inside a pier shed, possibly in the area for making dunnage,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 4 x 6.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. Print is on Velox paper. "#97" written on the back of the print. "B35" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The bow of a small boat is on the right side of the photograph.
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 216.
Lumber and boxes of earthenware in a ship's hold, #1 U.T.D. port wing aft and abreast,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. "#1 UTD. Port wing aft & abreast. Lumber & earthenware" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
"Lot 186" and "Lot 187" are written on several boards.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 7, Box 9, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 09.
Machinery,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
10 photographs (37 physical forms).
Physical Description: 9 nitrate negatives, 9 contact interpositives, 9 copy negatives, 10 black-and-white photographic prints
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 091.
Hand truck used in handling motors during stowage, with a motor in position, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is paper glued to the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph
album or scrapbook at one time. "372" written on the edge of the nitrate negative. "Philadelphia. Truck with motor in position" and "#119" written on the
back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man standing in the background with his foot on another hand truck. There are also boards leaning vertically in
the background. Items 091, 179 and 180 are similar.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 092.
Motors stowed in #5 hatch, shelter deck, on an unidentified vessel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 4 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is paper glued to the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook
at one time. "383" written on the edge of the nitrate negative. "Philadelphia. Motors stowed #5 hatch, shelter deck" and "#119" written
on the back of the print.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 093.
Close up view of machinery cargo stowed in #1 L.T.D., on an unidentified vessel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is paper glued to the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph
album or scrapbook at one time. "376" written on the edge of the nitrate negative. "Philadelphia. Stowage #1 L.T.D." and "#119" written on the back of the
print.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 094.
Axles stowed in #3 hatch, #2 T.D., on an unidentified vessel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is paper glued to the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook
at one time. "387" written on the edge of the nitrate negative. "Philadelphia. Axles stowed #3 hatch, #2T.D." and "#118" written on the
back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is also some rope or other coiled material stowed above the axles.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 177.
Motors stowed in #5 hatch, shelter deck, on an unidentified vessel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is paper glued to the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph
album or scrapbook at one time. "382" and "#5 SHEL. [the rest is illegible]" written on the edge of the nitrate negative. "Philadelphia. Motors stowed #5
hatch, shelter deck" and "#119" written on the back of the print.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 179.
Hand truck used in handling motors during stowage, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is paper glued to the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph
album or scrapbook at one time. "371" written on the edge of the nitrate negative. "Philadelphia. Truck used in handling motors" and "#119" written on the
back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are boards leaning vertically in the background. Items 091, 179 and 180 are similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 180.
Two hand trucks used in handling motors during stowage, one with a motor in position, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is paper glued to the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook
at one time. "373" written on the edge of the nitrate negative. "Philadelphia. Trucks and motor" and "#119" written on the back of the
print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 091, 179 and 180 are similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 201.
Motors stowed in a rail freight car in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is paper glued to the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook
at one time. "FJE - 7[illegible] - SF" and "369" written on the edge of the nitrate negative. "Stowage in end of car. Philadelphia" and
"#119" written on the back of the print.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 202.
Machinery cargo stowed in a hold, #5 hatch, on an unidentified vessel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is paper glued to the back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph
album or scrapbook at one time. "380" written on the edge of the nitrate negative. "Philadelphia. Stowage, Motors - #5 Hatch" and "#119" written on the back
of the print.
Box 9
Item No. 690.
Apparently a belt shaft in a shipping frame, on a hand cart,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5 in.
Box 9
File Unit 10.
Olives,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Box 9
Item No. 650.
Cartons of olives stacked on a hand truck on a pier,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 6 in. There is a geometric border on the front of the print. The photograph is slightly
out of focus. "42" stamped on the back of the print. "#127" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man partially visible behind the hand truck.
Box 2, Box 3, Box 9, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 11.
Paper,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
7 photographs (16 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 3 copy negatives, 7 black-and-white photographic prints
Related Material
See also Item 680, which is a photograph of multiple kinds of cargo in a pier shed (wool, prunes, paper, doors, canned goods,
flour, etc.)
Box 2, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 101.
Bundles of flat paper and other dry goods stowed in the #2 L.T.D. hold, midships aft, of an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5 x 8 in. "#2 LTD, midships aft. Dry goods, bundles flat paper, general. Note bracing (shoring) to prevent cargo shifting" written
on the back of the print.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 222.
Rolls of paper stowed in the hold of a vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are boxes with Sea Rose brand salmon in the foreground.
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 223.
Rolls of paper and hay stowed in the #6 lower hold of a vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 6.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. "#6 LH" written on the back of the print.
Box 9
Item No. 647.
Rolls of paper stowed in the lower hold of a vessel at Portland, Oregon,
1931
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 3.5 x 5.5 in. Both prints are on Velox paper. "Portland - 1931. Rolls of paper stowed in the lower hold of a ship", "#20" and "#13" written on the back of both of the
prints. "3" stamped on the back of both of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
Rolls are stacked horizontally.
Box 9
Item No. 655.
Interior view of a pier shed in Longview, Washington, showing rolls of paper ready for shipment,
1931
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Longview 1931. Interior of dock. Rolls of paper ready for shipment" and "#17" and "#13" written on the back of the print.
"23" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Rolls are laying horizontally on the floor. There are also some packages stacked in the background.
Box 9
Item No. 669.
Crate of sheet paper packed on a skid, loaded on a lift truck on a pier,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. There is some brown paper glued to back of the print, indicating it was
likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Many mfrs of sheet paper now pack on large skids - This means heavy packages & special equipment to handle. The use of lift
(pump) trucks meets the problem" written on the back of the print.
Box 9
Item No. 671.
View in a pier shed, of sheet paper packed on skids,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Method of packing better grades of paper. Weight is about a ton" and "#13" written on the back of the print. "3" stamped
on the back of the print.
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 12.
Pencil slats,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
2 photographs (7 physical forms).
Physical Description: 2 nitrate negatives, 2 contact interpositives, 2 copy negatives, 1 black-and-white photographic print
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 220.
Bags of pencil slats stowed in the hold of an unidentified vessel, #2 U.T.D. port wing aft,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 220 and 221 are very similar.
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 221.
Bags of pencil slats stowed in the hold of an unidentified vessel, #2 U.T.D. port wing aft,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. "#2 UTD port wing aft. Bags pencil stats" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 220 and 221 are very similar.
Box 1, Box 9, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 13.
Pipes,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
2 photographs (5 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Box 1, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 086.
Pipe and boiler stowage in the #2 hatch, lower hold of an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 6.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 5 x 8 in. "#2LH Pipe, boilers, genl mche" written on the back of the print.
Box 9
Item No. 672.
View of small pipe stowed in the hold of an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Tiering small pipe. Dunnage separation" written on the back of the print. "19" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 3, Box 9, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 14.
Powdered milk,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
2 photographs (6 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 2 copy negatives, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 212.
Barrels of powdered milk stowed in hatch #3, lower 'tween decks, forward,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (5 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5 in.; 2 copy negatives: (1) 3.25 x 5 in.; (1) 4 x 5 in.;
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. "#3 [with 2 written over it] lower tween deck forward. Brls powdered milk. 5 lower tween" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
"CRINKLETS" appears to be stamped on some of the barrels.
Related Material
See also Item 688 for another photograph of barrels of powdered milk stacked inside a pier shed.
Box 9
Item No. 688.
View of barrels of powdered milk stacked in a pier shed in Boston, Massachusetts, which was cargo carried by Missourian (built
1922; freighter),
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "Barreled powdered milk, M/S MISSOURIAN, 28/6 13, Boston Upper Level" written on the back of the print.
Related Material
See also Item 212 for another photograph of barrels of powdered milk inside the hold of an unidentified vessel.
Box 9
File Unit 15.
Rugs,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Box 9
Item No. 636.
Over 5,000 rolls of rugs stacked vertically in a pier shed in San Francisco, California,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3 x 5 in. "Mr Ryder. Over 5000 tolls rugs at S.F. discharged from an A-H Intercoastal vessel - fine posture" written on the back of
the print.
Scope and Content Note
Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Company rugs.
Box 9, Box 11
File Unit 16.
Shovels,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
3 photographs (3 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Box 9
Item No. 653.
Shovels stacked on a pier,
1929 October?
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 4.5 in. "16" stamped on the back of the print. "#33" and "Fine placement of shovels on pier. Note that metal does not touch wooden
handles, thereby preventing gouging and chafage" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 653 and 670 look like the same stack of shovels.
Box 9
Item No. 670.
Close up view of shovels stacked on a pier,
1929 October
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "215" and Bear Photo Service Oct 8 1929" stamped on the back of the print. "#33" and "Proper method of stowing rakes, shovels,
hoes et al, so that steel does not touch wood" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 653 and 670 look like the same stack of shovels.
Box 11
Item No. 706.
Shovels stacked in a pier shed, the handles wrapped in paper,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6 x 10 in.
Box 3, Box 7, Box 9, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 17.
Soap,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
2 photographs (5 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 205.
Boxes of Rinso brand powdered soap stowed in the hold of an unidentified vessel, #1 L.T.D.,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 5 x 7 in. "#1 L.T.D. midships aft" written on the back of the print.
Box 9
Item No. 638.
Boxes of Super Suds brand soap stacked in a pier shed in Los Angeles, California,
1929
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. There is a geometric border on the front of the print. "#7" and "Los Angeles 1929" written on the back of the print. "19" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 9
File Unit 18.
Tire fabric,
1929
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description: 1 black-and-white photographic print
Box 9
Item No. 644.
Rolls of tire fabric stacked in a pier shed in Los Angeles, California,
1929
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 5.75 in. There is a geometric border on the front of the print. "19" stamped on the back of the print. "#9" and "Tire fabric - Los Angeles 1929" written on the back of the print.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 19.
Wallpaper,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
3 photographs (11 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 3 copy negatives, 2 black-and-white photographic prints
Related Material
See also Item 217, which has wallpaper cargo in the background.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 194.
View in a ship's hold showing the loading of wallpaper rolls,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 5 x 7 in. There is black paper glued to the front edges of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is other cargo in the hold, including boxes that say "Easter Rabbit," "rabbits with basket" and "Master Craft Candles."
One box says "F.N. Burt Company Ltd Manufacturers of Paper Boxes and Molded Pulp Toys, Buffalo, N.Y.." One of the crates has
"For Rubenstein & Co., Honolulu HI" written on it.
The print was erroneously labeled as Item 213, but the image actually matches this one (194) and this was rectified during
processing in March 2013. There is already another photograph in this collection with the Item number 213.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 214.
Wallpaper rolls stowed in the hold of a vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 5 x 7 in. There is black paper glued to the front edges of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 214 and 215 are very similar.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 215.
Wallpaper rolls stowed in the hold of a vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 214 and 215 are very similar.
Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 7, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 20.
Wool,
circa 1920s-1940s
Extent:
19 photographs (43 physical forms).
Physical Description: 10 nitrate negatives, 10 contact interpositives, 10 copy negatives, 13 black-and-white photographic prints
Related Material
See also Item 680, which is a photograph of multiple kinds of cargo in a pier shed (wool, prunes, paper, doors, canned goods,
flour, etc.)
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 087.
Sacks of wool stacked on Virginia (motor barge),
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man standing near the front of the barge with his back to the photographer. Items 087, 195, and 196 are similar
views of what looks like the same scene.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 088.
Sacks of wool stacked vertically in a pier shed in San Francisco, California, view looking towards the end of the building,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 088, 189 and 198 look like they were taken in the same location on the same day. There are two "No smoking" signs and
one "S.F.F.D" sign hanging in the pier shed.
Box 1, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 089.
Sacks of wool stowed aft across inside a hold of an unidentified vessel, #4 U.T.D.,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.25 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 4 x 6 in. "#4 UTD aft across" written on the back of the print.
Box 2, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 099.
Sacks of wool stowed vertically inside a hold of an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
The sacks of wool have an "S" inside of a diamond on them underneath "LOT 22". Some sacks say "BOSTON" and others say "FROM
E. TRYON INC. SAN FRANCISCO" on them. 12-15 sacks in view.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 189.
Sacks of wool stacked vertically in a pier shed in San Francisco, California, view looking towards the end of the building,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 088, 189 and 198 look like they were taken in the same location on the same day. There are two "No smoking" signs hanging
in the pier shed.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 195.
Sacks of wool stacked on a barge, likely Virginia (motor barge),
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 087, 195, and 196 are similar views of what looks like the same scene.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 196.
Sacks of wool stacked on Virginia (motor barge),
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. "88" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 087, 195, and 196 are similar views of what looks like the same scene.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 198.
Sacks of wool stacked vertically in a pier shed in San Francisco, California, view looking towards the end of the building,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6.25 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "88" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 088, 189 and 198 look like they were taken in the same location on the same day. There are two "No smoking" signs and
one "S.F.F.D" sign hanging in the pier shed.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 199.
Sacks of wool stowed horizontally inside a hold of an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
There are also stacks of "MEDUSA WHITE" nearby (perhaps cement?).
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 200.
Sacks of wool stowed vertically inside a hold of an unidentified vessel, close up view of 8 sacks,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 7 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic
print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. "2 UTD - 4NTD" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
According to the envelope housing the print, this photograph was taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The sacks of wool have
an "S" inside of a diamond on them underneath "LOT 22". Some sacks say "BOSTON" and others appear to have "SAN FRANCISCO"
on them.
Box 11
Item No. 587.
A man driving a small vehicle, pulling sacks of wool on a pier,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.25 x 8.25 in. "9955" is written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are planks stacked in the background and "TRACK PLANKS 5 TIER ONLY" is written on the side of the pier shed. The license
plate on the vehicle is "1Q2817".
This photograph was previously assigned the Item number 608, but that number was already in use. This photograph was assigned
Item number 587 in June 2013. (Item 587 was previously an unused number).
Box 9
Item No. 632.
Men handling sacks of wool in a pier shed,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "242" is stamped on the back of the print. "3" is written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The men are surrounded by sacks of wool stacked horizontally and there is a small machine on the right of the photograph.
Many of the sacks on the right side of the photograph have "8" written on the ends.
Box 9
Item No. 639.
Sacks of wool stacked horizontally in a pier shed,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 6 in. There is a geometric border on the front of the print. "89X" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
It appears that some of the sacks have "A.L.S.C." written on them.
Box 9
Item No. 648.
Two men handling sacks of wool in a sling on a pier,
circa 1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in. The print has scalloped edges. "21..[rest of number illegible]" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are several ventilator cowls visible on the vessel in the background.
Box 9
Item No. 666.
Sacks of wool stacked vertically in a pier shed,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. "Boston Eastbound, wool on dock" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man in the foreground wearing gloves.
Box 9
Item No. 677.
Sacks of wool stacked vertically in a pier shed, view looking down the pier shed towards the end,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.25 in. There is blue paper on the back corners of the print, indicating it was
likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "#29" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a group of men in the middle aisle of the pier shed in the background. There are some boxes on pallets in the foreground
(possibly Paradise Brand Fruit Salad) and possibly some bales of hay.
Box 11
Item No. 687.
Men handling sacks of wool on a pier in Portland, Oregon,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Western Pictorial News Service, 202 Studio Building, Portland, Oregon, BEa 6178, Portland, Ore." stamped on the back of
the print. "No. 1368" stamped on the front of the print (photographer's number).
Scope and Content Note
There are 5 sacks suspended in the air near a small vehicle; it's unclear if they are loading the wool onto the vessel nearby
or unloading it. There are 5 men visible in the photograph.
Box 11
Item No. 694.
Sacks of wool cargo hanging in mid air from a line attached to the boom of an unidentified freighter,
circa 1930s-1940s
Creator/Collector:
William Schoeb Photography
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "William Schoeb, 1834 Grove Street, San Francisco, Calif. Skyline 9606 - EXBrook 3383" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are several men on the pier below and there is a man sitting on a pile of wood that is stacked on the vessel.
Box 9
Item No. 697.
View of a freighter docked at a pier loading sacks of wool,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "Hoisting bags of wool into ship", "#87" and "#3" written on the back of the print. "3" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are several sacks suspended in the air and others on the pier. Several men are on board. Part of the vessel's nameboard
can be seen and it appears to say GEORGIAN.
Box 3, Box 4, Box 9, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 21.
Cargo inside a ship's hold,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
6 photographs (18 physical forms).
Physical Description: 4 nitrate negatives, 4 contact interpositives, 4 copy negatives, 6 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
This File Unit contains photographs of various kinds of cargo and/or unidentified cargo inside a ship's hold.
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 217.
Mostly unidentified cargo in #5 lower hold aft, in an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. "#5 LH aft" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are square blocks in the foreground (of concrete?) and what appears to be rolls of wallpaper in the background.
Box 3, Box 10, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 218.
View of cargo including doors, dried fruit and raisins, stowed in the #6 hatch of an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 4.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 4.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 6.5 x 8.5 in. "#6 LT[D?] Doors, Dried Fruit, Raisins" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Includes Sunkist brand Oregon prunes and Red Aster brand fancy evaporated Oregon prunes.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 219.
Unidentified bundles of cargo stowed in the hold of a vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 5 x 6.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
It appears that the ends of the bundles have "made in China" stamped on them. The cargo in Items 178 and 219 appears to be
the same.
Box 4, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 577.
Metal pieces stacked vertically inside a ships hold, on an unidentified vessel,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
This photograph was previously assigned the Item number 252, but that number was already in use. This photograph was assigned
Item number 577 in June 2013. (Item 577 was previously an unused number).
Box 9
Item No. 634.
View inside the lower 'tween deck, showing the stowage of cartons and barrels,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
3 black-and-white photographic prints: (1) 3 x 3.5 in.; (2) 3.5 x 5.75 in. All prints are on Velox paper. "54" stamped on the back of one of the prints. "7 54" stamped on the back of one of the prints. "#19" and "In the depths
of the lower tween deck. Perfect stowage" written on the back of one of the prints.
Scope and Content Note
Some cartons are marked as glass.
Box 9
Item No. 689.
View inside a ship's hold showing stowage of various items, including boxes of Springeez Oil,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.25 x 6.5 in. "#30TP" written on the bottom of the front of the print and "Dup" written on the back of the print.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 22.
Empty hold,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
5 photographs (20 physical forms).
Physical Description: 5 nitrate negatives, 5 contact interpositives, 5 copy negatives, 5 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
This File Unit contains photographs of an empty hold in a ship ready for loading.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 207.
An empty hold in a ship ready for loading, with a view of some chains in a pile above the hold,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "A" written on the front of the print. "50" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 207, 208 and 209 are all very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 208.
An empty hold in a ship ready for loading, with a view of some chains in a pile above the hold,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "E" written on the front of the print. "50" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 207, 208 and 209 are all very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 209.
An empty hold in a ship ready for loading, with a view of some chains in a pile above the hold,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "B" written on the front of the print. "50" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Items 207, 208 and 209 are all very similar.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 210.
An empty hold in a ship ready for loading, with several pieces of wire or rope hanging from the ceiling,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.75 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.75 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "C" written on the front of the print. "50" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 3, Box 7, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 211.
An empty hold in a ship ready for loading, with a view of the ceiling,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (4 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.25 x 5.5 in.; 1 black-and-white
photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "D" written on the front of the print. "50" stamped on the back of the print.
Box 1, Box 3, Box 9, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 23.
Cargo handling,
circa 1920s-1940s
Extent:
14 photographs (20 physical forms).
Physical Description: 3 nitrate negatives, 3 contact interpositives, 3 copy negatives, 11 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
This File Unit contains photographs of cargo handling and interior views of pier sheds, in Los Angeles, California, Portland,
Oregon, and unidentified locations.
Box 1, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 090.
Boxes of kerosene cargo stacked on a pallet that is suspended in the air, with two men pointing towards the bottom of the
pallet,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 6.25 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6.25 in. "XT-22-75 SF" written on the edge of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
Associated brand kerosene, with a picture of a clock on each box. Likely in San Francisco, California.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 178.
Unidentified bundles of cargo stacked on a train of hand trucks, on a pier, with a vessel docked in the background,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
There is a man with his arm on top of one of the bundles. The cargo in Items 178 and 219 appears to be the same.
Box 3, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 187.
A man spraying something onto four barrels laid on their sides on a hand truck, on an unidentified pier,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in. "F - SF - 6" written on the edge of the nitrate negative.
Scope and Content Note
There are many other barrels stacked vertically in the background. It looks like he's spraying them with water.
Box 9
Item No. 633.
Motor trucks and cargo near a pier shed at American-Hawaiian Berth 176, Los Angeles, California,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "Scene at A-H Berth 176 Los Angeles" written on the back of the print. "21" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are a few men in the photograph.
Box 9
Item No. 640.
General view inside a pier shed, showing the activity when handling cargo,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5.25 in. There is blue paper on the back corners of the print, indicating it
was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "#29" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are seven men posed in the middle of the cargo looking towards the photographer, and other men working in the background.
There are several "NO SMOKING" signs visible in the photograph. Most of the cargo in view is in boxes, crates and barrels,
however there appear to be several stacks of bicycle tires in the background. Possibly the Los Angeles Harbor District Warehouse,
California?
Box 9
Item No. 649.
Cartons stacked on a train of three hand trucks, on an unidentified pier,
circa 1930s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 6 in. There is a geometric border on the front of the print. "42" stamped on the back of the print. "#127" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Some of the cartons say "Curtis garnishing pimientos". There is an unidentified vessel in the background.
Box 9
Item No. 652.
Workers handling cargo in Los Angeles, California, with a line up of trucks receiving items for deliveries,
1929
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 6 in. There is a geometric border on the front of the print. "Los Angeles 1929" and "#2" are written on the back of the print. "19" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Some of the cargo includes Remington typewriters. There is a man wearing a suit, looking at a clipboard, standing in a truck.
Box 9
Item No. 654.
Two men showing cargo handling of canned fish, with one man standing on a truck, inside a pier shed in Los Angeles, California,
1929
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in. There is a geometric border on the front of the print. There is some brown
paper glued to back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Canned Fish - L.A. 1929" and "#6" are written on the back of the print. "19" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are more cartons of fish in front of the men. The box labels say the fish is tuna.
Box 9
Item No. 679.
View along the side of a pier shed in Los Angeles, California, with a large number of motor trucks lined up, loading for deliveries,
1929
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in. There is a geometric border on the front of the print. "Los Angeles 1929" and "#2" are written on the back of the print. "19" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
One of the trucks has "Wade Transportation Co. No. 7" painted on the side. There is a group of men standing near the pier
shed in the background.
Box 9
Item No. 680.
Interior view of cargo stacked in a pier shed in Portland, Oregon, ready for shipment to the east coast,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in. Print is on Velox paper. "#36. Wool, Prunes, Paper, Doors, Canned Goods, Flour etc. on our dock at Portland, Oregon ready for shipment to the east
coast" typed on the back of the print. "#87" written on the back of the print. "2" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
Includes canned goods, doors, flour, paper, prunes and wool.
Box 9
Item No. 685.
View at the shore end of a pier, with shingles stored on an uncovered portion,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. There is some brown paper glued to back of the print, indicating it was
likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "65-" stamped on the back of the print. "#38" written on the back of the print. "Shore end of dock showing shingles stored
on uncovered portion" typed on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There is a sign on one of the buildings in the background that says: "Union Pier No. 2 Port Utilities Commission."
Box 9
Item No. 691.
Two men showing cargo handling, standing next to a hand truck loaded with canned fish, inside a pier shed in Los Angeles,
California,
1929
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 6 in. There is a geometric border on the front of the print. There is some brown
paper glued to back of the print, indicating it was likely in a photograph album or scrapbook at one time. "Canned Fish - L.A. 1929" and "#6" are written on the back of the print. "19" stamped on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
There are more cartons of fish behind the men. The box labels say the fish is tuna.
Box 9
Item No. 692.
An electric truck handling black sheet iron, side view,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "Picture showing handling of units of black sheet iron. B/L LA 52-53 Ex car PRR 94802-PRR 92323. Shipper Weirton Steel Company,
Weirton, W Va. Consigned to Boyle Mfg., Co Los Angles [sic], Calif. 62 Units Black Sheet Iron. These units were handled with
electric trucks. These trucks picked this cargo up in the car and stowed same on docks. When these sheets are handles [sic]
in this manner there is no possibility of damage such as could occur when these sheets are handled with bars and rollers.
Note how these units were handled with these electric trucks. SS Willboro V 5 WB #47" typed on the back of the print. "#143"
written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
This sheet iron was likely cargo on WILLBORO (built 1920; freighter). "Baker tractors and trucks" label on the truck.
Box 9
Item No. 701.
A man standing on a power lift, showing how a pallet load of cartons is moved,
circa 1920s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in. "X139" written on the negative that the print was made from. "#46" written on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
The pallet is loaded with cartons of Matador Brand Adriatic Figs.
Box 4, Box 9, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
Subseries 2.3.
Other photographs,
circa 1900s-early 1950s
Extent:
4 photographs (6 physical forms: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 3 black-and-white photographic
prints)
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the Sailors Union of the Pacific monument in Colma, California; Tillamook Rock lighthouse, off the
coast of Oregon; the Straits of Magellan; and Karachi shipyard in Pakistan.
Arrangement
Not arranged due to small size of Subseries.
Box 4, Box 9, Box 11, Nitrate Storage
File Unit 01.
Other photographs,
circa 1900s-early 1950s
Extent:
4 photographs (6 physical forms).
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative, 1 contact interpositive, 1 copy negative, 3 black-and-white photographic prints
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs of the Sailors Union of the Pacific monument in Colma, California; Tillamook Rock lighthouse, off the
coast of Oregon; the Straits of Magellan; and Karachi shipyard in Pakistan.
Box 4, Nitrate Storage
Item No. 570.
Karachi shipyard, Pakistan,
early 1950s
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 nitrate negative, 3.5 x 5.75 in.; 1 contact interpositive, 3.75 x 6 in.; 1 copy negative, 3.75 x 6 in.
Scope and Content Note
This photograph very likely shows the Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KSEW), which was established in Pakistan
in the early 1950s. CROSSKEYS (ex GOLDEN PEAK (owned by Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co. from 1928-1937), ex UTAHAN (owned
by American-Hawaiian from 1937-1951), ex FUTURA was broken up in Karachi in October 1960.
This photograph was previously assigned the Item number 251, but that number was already in use. This photograph was assigned
Item number 570 in June 2013. (Item 570 was previously an unused number).
Box 9
Item No. 711.
Tillamook Rock lighthouse, off the coast of Oregon,
circa 1900s-1930s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 6.25 in. Print is on Velox paper. There are printer's marks on the back of the print.
Scope and Content Note
View from close by. The lighthouse was in operation from 1881-1957.
Box 11
Item No. 714.
Sailors Union of the Pacific monument, Colma, California,
likely late 1940s
Creator/Collector:
Zuber
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Zuber San Francisco" printed on the lower right corner of the print.
Scope and Content Note
"AND THE SEA SHALL GIVE UP ITS DEAD... SAILORS UNION OF THE PACIFIC" can be seen engraved on the monument. The full inscription
reads: "From every latitude and longitude, the sea shall give up her dead."
Box 11
Item No. 719.
Straits of Magellan on a typical day, weather wise,
circa 1910s-1940s
Extent:
1 photograph (1 physical form).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in., mounted on cardboard of the same size "THEN - Straits of Magellan" written on the front of the print.
