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A guide to the Alexander Turnbull Library photograph collection, 1870-1925
P89-050 (SAFR 23850)
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Title: Alexander Turnbull Library photograph collection
Date: 1870-1925
Identifier/Call Number: P89-050 (SAFR 23850)
Creator:
Alexander Turnbull Library
Physical Description:
55 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Alexander Turnbull Library photograph collection, 1870-1925, (SAFR 23850, P89-050) is comprised of photographs copied
from the Alexander Turnbull Library showing various sailing 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.
This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.
Copyright unknown. Each print is stamped on the verso, "This photograph must be acknowledged/to the/ALEXANDER TURNBULL LIBRARY/WELLINGTON,
NEW ZEALAND" followed by a reference number.
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.
Each photographic image has been assigned an Item number; there are often multiple physical forms of each image (e.g. a print
and a negative) which has been noted in the physical description field. The four preservation copy negatives in the collection
were made by SAFR staff between 1994-2004.
The collection was previously cataloged in the PHOINDX database in March 1989. In June 2014, the processing archivist edited
the pre-existing Item level records and wrote the finding aid front matter.
Description Notes:
Dates refer to when the original photograph was taken. All of the photographic prints and negatives in this collection are
copies that were made much later than when the original photograph was taken.
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.
[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P89-050 (SAFR 23850), Alexander Turnbull Library photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical
Park
SAFR-00001
GOGA-00789
Based on a letter in the collection file from Andrew J. Nesdall to Karl Kortum (founder of the San Francisco Maritime Museum)
dated November 17, 1971, Nesdall appears to have obtained copy photographs from the Alexander Turnbull Library (part of the
National Library of New Zealand in Wellington, New Zealand) and given them to Kortum who placed them in the museum's library
collection.
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
Alexander Turnbull (1868-1918) of Wellington, New Zealand, was a merchant, bibliophile and collector. He bequeathed his collection
of books, photographs, manuscripts, and other materials to the government of New Zealand, forming the basis of the Alexander
Turnbull Library. The collection is currently in the custody of the National Library of New Zealand.
Source: J. E. Traue. 'Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh', from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia
of New Zealand, updated 18-Mar-2014. http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/2t53/turnbull-alexander-horsburgh.
The Alexander Turnbull Library photograph collection, 1870-1925, (SAFR 23850, P89-050) is comprised of photographs copied
from the Alexander Turnbull Library showing various sailing vessels. The collection has been processed to the Item level and
is open for use.
Contains photographs primarily of various ships, barks, schooners, and barkentines, 1870-1925. There are 51 unique photographic
images in 55 physical forms (51 black-and-white photographic prints and 4 preservation copy negatives). Includes photographs
of California-built sailing vessels, such as BENICIA (built 1899; barkentine, 3m), CHARLES F. CROCKER (built 1890; barkentine,
4m), COMMERCE (built 1900; schooner, 4m), JANE L. STANFORD (built 1892; barkentine, 4m), KOHALA (built 1901; barkentine, 4m),
KOKO HEAD (built 1902; barkentine, 4m), and LAHAINA (built 1901; barkentine, 4m), as well as vessels built in other United
States and foreign locations. Other Pacific Coast-built sailing vessels include ANNIE M. CAMPBELL (built 1897; schooner, 4m),
FOREST HOME (built 1900; schooner, 4m), GEORGE E. BILLINGS (built 1903; schooner, 5m), INCA (built 1896; schooner, 5m), and
KING CYRUS (built 1890; schooner, 4m). Also includes photographs of two steam vessels, ALAMEDA (built 1883; passenger vessel)
and ANNETTE
ROLPH (built 1918; steam schooner). Some locations are identified as the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Cruz, California;
Bath, Maine; and Port Chalmers and Wellington, New Zealand; however, most locations are unidentified.
Arranged alphabetically by vessel name.
Alexander Turnbull Library photographs, circa 1900-1920. SFMNHP, (SAFR 14764, P80-142).
Consists of black-and-white photographic copy prints, 8 x 10 in., from the Alexander Turnbull Library: (2) photographs of
JOHN ENA (bark, 4m) at New Zealand and (1) photograph of E.R. STERLING (barkentine, 6m).
Alexander Turnbull Library photographs, [1892-1912]. SFMNHP, (SAFR 14912, P79-122a).
Consists of (2) black-and-white photographic copy prints, 6 x 8 in., from the Alexander Turnbull Library showing SAMUEL PLIMSOLL
(ship, 3m) and HOWARD D. TROOP (bark, 4m).
Alexander Turnbull Library photographs, 1858-[circa 1921]. SFMNHP, (SAFR 19523 , P78-484a).
Consists of (17) black-and-white photographic copy prints, 8 x 10 in., from the Alexander Turnbull Library showing various
sailing vessels.
Additional copy photographs from the Alexander Turnbull Library are cataloged as part of the SFMNHP Classified photograph
collection.
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 : Shipping negatives (http://natlib.govt.nz/items/22874284)
- This material is located at National Library of New Zealand
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sailing ships
Square-riggers
Barks (Sailing ships)
Schooners
Barkentines
Harbors--California
Harbors--New Zealand
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints
Black-and-white negatives