A guide to the Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection, 1880-1950
Processed by: L. Bianchi, 2017.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
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2017
A Guide to the Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection
P77-068L
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service
2017, National Park Service
Title: Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection
Date: 1880-1950
Identifier/Call Number: P77-068L (SAFR 24854)
Creator:
Stein, Louis L., Jr.
Physical Description:
112 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection, 1880-1950, (SAFR 24854, P77-068L) is comprised mainly of photographs of various
steamships, some in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The collection has been processed to the Item 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
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], P77-068L (SAFR 24854), Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Acquisition Information
SAFR-00001
GOGA-00789
The collection was donated to the San Francisco Maritime Museum library by Louis L. Stein, Jr., in 1977. The collection was
accessioned as GOGA-00789 when it was transferred from the J. Porter Shaw Library to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
(GGNRA) in February 1985.
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.
Historical or Biographical Note
Louis Lorenz Stein, Jr. was born on August 21, 1902, in Berkeley, California. He earned a degree from the University of California
School of Pharmacy in 1924, and opened a pharmacy in Kensington, California, in 1928. His passion for history led to a lifetime
of collecting material related to railroads and local history, including photographs, documents, artifacts, ephemera, and
more.
His collection of pharmaceutical items served as the basis for the historic drugstore at Columbia State Historic Park, and,
in 1953, he purchased the Martinez Adobe to save it from destruction. Parts of his collection can be found in various other
Northern California museums and historical societies, including the California State Railroad Museum and the Contra Costa
County Historical Society.
Louis Stein married Mildred Slater (1903-1989) in 1927. They had two children, Robert and Janet. Louis Stein died on November
11, 1996.
Sources:
"Louis L. Stein, 1902-1996." Contra Costa County Historical Society. Accessed March 8, 2017. http://www.cocohistory.org/llstein.html
"Louis L. Stein, Collector." Lafayette Historical Society News, vol. 34, no. 5, November 2007: 2-4.
Collection Scope and Content
The Louis L. Stein, Jr. photograph collection, 1880-1950, (SAFR 24854, P77-068L) is comprised mainly of photographs of various
steamships, some in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The collection has been processed to the Item and is open for
use.
Contains photographs primarily of merchant steamships and United States Navy vessels in the San Francisco Bay Area, California,
and other various locations, 1880-1950. There are 99 unique photographic images in 112 physical forms (5 nitrate negatives,
5 preservation contact interpositives, 5 preservation contact negatives, 43 safety negatives, 2 glass plate negatives, 50
black-and-white photographic prints, and 2 black-and-white photographic postcards). The collection holds photographs of both
passenger and cargo steamships, including World War II era Liberty ships and Victory ships. There are also a small number
of photographs of sailing vessels, including STAR OF ENGLAND, STAR OF FINLAND, STAR OF LAPLAND, AND STAR OF ALASKA of the
Alaska Packers Association, the five-masted schooner ELINOR H, and others.
Collection Arrangement
Sometime after the collection was received in 1977, item numbers were assigned to each image without reference to any order.
These numbers were maintained when fully processed in 2017.
Related Materials
Louis L. Stein photograph collection, 1870-1940. SFMNHP, (SAFR 18433, P77-017L). Comprised mainly of photographs of various
steamships.
Louis Stein photographs, undated. SFMNHP, (SAFR 18988, P78-172a). Consists of two black-and-white copy negatives of LAVADA
(steamship) docked at an unidentified shipyard, and of a flour mill, possibly at South Vallejo, California.
Cargo ship photographs, 1909-1950, bulk 1940-1950, (SAFR 24847, P15-032). Comprised mainly of photographs of various cargo
ships, likely in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cargo ships
Merchant ships
San Francisco (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints
Cellulose nitrate film
Interpositives
Glass negatives
Nitrate is located in freezer storage
Item No. 001.
Steam schooner with a deckload of lumber underway, San Francisco, California,
1914 June 23
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white nitrate negative; 1 black-and-white preservation contact interpositive; 1 black-and-white preservation contact
negative.
Scope and Content Note
Same image as Item 075.
Nitrate is located in freezer storage
Item No. 002.
Star of Finland (built 1899; bark, 3m) docked, port broadside view, at the E.K. Wood Company wharf, Oakland, California,
circa 1940-1941
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white nitrate negative; 1 black-and-white preservation contact interpositive; 1 black-and-white preservation contact
negative.
Scope and Content Note
Cryers Shipyard is on the left.
Nitrate is located in freezer storage
Item No. 003.
Steamship underway at sea, starboard broadside view,
circa 1890-1940
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white nitrate negative; 1 black-and-white preservation contact interpositive; 1 black-and-white preservation contact
negative.
Nitrate is located in freezer storage
Item No. 004.
Star of Finland (built 1899; bark, 3m) docked, port broadside view, at the E.K. Wood Company wharf, Oakland, California,
circa 1940-1941
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white nitrate negative; 1 black-and-white preservation contact interpositive; 1 black-and-white preservation contact
negative.
Scope and Content Note
Cryers Shipyard is on the left.
Nitrate is located in freezer storage
Item No. 005.
Star of Lapland (built 1902; bark, 4m) docked,
1910-1935
Extent:
1 photograph (3 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white nitrate negative; 1 black-and-white preservation contact interpositive; 1 black-and-white preservation contact
negative.
Scope and Content Note
View from mid-ship to bow, starboard side view.
Item No. 006.
Chilkat (built 1890; passenger vessel) wreck, starboard quarter view, near Eureka, California,
1899 April
Creator/Collector:
Meiser, J.A.
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5.25 x 7.75 in., mounted on a 9 x 11 in. board. Handwritten on the verso: "To Ralph W. Demoro. Wreck of steamer 'Chilkat' near Eureka, Calif. on north spit to Eureka Bay.
From John C. Baird, 3124-Sylvan Avenue, Oakland, Calif."
Scope and Content Note
View from the beach. Passengers are still on board.
Item No. 007.
New York (built 1891; cruiser: U.S. Navy) anchored, starboard view,
1901 May 31?
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 glass plate negative, 4 x 5 in. Note: plate is broken into 2 pieces (upper left corner has broken off).
Item No. 008.
Iowa (built 1896; battleship: U.S. Navy) in San Francisco Bay, California,
1901 May 19?
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 glass plate negative. Note: Glass plate is broken. A majority of the plate is missing.
Scope and Content Note
Note: During processing in 2017, it was discovered that the glass plate was broken, and the portion of the plate that contained
the image of IOWA was missing.
Item No. 009.
Chilkat (built 1890; passenger vessel) wreck near Eureka, California,
1899 April
Creator/Collector:
Meiser, J.A.
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5.25 x 7.75 in., mounted on a 9 x 11 in. board. Handwritten on the verso: "To R. W. Demoro. Wreck of steamer 'Chilkat' near Eureka, Calif. on north spit to Eureka Bay. From
John C. Baird, 3124-Sylvan Avenue, Oakland, Calif."
Scope and Content Note
Passengers are still on board. A crowd of people is on the beach. A lifeboat is underway in wave. A wheeled apparatus is on
beach with large spools of rope.
Item No. 010.
Blackheath (built 1889; steamship) docked, starboard bow view, at Aberdeen, Washington,
1889-1907
Creator/Collector:
Leonard Photo
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.5 x 9.75 in., mounted on a 10 x 12 in. board. No. 18
Scope and Content Note
RUSTLER (tugboat) is on the left. Timber is floating in the water near the stern of BLACKHEATH. A West & Slade Grocery Company
sign is partly visible.
Item No. 011.
Dix (built 1892; transport: U.S. Army) in drydock, bow view,
1892-1920
Creator/Collector:
Miles, A.T.
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.75 x 8.5 in., mounted on a 10.5 x 12.5 in. board.
Item No. 012.
Danmark (built 1933; ship, 3m: training ship) underway, starboard quarter view, near San Francisco, California,
circa 1946
Creator/Collector:
Campbell, Bob
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Item No. 013.
Danmark (built 1933; ship, 3m: training ship) underway, port view, passing under the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California,
circa 1946
Creator/Collector:
Campbell, Bob
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Item No. 014.
Danmark (built 1933; ship, 3m: training ship) underway, starboard broadside view, near San Francisco, California,
circa 1946
Creator/Collector:
Young, Bill
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Item No. 015.
Danmark (built 1933; ship, 3m: training ship) underway, starboard bow view, on San Francisco Bay, California,
circa 1946
Creator/Collector:
Campbell, Bob
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
The Golden Gate Bridge is in the background.
Item No. 016.
Launching ways at an unidentified shipyard,
circa 1890-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. "Union Iron Works?" is handwritten on the verso.
Scope and Content Note
View down the ways after the launching of a vessel. Spectators are in view.
Item No. 017.
C.A. Smith Lumber Company, Bay Point, California,
circa 1910-1940
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
View of railroad tracks and stacks of lumber.
Item No. 018.
Grapeshot (bark, 3m) underway, port broadside view,
circa 1850
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Copy of a lithograph captioned, "The Celebrated Clipper Bark Grapeshot Belonging to Geo. Law Esq. N.Y."
Item No. 019.
Richard Holyoke (built 1877; tugboat) surrounded by ice, port bow view,
1890-1916
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Puget Sound Tug and Barge Company vessel.
Item No. 020.
Independence (built 1942; aircraft carrier: U.S. Navy) at Hunters Point, San Francisco, California,
1948 May 16
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Hull is damaged. INDEPENDENCE was used as target practice for atom bomb testing at Bikini Atoll in 1946.
Item No. 021.
Enid Victory (built 1945; cargo ship: Victory ship) underway, starboard view, on San Francisco Bay, California,
1948 May 16
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
A tugboat is alongside.
Item No. 022.
Agamemnon (built 1929; cargo ship) docked, port broadside view, at San Francisco, California,
1948 May 16
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in.
Scope and Content Note
Blue Funnel Line vessel.
Item No. 023.
J. A. Moffett (built 1915; tanker) anchored, starboard broadside view, in San Francisco Bay, California,
1915-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 10 x 13.75 in.
Item No. 024.
Dix (built 1892; transport: U.S. Army) underway, port bow view,
1892-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 6 x 8 in., mounted on a 10 x 12 in. board. No. 1756
Item No. 025.
Congress (built 1913; passenger vessel) underway, port bow view,
1913-1916
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 10 x 14.25 in. "S.F. 81." "Property of C.L. Germann. July 6-1934."
Scope and Content Note
Caption: S.S. Congress - 443 feet long.
Item No. 026.
Gila (built 1872; sternwheel paddle riverboat), port broadside view, possibly on the Colorado River,
circa 1872-1900
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 9 x 14.25 in. "SouPac Ferry Boats on Colorado River 1872. Designed by Captn Terain. Length - 140.8'. Width 31.0'. Depth 3'6". Where built
San Francisco. Home port El Paso. Page 285 US Register 1890."
Item No. 027.
Star of England (built 1893; bark, 3m) moored, starboard view,
1906-1935
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 7 x 11 in.
Item No. 028.
Turrialba (built 1909; steamship) docked, starboard bow view,
circa 1910-1950
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Item No. 029.
Tugboat underway, starboard broadside view, with the waterfront in the background, possibly Richmond, California,
circa 1910-1950
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 030.
Tacoma, Washington, waterfront,
1889
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Image of page 25 of The Northwest Magazine, March 1889, with an illustration of the waterfront captioned "Tacoma.-Harbor Scene
and Wheat Warehouses." In the illustration, sailing vessels are docked and underway.
Item No. 031.
Tacoma, Washington, waterfront,
1889?
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Image of a page of a periodical with an illustration of the waterfront captioned "A Harbor Scene, Tacoma." In the illustration,
sailing vessels are docked and a rowboat is underway. Signed by artist J. Anderson.
Item No. 032.
Sailing vessels receiving a cargo of coal at the coal bunkers, Tacoma, Washington,
1889?
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Image a periodical page with an illustration captioned "Ship Receiving Cargo of Coal at the Tacoma Coal Bunkers." In the illustration,
coal is being loaded by a chute onto the deck of the vessel. Signed by artist J. Anderson.
Item No. 033.
Fall River Line paddle ferry underway during a storm,
1880-1889
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Copy of an illustration captioned "Delayed by a Storm in the Eighties." The ferry, a tugboat, and other vessels are trying
to make their way through icy water.
Item No. 034.
Loading lumber on the docks, Tacoma, Washington,
1889?
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Image a periodical page with an illustration captioned "Loading Lumber at the Tacoma Wharves." In the illustration, a sailing
ship is docked and men are handling lumber on the wharf.
Item No. 035.
Steamboat wharf, Tacoma, Washington,
1889
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Image of page 15 of The Northwest Magazine, March 1889, with an illustration of the waterfront captioned "Tacoma.-The Steamboat
Wharf." In the illustration, vessels are wharfside and in the stream.
Item No. 036.
Fall River Line vessel saloon and dining room,
circa 1880-1890
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Copy of an illustration captioned "Going to Boston in the Gilded Age." In the illustration, passengers are seated in the saloon
and dining room aboard a vessel.
Item No. 037.
Freighter docked, starboard bow view, at San Francisco, California,
circa 1935-1950
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is in the background.
Item No. 038.
Claremore Queen (riverboat) docked, bow view,
circa 1935?
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Movie vessel?
Item No. 039.
Claremore Queen (riverboat) pilot house,
circa 1935?
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Movie vessel?
Item No. 040.
Henry M. Stephens (built 1944; cargo ship: Liberty ship) docked, starboard bow view,
1945-1947
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
SEA BLENNY (built 1945; cargo ship) is docked astern.
Item No. 041.
Oil derricks on Signal Hill, Long Beach, California,
1920-1940
Creator/Collector:
Brookwell
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Caption: Signal Hill Long Beach, Cal. 756
Item No. 042.
Iran Victory (built 1944; cargo ship: Victory ship) docked, starboard bow view,
1944-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 043.
Carl E. Ladd (built 1944; cargo ship: Liberty ship) docked, stern view,
1944-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 044.
Cargo ship docked, bow view, at San Francisco, California,
circa 1945-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
A crane barge is alongside the vessel. Alcatraz Island is in the distance.
Item No. 045.
Admiral Halstead (built 1921; cargo ship) and Admiral Nulton (built 1920; cargo ship) docked at the 6th Street Bridge (location
not further identified),
1930-1949
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 046.
Great Isaac (tugboat?) docked, bow view, at San Francisco, California,
circa 1940-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
GREENVILLE [VICTORY?] (cargo ship) is docked on the left. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is in the background.
Item No. 047.
Marline Hitch (built 1945; cargo ship) docked, starboard bow view,
1945-1950
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
An unidentified cargo ship is docked astern. There are large piles of lumber on the dock.
Item No. 048.
Young America (built 1943; cargo ship) docked, starboard bow view, at San Francisco, California,
1943-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Item No. 049.
Denison Victory (built 1945; cargo ship: Victory ship) docked, port bow view,
1945-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 050.
Dagmar Salen (built 1937; cargo ship) docked, starboard bow view,
1937-1950
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 051.
Clarence Roberts (built 1944; cargo ship: Liberty ship) docked, starboard bow view,
1944-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Item No. 052.
Marine Wolf (built 1944; cargo ship) docked, starboard bow view,
1944-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 053.
President McKinley (cargo ship) docked, port bow view,
circa 1945-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 054.
Peru (steamship) docked, starboard bow view, at San Francisco, California,
circa 1935-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is in the background.
Item No. 055.
Lakeland Victory (built 1945; cargo ship: Victory ship) docked, port bow view,
1945-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
BLUE JACKET (built 1943; cargo ship) is partially in view on the right, bow view.
Item No. 056.
Council Bluffs Victory (built 1945; cargo ship: Victory ship) docked, starboard bow view,
1945-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Item No. 057.
Quebec (built 1943; cargo ship) docked, port bow view,
1943-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Item No. 058.
Elisha P. Ferry (built 1943; cargo ship: Liberty ship) docked, port bow view,
1943-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 059.
Lightning (built 1942; cargo ship) docked, starboard bow view,
1942-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 060.
Wangaratta (built 1945; cargo ship) docked, port bow view,
1945-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
An unidentified cargo ship is docked astern.
Item No. 061.
Surprise (built 1942; cargo ship) docked, starboard bow view,
1942-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
SAN GIUSEPPE is one of the small craft in view on the left.
Item No. 062.
Thor I (built 1890; cargo ship docked, starboard bow view, at San Francisco, California,
circa 1940-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 063.
Crescent (built 1944; destroyer: Royal Canadian Navy) docked, port bow view,
1944-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 064.
Antar (built 1941; cargo ship) docked, starboard bow view, at San Francisco, California,
1941-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.5 x 4.25 in.
Item No. 065.
Somerville (built 1929; cargo ship) docked, port bow view,
circa 1940-1955
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.5 in.
Item No. 066.
Monowai (built 1890; passenger vessel) underway, port broadside view,
1890-1920
Creator/Collector:
Taber, I. W. (Isaiah West), 1830-1912
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white albumen photographic print, 2.75 x 3.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Caption: Union and Oceanic Steamship Company. Commander, M. Carey. 1st Officer, G.F. Maitland. Chief Engineer, D. McKaig.
Purser, J. Ness Keith. Chief Steward, E.A. Young. Surgeon, John P. Frizell.
Item No. 067.
Sail and steam vessels docked at Boston, Massachusetts,
circa 1890-1930
Extent:
1 photograph (2 physical forms).
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 4 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
A small building on the wharf has "Coffee Rooms" painted on the side.
Item No. 068.
Two three-masted ships anchored at Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada,
circa 1865-1900
Creator/Collector:
Helios
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 4 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Same image as Item 078.
Item No. 069.
Idaho (built 1916; steam schooner), Oregon (built 1916; steam schooner), Svea (built 1906; steam schooner), and Helen P. Drew
(built 1904; steam schooner) docked,
circa 1920-1950
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
A water tower is in view with "American Can Company" painted on it.
Item No. 070.
Gifford (built 1892; bark, 4m) aground off Mussel Rock, California,
1903
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 4 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
View as seen from a cliff. A barge is alongside GIFFORD.
Item No. 071.
Steamship docked, possibly a wreck, with unidentified activity on deck,
circa 1900-1940
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
See also Item 101. Possibly the same vessel.
Item No. 072.
Star of Alaska (built 1886; ship, 3m) under tow, port quarter view, at Moore Dry Dock Company shipyard, Oakland, California,
1955 July 19
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5 x 7 in.
Scope and Content Note
A tugboat is alongside. PINE TREE MARINER (built 1952; cargo ship) and an unidentified carago ship are docked in the background.
Item No. 073.
New York (built 1891; cruiser: U.S. Navy) anchored, starboard view, on San Francisco Bay, California,
1901 August 31
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Item No. 074.
Iowa (built 1896; battleship: U.S. Navy) on San Francisco Bay, California,
1901 May 19
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Item No. 075.
Steam schooner with a deckload of lumber underway, San Francisco, California,
1914 June 23
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5.5 in. Handwritten on the verso: "Just a waterfront scene in S.F. June 23, 1914. [illegible - Smokey?] - color screen used."
Scope and Content Note
Same image as Item 001.
Item No. 076.
Elinor H (built 1920; schooner, 5m) underway, starboard bow view, with a deck load of lumber,
1920-1940
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5 x 7 in.
Item No. 077.
Steamship docked, port broadside view,
circa 1920-1940
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4.5 x 6.25 in.
Item No. 078.
Two three-masted ships anchored at Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada,
circa 1865-1900
Creator/Collector:
Helios
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 4.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Same image as Item 068.
Item No. 079.
Vessel under construction, deck view,
circa 1900-1930
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 6 in. "Union Iron Works?" is handwritten on the verso.
Scope and Content Note
A crane is lifting the pilot house.
Item No. 080.
Eemdyk (freighter) underway, port bow view,
circa 1915-1930
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5 x 7 in.
Item No. 081.
Gaelic? (steamship) docked, port broadside view,
circa 1880-1910
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5.25 x 8.5 in.
Item No. 082.
Crescent City (built 1860; steam schooner) docked, port broadside view, at San Francisco, California,
circa 1880-1910
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5.25 x 8.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Off Dickies' shipyard. Pacific Mail Steamship Company are the owners of the vessel.
Item No. 083.
Anegawa (steamship) underway, starboard view,
circa 1906
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Vessel of His Imperial Japanese Majesty's Service.
Caption: "Souvenir of the Reception on Board H.I.J.M.S. 'Anegawa' Oct. 6th 1906."
Item No. 084.
Lumber loading at Aberdeen, Washington,
1912
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in., mounted on 5 x 6.75 in. cardboard.
Scope and Content Note
Two steamships and a three- or four-masted barkentine are docked. Piles of lumber are stacked on the dock. A longshoreman,
wearing a derby hat, is handing a chain around a long piece of lumber.
Item No. 085.
Passenger steamship docked, starboard quarter view,
circa 1900-1930
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Item No. 086.
Princess May (built 1888; passenger vessel) aground,
1910
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Item No. 087.
Steamship wrecked, port bow view,
circa 1900
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 4 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
The vessel is partially submerged. The previous envelope identified the image as the wreck of MEXICAN circa 1900; however,
the photo might be misidentified.
Item No. 088.
Steamer-barkentine in the stream,
circa 1890-1930
Creator/Collector:
Newman Company
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 5 x 7.5 in., mounted on 6.75 x 9.25 in. cardboard.
Scope and Content Note
Moonlight scene, either at Avalon, Catalina Island, or at Long Beach, California.
Item No. 089.
Sutro Heights parapet, San Francisco, California,
circa 1900-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 89-93 are mounted on 1 album leaf.
Item No. 090.
Chain of Lakes, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California,
circa 1900-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 89-93 are mounted on 1 album leaf.
Item No. 091.
Chain of Lakes, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California,
circa 1900-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.75 x 4.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 89-93 are mounted on 1 album leaf.
Item No. 092.
Leipzig (built 1905; cruiser: German Navy) in the stream, bow view,
1906-1914
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 89-93 are mounted on 1 album leaf.
Item No. 093.
Idzumo (built 1900; cruiser: Japanese Navy) underway, starboard quarter view,
1900-1920
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 4.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 89-93 are mounted on 1 album leaf.
Item No. 094.
Lumber of the Tacoma Mill Company, Tacoma, Washington,
circa 1880-1890
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white negative, 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Scope and Content Note
Image of a periodical page with an illustration of the waterfront captioned "Tacoma.-Lumber Mills of the Tacoma Mill Co."
In the illustration, sailing vessels are docked and anchored offshore.
Item No. 095.
Luckenbach Line freighter docked with Fearless (tugboat) alongside,
circa 1900-1940
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 14 x 17 in.
Scope and Content Note
Lumber is floating in the water in the foreground.
Item No. 096.
Man standing on an "unsinkable" rowboat near the old Bay Farm Island bridge, Alameda, California,
circa 1918-1930
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 14 x 17 in.
Scope and Content Note
Card accompanying the photograph reads, "'Unsinkable' Boat Near the Old Bay Farm Island Bridge. Attend the Regatta August
20-25."
Item No. 097.
Motor launch underway, port broadside view, on San Francisco Bay, California,
circa 1918-1930
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 14 x 17 in.
Scope and Content Note
Two unidentified U.S. Navy vessels are in the background. Card accompanying the photograph reads, "Water Taxis to the Old
'Battle Wagons.' Attend Alameda's First Annual Regatta. August 20 to 25."
Item No. 098.
Steam schooner underway, port broadside view,
circa 1900-1930
Creator/Collector:
Bartlett & Co.
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 10.5 x 15.75 in.
Item No. 099.
Newark (built 1877; paddle ferry) underway in the San Francisco Bay Area, California,
circa 1880-1925
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 14 x 19 in.
Item No. 100.
Steam schooner loading by sling at a dog hole in Mendocino, California,
circa 1880-1930
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 14 x 17 in.
Item No. 101.
Steamship wreck at an unidentified waterfront,
circa 1900-1940
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.25 x 5 in.
Scope and Content Note
See also Item 071. Possibly the same vessel.
