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Finding Aid to the Martha Hoffman Ship And Railroad Postcard Album, 1890-1939

This description was produced by the Historic Documents Department of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historic Documents Department

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

National Park Service
Third Floor, Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone: 415-561-7030
Fax: 415-556-3540
All written inquiries should include your name, mailing address, and telephone numbers.
2007

Finding Aid to the Martha Hoffman ship and railroad postcard album, 1890-1939

Collection Number: P05-016

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Historic Documents Department

San Francisco, California

Contact Information:

  • San Francisco Maritime
  • National Historical Park
  • Third Floor, Building E, Fort Mason
  • San Francisco, CA 94123
  • Phone: 415-561-7030
  • Fax: 415-556-3540
  • All written inquiries should include your name, mailing address, and telephone numbers.
    Processed by:
    Charles Miller
    Date Completed:
    4/27/2005
    Encoded by:
    San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park,

    Historic Documents Department

Summary

Title: Martha Hoffman ship and railroad postcard album,
Date: 1890-1939
Collection No: P05-016
Creator: Hoffman, Martha

Extent: 1 item.
Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (Calif.)
Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
Abstract: The postcard album contains 75 marine vessel postcards and 39 train postcards collected by Martha Hoffman. The train postcards, out of scope, have been retained to maintain the integrity of the album. 32 of the marine vessel postcards are of U.S. naval vessels, 12 are of Bay Area ferry boats and 11 are of steam ships. The bulk of the naval ships were postcards depicting the Great White Fleet.
Physical Location: Historic Documents Department
Language: In English.

Indexing Terms

The following are indexing terms related to the description of this collection.
Photography of ships

United States. Navy--Cruise, 1907-1909--Pictorial works

Postcards

Photograph albums

Information for Researchers

Access Information

Access
This collection is open for research.

Access Information

Condition Restrictions

There are no restrictions based on the condition of this material. However, you should be aware that access to collection material is always at the discretion of NPS curatorial staff if the condition warrants restricting the access and handling of the collection items at any time.

Conditions of Use

Use
The San Francisco Maritime NHP possesses physical property rights through ownership of the materials. However, copyright may reside with the individual or corporate body responsible for the creation of the materials, or with their heirs. It is the user's responsibility to respect the provisions of the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission to reproduce or publish from this collection must be secured by the user from the copyright holders.
Preferred Citation
[Item title or description including date]. Martha Hoffman ship and railroad postcard album, P05-016. [Location within collection organization identified by container number, series number, file unit number, or item number]. Historic Documents Department, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Processing/Project Information

Processing and Cataloging
Processed by Charles Miller and completed 4/27/2005.
ANCS+ Catalog No. SAFR 20704.

The collection is cataloged in the National Park Service (NPS) Automated National Catalog System (ANCS+). A portion of the ANCS+ catalog record can be viewed on the NPS Museum Collections on the Web Catalog by searching on the catalog number 20704 at http://www.museum.nps.gov/safr/page.htm. Do not include the acronym "SAFR" in the search.

Administrative Information

History

This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.

Custodial History

The items were donated to the San Francisco Maritime Museum (SFMM) by Martha Hoffman on November 9, 1966. (See SFMM Accession Log, page 388, line 2) The materials were accessioned into the National Park Service when the museum was made a unit of Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA-735) and then were transferred to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park after the establishment of the new park in 1989 (SAFR-1).

Acquisition

Accession number SAFR-00001.

Administrative Information

Scope and Content

The postcard album contains 75 marine vessel postcards and 39 train postcards collected by Martha Hoffman. The train postcards, out of scope, have been retained to maintain the integrity of the album. 32 of the marine vessel postcards are of U.S. naval vessels, 12 are of Bay Area ferry boats and 11 are of steam ships. The bulk of the naval ships were postcards depicting the Great White Fleet.

Arrangement

The postcards in the album do not appear to be organized and arranged in any order.
Album Inventory
Page 1.

YALE (steamer) Pacific Navigation Company

Unnamed 3m bark, naval training vessel

Unnamed 3m bark, possibly STAR OF INDIA
Page 2.

USS COLORADO, 1905

USS VERMONT (battleship)

Unknown Brigantine
Page 3.

Unknown British battleship

Unknown 3m full-rigged ship
Page 4.

KENTUCKY (battleship)

Unknown 2m schooner

Unknown British 4m bark
Page 5.

USS PENNSYLVANIA

USS MISSOURI

SS SIBERIA
Page 6.

M.S. TATSUTA MARU

ALABAMA (battleship)
Page 7.

NEBRASKA (battleship)

Unknown brigantine

VIRGINIA (battleship)
Page 8.

"Looking Through the Golden Gate at Sunset", W. A. Coulter painting

SOLANO, Southern Pacific Ferry Boat

European ketch, with steamer in background
Page 9.

BUCKMAN (built 1901, screw steamer)

SARATOGA (naval training ship)

MINNESOTA (battleship)
Page 10.

Ferry NEWARK

Ferry OAKLAND (Charles Weidener photograph)

Ferry GARDEN CITY (Weidener photo)
Page 11.

Ferry THROUGHFARE

Ferry NEWARK (Weidener photo)

Ferry BERKELEY (Weidener photo)
Page 12.

French 4m bark

RHODE ISLAND (battleship)

LOUISIANA (battleship)
Page 13.

Ferry ENCINAL

Ferry NEWARK
Page 14.

MAINE (battleship)

SOUTH DAKOTA (battleship)
Page 15.

Ferry ENCINAL (Weidener photo)

Ferry BAY CITY (Weidener photo)

Ferry PIEDMONT (Weidener photo)
Page 16.

Unknown 4m schooner

CONNECTICUT (battleship)

MISSOURI (battleship) (duplicate of postcard from p. 5)
Page 17.

Unknown 2m brig, with bark in background

ST. MARY'S (naval school ship)

HARTFORD (navy training ship)
Page 18. empty
Pages 19-31. train postcards
Page 32. empty
Page 33.

PHILADELPHIA (armored cruiser)

USS VIRGINIA
Page 34.

HARVARD (passenger vessel), 1911

YALE (passenger vessel), 1911

PAUL JONES (torpedo boat destroyer)
Page 35.

DECATUR (patrol boat)
Page 36.

KENTUCKY (battleship)

OREGON (battleship)
Page 37.

CONSTELLATION (training ship)
Page 38.

MONONGAHELA (training ship)

WISCONSIN (battleship)

MONTANA (armored cruiser)
Page 39.

British 4m bark

CALIFORNIA (armored cruiser)
Page 40.

NAPA VALLEY (steamer) Monticello Steamship Co.

GENERAL FRISBEE (steamer) Monticello Steamship Co.

KOREA II (steamer) Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Page 41.

Unknown 4m schooner

Unknown German steamship and sail ship, "A Merry Christmas"
Page 42.

Unknown Dutch paddle wheel steamer, 2 postcards
Page 43.

MONGOLIA (steamer) Pacific Mail Steamship Co.

HARVARD (steamship)

Unknown 4m bark
Page 44.

HARTFORD (sloop of war)

USS SOUTH DAKOTA

USS CONSTITUTION
Page 45.

Middle East port painting
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