Capital City (built 1910; riverboat) postcard, 1915

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Summary

Title:

Capital City (built 1910; riverboat) postcard,

Dates:

1915

Creators:

California Transportation Company

Abstract:

One color lithograph postcard of the riverboat CAPITAL CITY.

Extent:

1 item.

Language:

In English.

Preferred citation:

Preferred Citation

[Item title or description including date]. Capital City (built 1910; riverboat) postcard, P05-022. [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.

Background

Scope and content:

One color lithograph postcard of the riverboat CAPITAL CITY.

The caption reads: "Steamer 'Capital City' San Francisco and Sacramento, California. Comfort and luxury afloat, suites with bath, barber shop, excellent dining service. California Transportation Company, Main Office, Jackson St. Pier, San Francisco."

Postcard is postmarked June 16, illegible year, with a Panama Pacific Exposition cancellation. The writing appears to be German, and is addressed to "Mrs. Goesch, 2994 Fruitvale Ave, Oakland."

Biographical / historical:

Historical Note
CAPITAL CITY was a stern-wheeler riverboat built in 1910 and owned by the California Transportation Co., and was used as a passenger riverboat between Sacramento and San Francisco. Her sister ship was FORT SUTTER. Both the CAPITAL CITY and FORT SUTTER were in service until June 1927, when they were replaced by the DELTA KING and DELTA QUEEN. CAPITAL CITY was ultimately re-named PORT OF STOCKTON and was sold to the U.S. government in 1942.

Acquisition information:

Accession number SAFR-00001.

Custodial history:

The item was purchased by the San Francisco Maritime Museum from the Argonaut Book Shop, San Francisco, on August 5, 1966. 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).

Processing information:

Processing and Cataloging

Processed by Charles Miller and completed 4/27/2005.

ANCS+ Catalog No. SAFR 20710.
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 20710 at http://www.museum.nps.gov/safr/page.htm. Do not include the acronym "SAFR" in the search.

Arrangement:

No arrangement.

Physical location:

Historic Documents Department

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard.

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Postcards
Color lithographs
Names:: Capital City (built 1910; riverboat)
California Transportation Company

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: This description was produced by the Historic Documents Department of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Date Prepared:: 2007
Date Encoded:: Machine-readable finding aid generated by automated script. Data derived from the ANCS+/Rediscovery archives module database and other sources. Date of source: 4/27/2005.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Access

This collection is open for research.

Condition Restrictions
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Use

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