Elissa (built 1877; bark, 3m) photograph album, 1971

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Summary

Creators:
Soeten, Harlan Kortum, Karl
Abstract:
The Elissa (built 1877; bark, 3m) photograph album, circa 1971, (SAFR 24657, P15-030) is comprised of an album containing images and text about the bark ELISSA. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Extent:
1 item
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P15-030 (SAFR 24657), Elissa (built 1877; bark, 3m) photograph album, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Elissa (built 1877; bark, 3m) photograph album, circa 1971, (SAFR 24657, P15-030) is comprised of an album containing images and text about the bark ELISSA. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.

Consists of 1 photograph album, 16 x 22 in., containing five pages of a brief history of ELISSA (built 1877; bark, 3m) and her builder Alexander Hall & Company, compiled by Karl Kortum and Harlan Soeten circa 1971. The text gives a brief update of her current condition as of 1971 and mentions the possibility of using ELISSA as a youth training vessel after restoration.

Image list by page:

Page 1. ELISSA sail plan, port broadside view, by J. Henderson, Aberdeen, 1971. 1 color print, 8.75 x 14 in.

Page 2. Painting by Oswald Brett of FJELD, ex-ELISSA, underway, port broadside view, 1897-1911. She is flying the Bugge and Olsen flag. 1 black-and-white photographic print, 9.25 x 13.25 in. Credit Norsk Sjofartsmuseum, Oslo, Norway.

Page 3. ELISSA bow view and deck view while anchored at Piraeus, Greece, 1971. 2 color photographic prints, 5 x 7.25 in.

Page 4. Text only.

Page 5.Watercolor painting by Mark Myers of ELISSA underway on San Francisco Bay, California. 1 color photographic print, 6.75 x 9.5 in.

Biographical / historical:

ELISSA is an iron-hulled three -masted bark. She was built in 1877 by Alexander Hall & Company in Aberdeen, Scotland. She is currently owned by the Galveston Historical Foundation in Galveston, Texas.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-02387

Transfer from the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Library (call number fff VM311 B4 E4) in 2015. The album was created by Karl Kortum and Harlan Soeten circa 1971.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

Single item.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P15-030 (SAFR 24657), Elissa (built 1877; bark, 3m) photograph album, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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