J. Porter Shaw photograph collection, 1896-1897

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Summary

Creators:
Pearce, [I.?] Shaw, J. Porter
Abstract:
The J. Porter Shaw photograph collection, circa 1890-1900, (SAFR 24838, P79-058a) is comprised of a photograph album documenting a voyage aboard ULSTERMORE (built 1894; freighter) between Liverpool, England, and Baltimore, Maryland, 1896-1897, as well as miscellaneous loose photographic prints. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.
Extent:
4 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P79-058a (SAFR 24838), J. Porter Shaw photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The J. Porter Shaw photograph collection, circa 1890-1900, (SAFR 24838, P79-058a) is comprised of a photograph album documenting a voyage aboard ULSTERMORE (built 1894; freighter) between Liverpool, England, and Baltimore, Maryland, 1896-1897, as well as miscellaneous loose photographic prints. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.

Contains 1 photograph album with 54 black-and-white photographic prints photographed and complied by the first officer of ULSTERMORE (built 1894; freighter) during a voyage between Liverpool, England, and Baltimore, Maryland, 1896-1897. Includes photographs of ULSTERMORE and her crew members as well as photographs of other vessels and landscapes spotted during the trip. The collection also includes photographs of a river vessel in England; an unidentified group of children; and a man and a woman walking on a rocky river bed.

Biographical / historical:

This collection does not include a historical or biographical note.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

GOGA-00789

Gift from the J. Porter Shaw estate, 1959.

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.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

Arranged into two File Units: File Unit 1. Classified collection items; File Unit 2. Photo collection items.

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:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P79-058a (SAFR 24838), J. Porter Shaw photograph collection, 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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