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A guide to the Harold Alton Snyder photograph collection, 1919-1925
P16-012 (SAFR 24848)
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Title: Harold Alton Snyder photograph collection
Date: 1919-1925
Identifier/Call Number: P16-012 (SAFR 24848)
Creator:
Snyder, Harold Alton
Physical Description:
11 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Harold Alton Snyder photograph collection, circa 1919-1925, (SAFR 24848, P16-012) is comprised mainly of photographs taken
during voyages aboard H.F. ALEXANDER (built 1914; passenger vessel). The collection has been processed to the Collection level
and is open for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.
Nitrate negatives are restricted from use. Use-copies can be provided.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P16-012 (SAFR 24848), Harold Alton Snyder photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-02502
This collection was transferred and accessioned from the library to the museum and archival collections in 2016. Originally
received from Thea Snyder Lowry, daughter of Harold Alton Snyder, in 1998.
Historical or Biographical Note
Harold Alton Snyder (August 26, 1900-December 23, 1968) was born in Seattle, Washington. He served as a crewmember aboard
H.F. ALEXANDER (built 1914; passenger vessel) in the early 1920s. He had two children, son Gary (1930- ) and daughter Anthea
(1932-2002).
The Harold Alton Snyder photograph collection, circa 1919-1925, (SAFR 24848, P16-012) is comprised mainly of photographs taken
during voyages aboard H.F. ALEXANDER (built 1914; passenger vessel). The collection has been processed to the Collection level
and is open for use.
Contains 11 photographs (10 black-and-white photographic prints and 1 black-and-white nitrate negative) of Harold Alton Snyder
as a crewmember aboard H.F. ALEXANDER (built 1914; passenger vessel), circa 1919-1925. Includes photographs of the vessel,
Snyder, other crewmembers, and local scenes near Panama City, Panama.
- 01-02. H.F. ALEXANDER anchored off Miami, Florida, circa 1919-1925. 2 black-and-white photographic prints, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
- 03. Harold Snyder in uniform standing beneath a nameboard aboard H.F. ALEXANDER, circa 1919-1925. 1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.75 in.
- 04. An unidentified man (possibly Harold Snyder) holding a camera while standing next to an unidentified woman while aboard a vessel, circa 1919-1925. 1 black-and-white nitrate negative, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
- 05-07. Harold Snyder and Douglas McLeon aboard H.F. ALEXANDER while traveling through the Panama Canal, October 1925. 3 black-and-white photographic prints, 2.75 x 4.5 in.
- 08-10. Panama City and outskirts, circa 1923. 3 black-and-white photographic prints, 2.5 x 3.5 in.
- 11. Road to Mount Rainier, Washington, 1919. 1 black-and-white photographic print, 2.5 x 4.5 in.
No arrangement due to the small size of the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Passenger ships
Voyages and travels
H.F. Alexander (built 1914; passenger vessel)
Black-and-white negatives
Cellulose nitrate film
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints