A guide to the James J. Jensen photographs, 1910-1920
Processed by: L. Bianchi, November 2014.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
2015
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A Guide to the James J. Jensen photographs
P14-002
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2015, National Park Service
Title: James J. Jensen photographs
Date: 1910-1920
Identifier/Call Number: P14-002 (SAFR 24422)
Creator:
Jensen, James J.
Physical Description:
59 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The James J. Jensen photograph collection, 1910-1920, (SAFR 24422, P14-002) is comprised mainly of photographs of James J.
Jensen and views aboard AURORA (built 1902; barkentine, 4m). 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.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P14-002 (SAFR 24422), James J. Jensen photographs, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-02280
The collection was a gift from Robert J. Jensen in 1990. The album belonged to his father, James J. Jensen.
Historical or Biographical Note
James J. Jensen (1896-1960) was a sailor. He is listed as an A. B. aboard the Charles Nelson Company's vessel AURORA (built
1902; barkentine, 4m) during a voyage from Sydney, Australia, to San Francisco, Claifornia, in 1918 with Captain Alff Hansen
as master. Jensen was born in Michigan on August 17, 1896, to Hans Peter and Augusta (Rasmussen) Jensen. He had a sister named
Mary. He died in San Francisco on November 19, 1960. He also lived in Linnton, Oregon, and in Washington.
- Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2000.
- Ancestry.com. California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2008.
- Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2006.
- Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2005.
The James J. Jensen photograph collection, 1910-1920, (SAFR 24422, P14-002) is comprised mainly of photographs of James J.
Jensen and views aboard AURORA (built 1902; barkentine, 4m). The collection has been processed to the Collection level and
is open for use.
Contains photographs of James J. Jensen, his family, and friends aboard vessels and ashore, 1910-1920. There are 59 black-and-white
photographic prints and postcards. Fifty of the photographs are mounted on thirteen black paper pages that were formerly part
of a photograph album. Nine of the photographs are loose, of which six have pieces of black paper adhered to the back which
suggests that they were previously mounted in this album or a different album.
The photographs were taken aboard AURORA (built 1902; barkentine, 4m) and other unidentified sailing vessels and steamships.
James J. Jensen was a sailor on AURORA during a voyage in approximately 1917-1918. Some of the photographs in the collection
might be from this voyage.
Jensen is photographed with his father, Hans Peter Jensen, aboard an unidentified vessel (Item 51), as well as with other
people, possibly including his mother Augusta and his sister Mary, aboard AURORA likely while in port. Some photographs may
also show Captain Alff Hansen, master of AURORA. There is one photograph of U.S. Navy sailor Preston Peterson aboard AURORA.
Kathryn Asmussen and an unidentified man (possibly James J. Jensen) are photographed likely aboard AURORA (built 1902; barkentine,
4m) or SAMAR (built 1901; schooner, 4m) in Item 52. Kathryn was the daughter of Captain Marcus Asmussen, master of SAMAR.
Other photographs of vessels underway and docked are identified as JAMES JOHNSON (built 1901; barkentine, 4m), MCLAURIN (bark,
3m), and possibly WERNER VINNEN (built 1891; bark, 4m) and CHAMPIGNY (bark, 4m). Additional sailing and steamships are unidentified,
including one photograph of a shipwrecked steam schooner. There are also photographs of men repairing sails and washing the
deck of a sailing vessel (possibly AURORA) as well as photographs of a deck load of lumber and the deck awash.
One photograph is labeled as being taken in Seattle, Washington, but most other locations are unidentified. Several photographs
show James J. Jensen, likely with his family, standing on a residential street with snow on the ground. The street is possibly
located in Linnton, Oregon, where Jensen lived. Item 59 is a postcard of Linnton showing the Clark & Wilson Lumber Co. plant
where Hans Peter Jensen was employed.
No arrangement due to the small size of the collection. The original order of the album pages is unknown.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Barkentines
Sailing ships
Merchant ships
Voyages and travels
Aurora (built 1902; barkentine, 4m)
Oregon
Pacific Coast (North America)
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints
Photographic postcards
Photograph albums