Pacific Queen (built 1886; ship, 3m) photograph, 1933-1954

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Summary

Title:
Pacific Queen (built 1886; ship, 3m) photograph
Dates:
1933-1954
Creators:
Watts, Capt. Charles A.
Abstract:
The Pacific Queen (built 1886; ship, 3m) photograph, 1933-1954, (SAFR 24663, P16-005) is comprised of a photograph of PACIFIC QUEEN under sail. 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], P16-005 (SAFR 24663), Pacific Queen (built 1886; ship, 3m) photograph, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Pacific Queen (built 1886; ship, 3m) photograph, 1933-1954, (SAFR 24663, P16-005) is comprised of a photograph of PACIFIC QUEEN under sail. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.

Contains 1 black-and-white photographic print, 10 x 13.5 in., of PACIFIC QUEEN (built 1886; ship, 3m) underway in an unidentified location, view off the port bow, 1933-1954. A man is standing on the end of the bowsprit. Other men are on the deck and aloft.

Biographical / historical:

BALCLUTHA was a steel-hulled ship built by Charles Connell and Company in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1886. She served in the Europe-San Francisco grain trade and Pacific Coast lumber trade. In 1904, BALCLUTHA was sold to the Alaska Packers Association for use as a salmon packet. She was renamed STAR OF ALASKA in 1906. In 1933, she was sold to Frank Kissinger who renamed her PACIFIC QUEEN and exhibited her as a pirate ship. In 1954, she was purchased by the San Francisco Maritime Museum, and was restored to her former appearance and name. Today, BALCLUTHA is preserved as a museum ship at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-02504

Found in the PACIFIC QUEEN scrapbook in the Library collection (VM 6.5 B3P3 pam). A note on the print verso reads, "Gift - Capt. Watts coll. 8/1975"

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 .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: L. Bianchi, July 2016.
Date Prepared:
2016
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 10/1/2016 .

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], P16-005 (SAFR 24663), Pacific Queen (built 1886; ship, 3m) photograph, 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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