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A guide to the Thomas Judson postcard collection, 1878-1935
P98-009 (SAFR 22330)  
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  • Access
  • Publication and Use Rights
  • Processing Note
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Historical or Biographical Note
  • Collection Scope and Content
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Related Materials

  • Title: Thomas Judson postcard collection
    Date: 1878-1935
    Identifier/Call Number: P98-009 (SAFR 22330)
    Creator: Judson, Thomas
    Physical Description: 20 items.
    Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
    Building E, Fort Mason
    San Francisco, CA 94123
    Abstract: The Thomas Judson postcard collection, 1878-1935, (SAFR 22330, P98-009) is comprised mainly of postcards of west coast passenger vessels. The collection has been processed to the item level and is open for use.
    Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
    Language(s): In English.

    Access

    This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

    Publication and Use Rights

    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.

    Processing Note

    Each photographic image has been assigned an item number; there are often multiple physical forms of each image (e.g. two identical postcards) which has been noted in the physical description field.
    SAFR-01233 was processed and cataloged in 2010 as P98-009. Item numbers were not assigned to the individual postcards. The envelopes were only marked with the accession inventory number. In 2014, SAFR-00988 was accrued to P98-009. Due to the small size of the collection, the collection was reprocessed and assigned item numbers after arranging the collection in alphabetical order by vessel name.
    Description Notes: Dates refer to when the original photograph was taken. Some of the photographic prints and negatives in this collection are reproductions that were made later than when the original photograph was taken.
    The descriptions in this collection guide were compiled using the best available sources of information. Such sources include the creator's annotations or descriptions, collection accession files, primary and secondary source material and subject matter experts. While every effort was made to provide accurate information, in the event that you find any errors in this guide please contact the reference staff in order for us to evaulate and make corrections to this guide.
    Please cite the title and collection number in any correspondence with our staff.

    Preferred Citation

    [Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P98-009 (SAFR 22330), Thomas Judson postcard collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

    Acquisition Information

    SAFR-00998
    SAFR-01233
    Thomas Judson gave 14 items to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in 1995 (SAFR-00998). Judson gave an additional 6 postcards along with 20 pieces of ephemera to the Park that were accessioned into the museum collection in 1998 (SAFR-01233).

    Historical or Biographical Note

    Thomas Judson (1902-2000) was a radio operator aboard various steamships, including CENTAURUS, CITY OF PARA, GENERAL M.H. SHERMAN, SONOMA, MANCHURIA, PONCE, SAN JOSE, and VENTURA. In 1927, Judson served as both the radio operator and the purser aboard OAXACA.

    Sources:

    • Ancestry.com. California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Accessed September 11, 2014.
    • Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Accessed September 11, 2014.
    • Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Accessed September 11, 2014.
    • Ancestry.com. Washington, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1961 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Accessed September 11, 2014.

    Collection Scope and Content

    The Thomas Judson postcard collection, 1878-1935, (SAFR 22330, P98-009) is comprised mainly of postcards of west coast passenger vessels. The collection has been processed to the item level and is open for use.
    Contains postcards of west coast passenger vessels operated by various companies, including the Los Angeles Steamship Company, Canadian Pacific Railway, Pacific Mail Steamship Company, Pacific Steamship Company, Panama Pacific Line, and West Coast Transportation Company, 1878-1935. There are 16 unique photographic images in 20 physical forms (9 black-and-white photographic postcards, 1 black-and-white photographic print, 2 black-and-white collotype postcards, 1 color collotype postcard, and 7 color letterpress halftone postcards). Most of the postcards depict the vessel traveling between destinations.
    Includes postcards of Los Angeles Steamship Company vessels CALAWAII (built 1893; passenger vessel), CITY OF HONOLULU (built 1900; passenger vessel), CITY OF LOS ANGELES (built 1899; passenger vessel), HARVARD (built 1907; passenger vessel), and YALE (built 1906; passenger vessel).
    The collection also includes postcards of vessels from other steamship companies: CITY OF PARA (built 1878; passenger vessel), DOROTHY ALEXANDER (built 1907; passenger vessel), EMPRESS OF ASIA (built 1912; passenger vessel), MANCHURIA (built 1904; passenger vessel), OAXACA (built 1918; passenger vessel), SAN JUAN (built 1882; passenger vessel), and VENEZUELA (built 1915; passenger vessel).
    Note that Item 01 is addressed to Thomas Judson, Chief Radio Operator of the steamship SONOMA.

    Collection Arrangement

    Arranged alphabetically by vessel name.

    Related Materials

    Thomas Judson also donated a group of ephemera as part of the SAFR-01233 accession. The items have been cataloged as SAFR 15344 through SAFR 15359. They include menus for meals aboard CALAWAII, CITY OF PARA, SAN JUAN, VENEZUELA, and other vessels; passenger lists for VENEZUELA and MANCHURIA voyages; and pamphlets and booklets.
    • This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Passenger ships
    Ocean liners
    Merchant ships
    Los Angeles Steamship Company
    Pacific Coast (U.S.)
    Photographic postcards
    Picture postcards
    Black-and-white prints (photographs)