Baylis (Maggie) photograph of Queen Elizabeth (passenger liner), 1942 Mar 13

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Summary

Title:
Maggie Baylis photograph of Queen Elizabeth (passenger liner)
Dates:
1942 Mar 13
Creators:
Baylis, Maggie
Abstract:
The Maggie Baylis photograph of Queen Elizabeth (passenger liner) (P79-128, SAFR 14918) consists of the camera original black-and-white 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 in. safety negative, a black-and-white 5-3/4 x 4-1/2 in. copy negative, and a black-and-white 4 x 4 in. copy print (on a 8 x 10 in. sheet) of the passenger liner Queen Elizabeth at dock in San Francisco during World War II photographed by Maggie Baylis on March 13, 1942.
Extent:
3 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P79-128 (SAFR 14918), Maggie Baylis photograph of Queen Elizabeth (passenger liner), San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Maggie Baylis photograph of Queen Elizabeth (passenger liner) (P79-128, SAFR 14918) consists of the camera original black-and-white 2-1/2 x 2-1/2 in. safety negative, a black-and-white 5-3/4 x 4-1/2 in. copy negative, and a black-and-white 4 x 4 in. copy print (on a 8 x 10 in. sheet) of the passenger liner Queen Elizabeth at dock in San Francisco during World War II photographed by Maggie Baylis on March 13, 1942.

The shot was taken out of a window in war time by Maggie Baylis from Alta Street (originally this was documented as taken from Gerke Alley) on Telegraph Hill. At the time, Ms. Baylis was experimenting with photography and trying for a certain affect when she took the photograph.

Biographical / historical:

Maggie Baylis was a noted San Francisco landscape architect from the 1940s to 1971. After her husband's death, she began writing and illustrating several books on gardening and landscaping, including House Plants for the Purple Thumb (1973) and appeared on radio and television. She died on December 10, 1997.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

The negative was owned by Neil Malloch and donated by him to the National Maritime Museum at San Francisco's Photograph Department in 1979. The photograph was accessioned by Golden Gate National Recreation Area as blanket accession of the historic photographs from the Photograph Department (GOGA-789) in 1985 and subsequently transferred to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park as part of a blanket accession (SAFR-1) in 1988.

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Arrangement:

No arrangement as the collection consists of a single image.

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: Taylor Horton.
Date Prepared:
2013
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. 2/12/2013 .

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Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P79-128 (SAFR 14918), Maggie Baylis photograph of Queen Elizabeth (passenger liner), 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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