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A guide to the Haviside Company photographs, circa 1900-1945
P11-001 (SAFR 23854)
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Title: Haviside Company photographs
Date: circa 1900-1945
Date (bulk): circa 1920-1940
Identifier/Call Number: P11-001 (SAFR 23854)
Creator:
Haviside Co. (San Francisco, Calif.)
Physical Description:
33 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Haviside Company photographs, circa 1900-1945, bulk circa 1920-1940, (SAFR 23854, P11-001) is comprised mainly of photographs
of Haviside derrick barges in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The collection has been processed to the File Unit level
and is open for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P11-001 (SAFR 23854), Haviside Company photographs, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-02122
The collection was donated to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in 2011. The provenance is not clear and may
have been recovered from discarded material by the donor.
Historical or Biographical Note
The Haviside Company, located in San Francisco, California, operated a ship chandlery, rigging and sail loft, and a fleet
of derrick barges. The company was founded by John Joseph Haviside (1844-1930).
The Haviside Company photographs, circa 1900-1945, bulk circa 1920-1940, (SAFR 23854, P11-001) is comprised mainly of photographs
of Haviside derrick barges in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The collection has been processed to the File Unit level
and is open for use.
Contains photographs of Haviside Company derrick barges docked and handling cargo in the San Francisco Bay Area, California,
circa 1900-1945, bulk circa 1920-1940. There are 33 black-and-white photographic prints. Includes photographs of HAVISIDE
NO. 3 (built 1921; derrick barge), HAVISIDE CO. NO. 4 (built 1925; derrick barge), HAVISIDE CO. NO. 5 (built 1930; derrick
barge), and HAVISIDE CO. NO. 6 (derrick barge). One group of photographs shows HAVISIDE CO. NO. 5 handling a DC-4E aircraft.
The collection also includes one photograph of a Haviside Company trade show exhibit and two photographs of a rigging display.
Arranged into three File Units: File Unit 1: Derrick barges; File Unit 2: Haviside No. 5 handling a DC-4E; File Unit 3: Exhibits.
File Unit 1 consists of photographs of various Haviside Company derrick barges. File Unit 2 contains photographs of HAVISIDE
NO. 5 loading an airplane onto a freighter and File Unit 3 contains photographs of exhibits of Haviside Company products and
services.
Related photograph and media collections:
Steve Crandall photo collection, 1930-1940, (SAFR 19063, P82-014). Consists of two photographs of Haviside Company exhibits,
1930-1931, and one photograph of Harry T. Haviside, 1930-1940.
Crandall, Steve - Photographs, circa 1910-1943, (SAFR 18434, P82-066). Consists of photographs of NEPTUNE (dredge); derrick
barges HAVISIDE CO. NO. 4 and HAVISIDE CO. NO. 5; H.T. HAVISIDE (tugboat), the Oakland Estuary; and H.T. Haviside.
Related manuscript collections:
Haviside-Haestings, Inc. records, 1902-1976, (SAFR 22221. HDC1596). Consists of corporate records and photographs.
Haviside Company records, 1908-1954, (SAFR 17401. HDC0265). Consists of five order books that list when and what repairs were
done on various vessels and one scrapbook containing mostly news clippings and some personal items from H.T. and J.J. Haviside.
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cargo handling
Barges
Cranes, derricks, etc.
Haviside Company
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Alameda (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints