A guide to the Haviside Company photographs, circa 1900-1945
Processed by: L. Bianchi, June 2014.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
2014
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San Francisco, CA 94123
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A Guide to the Haviside Company photographs
P11-001
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2014, National Park Service
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.
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], 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
File Unit 1. Derrick barges, circa 1900-1945
Extent:
16 photographs.
Physical Description: 16 black-and-white photographic prints, 5.5 x 8.5 in. to 7.5 x 11.5 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 01-16. Consists of photographs of various Haviside Company derrick barges. Locations are unidentified, but likely in
the San Francisco Bay Area, California.
Item list:
Item 01: HAVISIDE NO. 3 (built 1921; derrick barge) docked, circa 1921-1940. Morton & Co. photographer stamp on verso with
number "362136."
Item 02: HAVISIDE CO. NO. 4 (built 1925; derrick barge) and an unidentified Haviside derrick barge docked, circa 1925-1940.
Morton & Co. photographer stamp on verso with number "316203."
Items 03-06: Four views of cargo being loaded on SIRIUS (built 1919; cargo ship: U.S. Navy) by HAVISIDE CO. NO. 5 (built 1930;
derrick barge), circa 1940 August. Each print has a Bear Photo Service stamp on the verso with the date August 3, 1940. Item
04 has the following handwritten information on the verso: "The first load of equipment being sent to Midway Island on U.S.S.
'Sirius.' Loaded by Haviside Barge No. 5 and [illegible] by us. Three pontoons cut sections and put [illegible] in holds No-1
and 2. Three pontoons placed across No-1 Hatch. Weight approx. 30 Tons each."
Item 07: HAVISIDE CO. NO. 4 (built 1925; derrick barge) and HAVISIDE CO. NO. 5 (built 1930; derrick barge) moored, broadside
view, circa 1930-1940.
Items 08-09: Derrick barge docked, circa 1925-1940. Possibly HAVISIDE CO. NO. 6. Another derrick barge is moored directly
behind it. A Tidewater Associated Oil Company steamship is partially in view on the right. Item 08 is a deck view looking
aft. Item 09 is a view from the dock with GENERAL FRANK M. COXE (built 1922; transport; U.S. Army) on the left. "151" is handwritten
in pencil on the verso of Item 08 and "152" is handwritten in pencil on the verso of Item 09.
Items 10-11: HAVISIDE CO. NO. 6 (derrick barge) docked, circa 1925-1940. "153" is handwritten in pencil on the verso of Item
10 and "154" is handwritten in pencil on the verso of Item 11.
Item 12: Derrick barge, stern view, circa 1925-1940. Possibly HAVISIDE CO. NO. 6. General Engineering and Dry Dock building
is in the background. "155" is handwritten in pencil on the verso.
Item 13: Haviside derrick barge loading a boiler onto SHINPO MARU (built 1918; freighter), circa 1918-1930.
Item 14: Two U.S. Army barges, BKO-378 and BKO-379, stacked on top of each other dockside, circa 1925-1945. The cargo boom
of a Haviside derrick barge is in view on the right, handling BKO-378.
Item 15: Haviside derrick barge in the stream, bow view, circa 1920-1940.
Item 16: Derrick barge docked alongside a landing, circa 1900-1930. "Henry Peters / Stevedore" is painted on the side of the
structure on board. Santa Fe A.T. & S.F. and Southern Pacific boxcars are along the waterfront. In the background is a pier
with "[not visible]ville Street Landing" painted on it and a steamship docked alongside.
File Unit 2. Haviside Co. No. 5 handling a DC-4E, 1939 September
Creator/Collector:
Geen, Arthur B.
Extent:
14 photographs.
Physical Description: 13 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 6.75 x 11 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 17-30. Consists of photographs of HAVISIDE CO. NO. 5 (built 1930; derrick barge) handling a DC-4E airplane. The airplane
had been sold to Japan. It was loaded onto HAVISIDE NO. 5 and towed from the Oakland Airport to a Japanese freighter in the
San Francisco Bay. Most views show the vessel suspended in the air alongside the freighter and being placed on the freighter's
deck. Item 30 shows the vessel loaded on the freighter with HAVISIDE CO. NO. 5 alongside. Item 17 has the following information
handwritten on the verso in ink: "Lifting the D.C. 4 and carrying it high enough to go over the top of Bay Farm Island Bridge
as the opening between the Bridge and walk was too narrow for wing spread. With wings and Tail off the dimensions are as follows.
Length 96' - Width 72'." Items 18-30 have "Arthur B. Geen / 6121 Harwood Ave. / Oakland, Calif., U.S.A." stamped on the verso.
File Unit 3. Exhibits, 1925-1943
Extent:
3 photographs.
Physical Description: 2 black-and-white photographic prints, 7.75 x 11 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 7.75 x 9.75 in.
Scope and Content Note
Items 31-33. Consists of three photographs of Haviside Company displays.
Item 31 shows a Haviside Company trade show exhibit, circa 1925-1935. There are two displays of sails with signs that read
"Sails / Bird No. 13 and Cub Boat / Made of this Special / Yacht Duck / by / Haviside Co. / Sail Makers. Ship Riggers. / Ship
Chandlers." A display case and a long table contain various equipment including lanterns, steering wheels, blocks, hinges,
and other small parts. Hanging above the table are burgees from the Aeolian Yacht Club, Oakland Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht
Club, and San Francisco Yacht Club, as well as a Jack of the United States and United States yacht ensign. A St. Francis Yacht
Club burgee is on the table. Displays for other companies are in the background. A Gilligcraft yacht, manufactured by Gillig
Brothers of San Francisco, is exhibited behind the Haviside Company's area. A Morton & Co. photographer stamp is on the verso
with the number "21586".
Items 32 and 33 are photographs of a rigging display, circa 1943 April 28. One photograph shows three motor oil barrels suspended
in the air and the other photograph is a close-up view of the rigging. Lumber and large coils of rope are in the background.
Both prints have "983" handwritten on the verso as well as the following stamps on the verso: "Haviside Company / 40 Spear
Street / San Francisco, Calif."; "APR 28 '43"; and "Enlargement by Eastman Kodak Stores".