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Title: Clarence Wright photograph collection
Date: circa 1930s
Identifier/Call Number: P77-013 (SAFR 23372)
Creator:
Wright, Clarence
Physical Description:
2 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Clarence Wright photograph collection, circa 1930s, (SAFR 23372, P77-013) is comprised of two photographs of yachting
on the San Francisco Bay, California. 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
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case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Processing Note
Each photographic image has been assigned an Item number.
Description Notes:
Dates refer to when the original photograph was taken. It is possible that the photographic prints in this collection are
copies that were made much later than when the original photograph was taken, and the dates of these reproductions were noted
when known.
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Preferred Citation
[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P77-013 (SAFR 23372), Clarence Wright photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Acquisition Information
SAFR-00001
GOGA-00789
Two photographic prints were donated to the San Francisco Maritime Museum by Bob Battaglia on August 18, 1977. They were the
property of Clarence Wright, a lithographer, who died in 1976. Battaglia was his neighbor.
SAFR-00001 is a blanket accession that was transferred from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to the San Francisco
Maritime National Historical Park in September 1988. GGNRA had previously acquired the collection from the San Francisco Maritime
Museum when it became a unit of the National Park Service in 1977.
GOGA-00789 was transferred from the J. Porter Shaw Library to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in February
1985.
Historical or Biographical Note
Clarence Wright (1890-1976) was a lithographer that lived in the San Francisco Bay Area of California for many years.
Clarence Allen Wright was born September 21, 1890, in Arizona. His father was born in New York (although one source listed
his birthplace as England) and his mother was born in California. It is unknown at what point he moved to the San Francisco
Bay Area. In 1910, he was employed as a printer for a newspaper in San Francisco. In 1912, he was elected to serve as the
vice-president of the recently organized apprentices of the San Francisco Typographical Union No. 21. He was employed at Schwabacher-Frey
Stationary Co. of San Francisco in 1915.
Clarence enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 7, 1917, and served as a sergeant during World War I. He returned to San Francisco
and worked as a printer at least throughout the early 1920s. Little biographical information was found regarding the later
part of his life. It is possible that the same Clarence A. Wright moved to Tracy, California, sometime between 1930 and 1932
and worked in real estate. It is also possible that the same Clarence A. Wright moved to Tulare, California, sometime between
1935 and 1940 and worked as a hay buyer. The 1940 Census lists his marital status as widowed, but no record of a marriage
was found.
Clarence last lived in Daly City, California. He died February 23, 1976, and is buried at the Golden Gate National Cemetery,
San Bruno, California.
References:
- 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line].; Census Place: Tulare, San Joaquin, California; Roll: T627_327; Page:
3A; Enumeration District: 39-102. Accessed May 15, 2013. Ancestry.com.
- California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Place: San Mateo; Date: 23 Feb 1976; Social Security: 555166257. Accessed
May 15, 2013. Ancestry.com.
- Crocker-Langley San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1910 (San Francisco: Crocker-Langley, 1910). Accessed May
15, 2013. http://archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1910dire.
- Crocker-Langley San Francisco directory for the year commencing 1915 (San Francisco: Crocker-Langley, 1915), Accessed on May
15, 2013. http://archive.org/details/crockerlangleysa1915sanfrich
- National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Accessed on May 15, 2013. Ancestry.com.
- "News of Labor Unions." San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), May 7, 1912. Accessed May 15, 2013. California Digital Newspaper
Collection, http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cdnc.
- San Francisco Voter Registration, 1921, 1924. Accessed May 15, 2013. Ancesty.com.
- San Joaquin County Voter Registration Records, 1930-1932. Accessed May 15, 2013. Ancestry.com.
Collection Scope and Content
The Clarence Wright photograph collection, circa 1930s, (SAFR 23372, P77-013) is comprised of two photographs of yachting
on the San Francisco Bay, California. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.
Contains photographs of unidentified yachts underway, circa 1930s. There are 2 unique photographic images, in 2 physical forms
(black-and-white photographic prints). One photograph was taken by Walter A. Scott.
Collection Arrangement
Not arranged due to the small size of the collection.
Related Materials
Researchers should note that there are other photograph collections with photographs of Corinthian Yacht Club vessels and/or
photographs taken by Walter A. Scott in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. They can search the Park's web
catalog for more information.
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Marine photography
Yachting--California--San Francisco
Yacht racing/cruising
Wright, Clarence
Scott, Walter A., 1866-1959
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints