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Title: Walter A. Scott photograph collection
Date: 1877-1939
Date (bulk): circa 1900-1935
Identifier/Call Number: P83-019a (SAFR 19105)
Creator:
Scott, Walter A.
Physical Description:
4331 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Walter A. Scott photograph collection, 1877-1939, bulk circa 1900-1935, (SAFR 19105, P83-019a) is comprised mainly of
images of pleasure yachts, both sail and power, underway in 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.
This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.
Nitrate negatives are restricted from use. Use-copies can be provided.
Glass plate negatives may require special handling by the reference staff.
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.
The photographs in this collection (P83-019a) were originally part of a very large collection of Walter A. Scott photographs,
which were acquired by the San Francisco Maritime Museum at some point between the early days of the museum in the mid-1950s
to the early 1960s. In the mid-1960s, a large portion of the Scott collection was selected for cataloging. These images are
now part of the Classified photograph collection. An index of this collection is currently only accessible to Park staff through
the ICMS Archives Module Classified photographs directory. It is also accessible by staff through the card index (by vessel
name) and the card catalog (by vessel name, other subjects, and photographer's name). The material cataloged in the mid-1960s
was roughly half of yachting scenes and half of other commercial work, primarily of passenger vessels and freighters. The
bulk of the remainder of the Scott collection is described here, in P83-019a; however, there are several other small Scott
collections (see the
Related Materials section).
Generally, it seems that the photographs in P83-019a and in the Classified photograph collection are each unique and complement
each other with very little duplication (based on looking at PRESIDENT WILSON negatives in P83-019a and in the Classified
photograph collection). In a few cases, there is a negative in the Classified photograph collection and a corresponding print
in P83-019a. There are also photograph albums in another collection (SAFR 15240, P79-040a (SCR 32a-d)) that contain prints
made from many of the negatives in P83-019a.
The glass plates in this collection (P83-019a) roughly begin with some dating from 1900 and 1905, but increase in frequency
per year from 1910 (when he became a commercial photographer), through 1925-1926, when he shifted from glass to film. The
images on film begin in 1926, and run through 1935, with the last few in 1938.
The photographer numbers in this collection are generally in the range of 1-1200 and 2000-3000, with some early 4000 numbers
as well. The Walter A. Scott photographs that were cataloged into the Classified photograph collection seem to generally be
in the early number range of 1-1100 and in the 5000-6000 range; they also tend to have more steam powered vessels, but there
are also sailing vessels included in the Classified collection.
Scott's system for numbering his negatives cannot be described with certainty, since no index came with the collection, nor
do we have long continuous sequences of numbers. At least two persons, to judge by the handwriting, were involved in assigning
photographer numbers to the negatives.
In a general way, it appears that as some point Scott arranged his images of sailing yachts alphabetically by the name of
the vessel (but not necessarily chronologically under each name) and numbered them (roughly photographer numbers 52 through
911, in this collection), mostly 6.5 x 8.5 inch glass plates, but some other size plates as well. He then apparently continued
the number series (starting around photographer number 1006, in this collection), for the balance of the 4 x 5 inch glass
plates, ending in the mid 1200s. However, he did not assign numbers to images of powered vessels or other subjects in these
sizes, except where he had taken, under commission, a number of views and had numbered these as independent sets.
For his 5 x 7 inch glass plates, he appears to have begun with photographer number 2000 and to have continued with this sequence
when he switched to nitrate film negatives (beginning with number 2296), passing 3000 at the end, with a few numbered in the
4000s and two images in the 5000s. In this sequence, he did include images of powered vessels.
While it is assumed that most of the photographs in this collection were taken by Walter A. Scott, there are a few photographs
of photographs in the collection that were presumably originally taken by other photographers. For example, A.E. Wells (Item
848), Ingram of Long Beach, California (Items 838, 840) and Winter & Pond (Item 1609). In the scope note for the Walter A.
Scott photographs (SAFR 19479, P78-436a), it is noted that "In addition to his own photographs, Mr. Scott acquired the photographs
of T.H. Wilton and reproduced them for his own catalog of images." It is entirely possible that some of the photographs in
this collection (P83-019a) are also Thomas H. Wilton photographs. Wilton was one of the foremost maritime photographers in
the late 19th/early 20th century and was the proprietor of the Elite Studio. According to the SFMM Accession ledgers (406/1),
Mr. Wilton was a sea captain on coastal schooners before 1870. There are also photographs of paintings and information about
the original
painter has been noted at the Item level, when known. Walter A. Scott was a member of the California Camera Club, and it is
possible that some of the prints could be from other members of the club, though this could not be verified.
In 1984, it appears that SAFR staff arranged the photographs by physical type (roughly) and assigned Item numbers to the photographs.
The nitrate negatives were numbered first, then glass, then prints. See the arrangement notes for more detail. The photographer
numbers are not in order within each of the physical types or across all types.
Each photographic image has been assigned an Item number; there are often multiple physical forms of each image (e.g. a nitrate
negative, a contact interpositive and a contact negative) which has been noted in the physical description field. SAFR staff
created most of the contact interpositives and contact negatives in the mid-1980s and early 1990s.
In the Fall of 2013, SAFR Archivist Taylor Horton moved the following 104 nitrate negatives from the Nitrate Discard box to
regular nitrate storage, because he felt that their condition was not poor enough to warrant destruction: 64; 65; 68; 113;
116; 120; 290; 299-307; 313-318; 320; 326; 328; 330; 339-344; 347; 349; 353; 354; 382; 386; 393; 407; 411; 415; 416; 421;
424; 436; 447; 452; 467; 468; 476; 478; 481; 483; 486; 488-500; 527; 530; 532-534; 536; 538; 539; 541; 549; 558; 560; 562;
569; 579; 581; 585-587; 590; 595-602; 629; 699; 802; 808; 831; 832; 847.1; 847.2.
When SAFR staff member Richard Tooker processed the collection in 1984, he noted that: "Only about one-third of the images
now listed were identified by name. The majority of the negatives are numbered, but by no means at all." When staff members
re-processed the collection in 2014, they were able to identify many of the "unidentified" vessels by using the numbers and
letters visible on their sails and by the names on their hulls. They also intellectually arranged the photographs into Series
and File Units by vessel type and subject matter.
Description Notes:
Dates refer to when the original photograph was taken unless otherwise noted. Some of the photographic prints and negatives
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.
Note that any original enclosures that the Items were housed in at the time of donation are no longer with the collection,
with the exception of one box which is now stored with the glass plate negatives in Box 49. Some dates for individual Items
were derived from inscriptions on the Items themselves (either handwritten or etched onto the Item). Other dates were derived
from notations on the original discarded enclosures, and the remaining dates were determined based on evaluations from previous
staff members; however, there is no way to verify which method was used, and therefore some dates may be incorrect.
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.
[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P83-019a (SAFR 19105), Walter A. Scott photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
GOGA-00789
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.
It is unknown who donated these photographs to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, but they were acquired
prior to the mid-1960s.
Historical or Biographical Note
Walter A. Scott (1864-1957) was a California photographer from the 1900s-1930s. He worked professionally from 1910-1940s and
primarily took photographs of yachts and other vessels in the San Francisco Bay.
Walter Amos Scott was born in Niles, California, on September 28, 1864, to Eleanor Bein McKay Scott (1819-1894) and Captain
Caleb Cook Scott (1813-1898). Eleanor and Caleb were both born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and his father was a mariner for many
years. In the early 1860s, Caleb and Eleanor settled in the San Francisco Bay Area alongside the Alameda Creek near Niles
[now known as Fremont], in a house he named "Mizzentop" (SFMM Accession Ledger).
Walter did not go to sea like his father. He attended Boy's High School briefly and was an "outstanding middle distance runner"
(SFMM). The 1889 University of California at Berkeley Blue and Gold yearbook lists Scott as a member of the Olympic Athletic
Club, and he was later a member of the Athlete's Association. According to the biography in the SFMM Accession Ledger, Walter
joined Baker & Hamilton as a secretary and was later a court recorder. He then went into business in San Francisco, handling
typewriters and office supplies from at least 1896-1909 (earlier years not verified). He had his own businesses and also worked
for other companies at this time.
From 1896-1899, Walter and Lewis M. Bannan owned a typewriter and supply business named Scott & Bannan, located at 331 and
333 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. In 1899, only Walter's name was listed under Scott & Bannan and it appears he might
have run it this year on his own. In 1900, Walter was listed as a general agent for Columbia Bar-Lock Typewriter, typewriters
and supplies and cameras, at 325 Montgomery Street, Rooms 7-8, San Francisco. From 1901-1905, Walter was Manager of The Columbia
Typewriter Manufacturing Co.; from 1901-1903 the address was 319 California Street, San Francisco; from 1904-1905 the address
was 207 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. From 1906-1907, it appears that he had his own business selling "typewriters, desks,
office supplies" and he was also an agent for Columbia Visible Typewriters at 1811 Fillmore Street and 523 Market Street,
San Francisco. He had his own business at 517 Market Street, San Francisco (1908) and at 531 Market Street, San Francisco
(1909).
Scott's interest in photography increased after the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (SFMM Accession Ledger). Walter was a prolific
amateur photographer until 1910, when he made the shift to commercial photography (San Francisco City Directories for 1909,
1910). He had photograph studios in three different San Francisco locations throughout the years, including 558 Market Street
(1910-1916), 583 Market Street (1917-1936), and 55 Stevenson Street (1937-1941). In the September 1941 issue of Camera Craft,
Walter A. Scott listed many cameras and photograph equipment for sale at his 55 Stevenson Street studio, and it appears that
he was downsizing. From 1942-1946, he was listed as a commercial photographer at his home address, 1234 10th Avenue, San Francisco.
In addition to his commercial business, Walter A. Scott was involved in photography associations: the California Camera Club
of San Francisco and the Photographers' Association of America. On April 12, 1909, he was elected the President of the California
Camera Club in San Francisco (Photographic Times). He was also Treasurer for the Photographers' Association of America from
1922-1923 (Camera Craft, Vol. 29; Camera Craft, Vol. 30).
In 1886, Walter married Jennie Ann Bannon (October 19, 1864-June 16, 1940) (her name has also been seen spelled as Jenny Ann
Brannon and Brannan). They had two children together: Walter George Scott (October 31, 1895-September 20, 1951) and Lloyd
Allan Scott (April 4, 1901-January 9, 1979). Walter George worked for C & H Sugar Refinery in Crockett, California, from at
least 1917-1920, and at the S & T Photographic printing and developing shop at 562 Market Street, San Francisco, from 1930,
1937-1940 (years outside these ranges have not been verified) (WWI Draft card; 1920 census; Crocker-Langley San Francisco
City Directories). He was married to Betty Meyrs and they had a son named Walter A. Scott, Jr. (September 29, 1916-January
9, 2000). Walter A. Scott, Jr. lived with his grandparents in San Francisco from 1937-1940 (Crocker-Langley, 1937-1940). Walter
and Jennie's other son Lloyd Allan Scott worked as a Master for Matson Steamship Company for 50 years and also as a furniture
handler. He
married Virginia D. (Sutton?) (1905-1975) in the 1920s and it does not appear that they had any children.
Walter was a Mason and member of California Lodge No. 1, F. & A.M., in San Francisco. Walter lived in San Francisco for most
of his life at the following addresses: 2210 Steiner, San Francisco (1886); 2532 McAllister, San Francisco (1896-1897); and
1234 10th Avenue, San Francisco (1898-1946).
Mr. Scott died at the age of 93 in Novato, California, on October 2, 1957. He was laid to rest in Cypress Lawn Memorial Park
in Colma, California. Walter A. Scott was survived by his son Lloyd Allan Scott, grandson Walter Amos Scott, Jr., and great
grandchildren Lois and Donna Scott.
Other potential information about Scott:
Some sources say that for a short period of time Scott attended the University of California at Berkeley, although this could
not be confirmed in any of their yearbooks for the years 1878-1888, 1890-1899. However, there was a Walter A. Scott listed
in the 1889 Blue and Gold yearbook as competing athletically as part of the Olympic Athletic Club, which is true according
to the biography in the SFMM Accession Ledger.
Walter Scott's family information:
Walter A. Scott's parents were Eleanor Bein McKay Scott (1819-1894) and Captain Caleb Cook Scott (1813-1898). Eleanor and
Caleb were both born in Nova Scotia, Canada; Caleb was born in Yarmouth and Eleanor was born in Pictou. According to the biography
in the SFMM Accession Ledger, Caleb was master of the British barkentine EMPRESS, which was later made into a grain barge
in San Francisco. In 1861, Caleb sailed from Yarmouth to Boston, Massachusetts, aboard the schooner EAGLE. Caleb "sailed his
way around the Horn of Magellan in South America on his way to a new life in the [San Francisco] Bay Area, and settled alongside
the Alameda creek near Niles" (City of Fremont's website). He was naturalized on June 24, 1867.
Caleb and Eleanor lived in the Washington Township, Alvarado Precinct, and Caleb was a farmer from at least 1867-1894 (later
dates not confirmed). Caleb was listed as a farmer on the 1860, 1870 and 1880 U.S. Censuses and the 1894 Oakland City Directory.
Eleanor died in 1894. From 1896-1897, Caleb lived in San Francisco with his son Walter at 2532 McAllister Street. The 1896
California Voter Register indicates that Caleb was missing his left leg at this time. Caleb died in 1898. Eleanor and Caleb
are buried in the Centerville Pioneer Cemetery in Fremont, California.
- Boston, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1954 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006. Original data: Boston, Massachusetts. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891. Micropublication M277. RG036. 115 rolls. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- California, San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records, 1895-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- Camera Craft, Vol. 29, No. 11, November 1922, page 542.
- Camera Craft, Vol. 30, No. 7, July 1923, page 349.
- "Centerville Pioneer Cemetery." Resources. City of Fremont, California. http://www.fremont.gov/BusinessDirectoryII.aspx?lngBusinessCategoryID=26 Accessed September 3, 2013.
- Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directories (accessed via archive.org).
- Photographic Times; an illustrated monthly magazine ... v.41 no.6 1909, page 228: accessed from http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015073185590
- Walter A. Scott biography. SFMM Accession Ledger, 381/17.
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Oakland, California, City Directory, 1894. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- Eleanor Bein McKay Scott grave marker. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15310848. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- 1900-1940 United States Federal Censuses [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Accessed September 3, 2013.
In the 1917 Crocker-Langley San Francisco City Directory, it is the first time that Walter's wife Jennie's name is seen in
parenthesis behind Walters (Scott, Walter A (Jennie A) Photogr 583 Market).
The Walter A. Scott photograph collection, 1877-1939, bulk circa 1900-1935, (SAFR 19105, P83-019a) is comprised mainly of
images of pleasure yachts, both sail and power, underway in the San Francisco Bay, California. The collection has been processed
to the Item level and is open for use.
Contains photographs of sailing yachts, power yachts and other vessels, 1877-1939, bulk circa 1900-1935. There are 2520 unique
photographic images in 4331 physical forms (858 nitrate negatives, 895 contact interpositives, 869 contact negatives, 25 safety
negatives, 1587 glass plate negatives, 3 glass plate positives, 4 lantern slides, 83 black-and-white photographic prints,
and 7 postcards).
Approximately four-fifths of the collection is comprised of sailing yachts underway on San Francisco Bay, California; more
specifically, a little over half of the collection contains images of sloops. There are many photographs of early sloops,
yawls, and schooner yachts built near the turn of the 20th. There are M, N, Q, R, S, and X Class vessels represented as well
as Bird Boats (a local San Francisco development in the 1920s) and some International Metre vessels (6m, 8m). There is also
a photograph of a San Francisco Sea Scout sailing vessel in May 1932 (Item 738).
From about 1895-1908, Walter A. Scott's yachting photographs are primarily of various regattas. After he became a professional
photographer in 1910, he took more commissioned shots of specific vessels, regattas, and other events throughout the yachting
season. Many of these views were obviously commissioned by owners, as they are close up broadside views with people on board
smiling at the photographer.
The locations of the images are mostly all in the San Francisco Bay " off Sausalito, Tiburon, Angel Island, Alcatraz, in front
of Fort Mason, and the San Francisco waterfront. Some of the waterfront views show buildings from San Francisco's 1915 Panama-Pacific
International Exposition (PPIE). There are also a few views of Point Lobos, Lands End, Ocean Beach, San Francisco street scenes,
and a trip to Point Reyes. There are additional photographs of Swanson's boatyard in Belvedere in 1912 (Items 2411, 2412)
and Madden's Shipyard in Sausalito in August 1927 (Items 301, 306, 815).
The collection also includes photographs of merchant steamships and U.S. Army and Navy vessels as well as photographs of photographs
and photographs of paintings of sailing ships. There are also a small number of photographs from the MADRONO (built 1884;
polar exploration vessel) Arctic exploration trip in 1928.
Physical arrangement: The photographs in this collection appear to have been arranged and numbered by physical type (roughly):
Nitrate negatives (Items 1-862); Glass plate negatives, 4 x 5 inches (Items 863-1196, 2512-2519); Glass plate negatives, 5
x 7 inches (Items 1197-1717); Glass plate negatives, 6.5 x 8.5 inches (Items 1752-2466, 2481, 2511); Glass plate negatives,
8 x 10 inches (Items 1816-1817, 2467-2480); Photographic prints (Items 1718-1723, 1749-1751, 2482-2510); Safety negatives
(Items 1724-1748). The photographer numbers are not in order within each physical types (or across all types), and it appears
that the current physical order and numbering was done by previous SAFR staff.
Intellectual arrangement: In order to improve access to the photographs, the collection has been intellectually arranged into
the following six Series based on subject matter: Series 1. Sloop yachts; Series 2. Ketches, yawls, schooners, and unidentified
sailing yacht types; Series 3. Power yachts and motorboats; Series 4. Yachting events and clubhouses; Series 5. Non-yachting
vessels and airplanes; Series 6. San Francisco Bay Area and unidentified locations.
- Subseries 1.1 Bird Boats
- File Unit 1: Identified Bird Boats
- File Unit 2: Unidentified Bird Boats
- Subseries 1.2 R Class sloop yachts
- File Unit 1: Identified R Class sloops
- File Unit 2: Unidentified R Class sloops
- Subseries 1.3 Other sloop yachts, A-Z
- File Unit 1: Other sloops, A-F
- File Unit 2: Other sloops, G-L
- File Unit 3: Other sloops, M-R
- File Unit 4: Other sloops, S-Z
- File Unit 5: Groups of vessels with names A-Z
- Subseries 1.4 Unidentified sloop yachts
- File Unit 1: Unidentified Aeolian Yacht Club sloops
- File Unit 2: Unidentified California Yacht Club sloops
- File Unit 3: Unidentified Corinthian Yacht Club sloops
- File Unit 4: Unidentified San Francisco Yacht Club sloops
- File Unit 5: Unidentified St. Francis Yacht Club and Vallejo Yacht Club sloops
- File Unit 6: Groups of unidentified sloops from multiple known yacht clubs
- File Unit 7: Unidentified sloops, yacht club affiliation unknown
Series 2. Ketches, yawls, schooners, and unidentified sailing yacht types
- Subseries 2.1 Ketch yachts
- File Unit 1: Identified ketches
- File Unit 2: Unidentified ketches
- Subseries 2.2 Yawl yachts
- File Unit 1: Identified yawls
- File Unit 2: Unidentified yawls
- Subseries 2.3 Schooner yachts
- File Unit 1: Identified schooner yachts
- File Unit 2: Unidentified schooner yachts
- Subseries 2.4 Sailing yachts, unidentified types
Series 3. Power yachts and motorboats
- File Unit 1: Identified vessels, A-L
- File Unit 2: Identified vessels, M-Z
- File Unit 3: Unidentified vessels
Series 4. Yachting events and clubhouses
- File Unit 1: Corinthian Yacht Club Regatta on Elks Day, 1914 June 15
- File Unit 2: Corinthian Yacht Club's aquatic sports day, 1911
- File Unit 3: San Francisco Yacht Club
Series 5. Non-yachting vessels and airplanes
- File Unit 1: City of St. Helens (built 1917; auxiliary schooner, 5m) and other sailing vessels
- File Unit 2: Marine Art, photographs of paintings
- File Unit 3: Photographs of photographs
- File Unit 4: Identified merchant steamships
- File Unit 5: Unidentified merchant steamships
- File Unit 6: U.S. Army and Navy vessels
- File Unit 7: Steam schooners, ferries, tugboats, and dredges
- File Unit 8: Madrono (built 1884; polar exploration vessel) Arctic exploration trip
- File Unit 9: Airplanes
Series 6. San Francisco Bay Area and unidentified locations
- File Unit 1: Point Lobos, Lands End, and Ocean Beach in San Francisco
- File Unit 2: Other San Francisco locations
- File Unit 3: Point Reyes Trip, 1900 February 11
- File Unit 4: Other San Francisco Bay Area locations
- File Unit 5: Locations outside the San Francisco Bay Area and unidentified locations
Captain Lloyd A. Scott collection of Walter A. Scott photographs, [c. 1929-1930]. (SAFR 15240, P79-040a (SCR 32a-d)
- Consists of four albums of photographs taken by Walter A. Scott, 1929-1935 and four loose photographic prints. Most (likely all) of the original glass plate and nitrate negatives used to create the prints in the albums can be found in P83-019a.
- Album 32A: Motorboat album, circa 1929-1930. Photographer numbers 2270-2862.
- Album 32B: Yachts, 1929-1930. Photographer numbers 2623-2881.
- Album 32C: Yachts, 1933. Photographer numbers 2967-3036.
- Album 32D: Yachts, 1935. Photographer numbers 3037-3077.
Walter A. Scott photographs, circa 1920-1925. (SAFR 19212, P78-268a)
Consists of six black-and-white photographic prints, 3.5 x 4.5 in. to 8 x 10 in., showing F.A. DOUTY (tugboat); ARTIC (steam
schooner); portrait of Capt. O. Seidelhuber who worked for the Admiral Lines; an unidentified freighter; two prints of an
unidentified steam schooner; and a scene on the San Francisco Bay with a floating pile driver on the left (photographer number
131).
Walter A. Scott photograph, undated. (SAFR 19041, P78-225a)
Consists of one black-and-white photographic print, 13.25 x 10.5 in., showing JAS BYRNES (scow schooner) underway.
Walter A. Scott photographs, circa 1880-1940. (SAFR 19479, P78-436a)
Consists of glass plate negatives, nitrate negatives and a small photograph album of work boats (scow schooners, Chinese Junk,
Italian fishing boats) on San Francisco Bay, California, photographed primarily by Walter A. Scott. The album has photographer
numbers 101-131. In addition to his photographs, Mr. Scott acquired the photographs of T.H. Wilton and reproduced them for
his own catalog of images.
Walter A. Scott photographs, circa 1870-1916. (SAFR 19544, P79-091a)
Consists of fifteen nitrate negatives and seven black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in. to 5 x 7 in., showing Alaskan
towns and vessels in Alaskan waters and a few images of the steamship STANLEY DOLLAR.
Walter A. Scott photographs, circa 1900-1910. (SAFR 23845, P79-190a)
Consists of thirteen glass plate negatives and one nitrate negative showing two swans in the water; Memorial Museum in Golden
Gate Park, San Francisco, California; Fillmore Street, San Francisco, scene showing Walter A. Scott's typewriter business
location and office sign; San Francisco buildings as seen from a high vantage point showing 1906 earthquake damage; San Francisco
waterfront as seen from a hill; unidentified steam schooner underway; unidentified steamer underway; an airplane in a large
field, with a crowd of spectators in the background; portrait of a large group of men standing in front of a Southern Pacific
locomotive.
Walter A. Scott photograph collection, 1900-1920. (SAFR 14394, P85-042)
Consists of (40) glass plate negatives, 6 x 8 in. and 5 x 7 in. showing photographs of S.I. ALLARD (auxiliary schooner) and
unidentified passenger vessels, freighters, schooners. Only the photographs of S.I. ALLARD have photographer numbers written
on the negatives; they are: 2, 4-8, 52-55, 58, 59.
Researchers should note that there are thousands of other Walter A. Scott photographs in the San Francisco Maritime Classified
photograph collection.
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Ships, boats and San Francisco views from the Walter Macarthur collection, circa 1880-1939. (BANC PIC 1905.04415-.04541--PIC)
Some photographs by Walter A. Scott. Collection includes 35 photographic prints (many copy prints from 1890s).
- This material is located at University of California, Berkeley. Bancroft Library.
There are Walter A. Scott photographs in several publications, including the Pacific Marine Review (Volume 16, No. 9, September
1919) and the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association Year Book for 1925. It also appears that he wrote an article titled "Cheap
Trays and Other Hints" in the Photographers' Association of California publication "Camera Craft" (Volume 15, No. 12, December
1908, published in San Francisco, pages 471-472).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Yachting--California--San Francisco
Yacht racing--California--San Francisco
Yachts
R-Class yachts
Bird Class (Sailboats)
Motorboats
Power yachts
Schooners
Merchant ships
Government vessels--United States
Marine photography
Ace (built 1926; sloop: yacht: R Class, No. 10)
Challenger (sloop: yacht)
Francesca (built 1922; sloop: yacht: R Class, No. 6)
Fulton G. (built 1910; sloop: yacht)
Martha (schooner, 2m: yacht)
Lady Ada (schooner, 2m: yacht, gaff rigged)
Lady Gay (built 1923; sloop: yacht: R Class, No. 2)
Machree (sloop: yacht: R Class, No. 5)
Northern Light (built 1927; auxiliary schooner, 2m: yacht)
Presto (built 1898; sloop: yacht)
Rascal (built 1921; sloop: yacht: R Class, No. 3)
Aeolian Yacht Club
California Yacht Club
Corinthian Yacht Club (Sausalito, Calif.)
San Francisco Yacht Club
St. Francis Yacht Club
Golden Gate (Calif. : Strait)
Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)--Harbor
San Francisco Bay (Calif.)
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Sausalito (Calif.)
Harbors--California--San Francisco
Harbors--California--San Francisco Bay
Harbors--California
Black-and-white negatives
Cellulose nitrate film
Glass negatives
Interpositives
Black-and-white prints (photographs)
Gelatin silver prints
Lantern slides