Giblon (Robert P.) blueprint collection, 1888-1889, undated

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Summary

Title:
Robert P. Giblon blueprint collection
Dates:
1888-1889, undated
Creators:
Union Iron Works (San Francisco, Calif.) J.S. Van Winkle and Company (San Francisco)
Abstract:
The Robert P. Giblon blueprint collection HDC 149; SAFR 18485) is unrestricted and open for use. The collection contains five sheets of naval architectural and marine engineering plans.
Extent:
5.00 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0149 (SAFR 18485), Robert P. Giblon blueprint collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

The Robert P. Giblon blueprint collection HDC 149; SAFR 18485) is unrestricted and open for use. The collection contains five sheets of naval architectural and marine engineering plans.

Plans include an 1888 outboard profile of the San Francisco (built 1889; United States cruiser), by Union Iron Works (San Francisco, Calif.); two 1889 machinery arrangement plans for an iron screw pile driver by J.S. Van Winkle and Company (San Francisco) for the Pacific Rolling Mill Co.; one undated plan showing the deck, sections, and inboard profile of an unidentified steam barge designed for the freighting of concrete blocks, by an unknown maker; and one undated deck and detail plan for a proposed dredger by Union Iron Works (San Francisco, Calif.).

Biographical / historical:

Collection of miscellaneous blueprints created by the donor includes a plan of the United States cruiser no. 5, San Francisco, which was built by Union Iron Works (San Francisco, Calif.) in the late 1880s, and launched October 1889. The USS San Francisco was renamed Yosemite in 1931, and scrapped in 1939. San Francisco was a "protected cruiser," a type of naval cruiser of the late 19th century, so known because its armored deck offered protection for vital machine spaces from shrapnel caused by exploding shells above. For details of the vessel's service history, see the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_San_Francisco_(C-5)

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

GOGA-00773. Donated to Golden Gate National Recreation Area in 1985, and transferred to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park as part of original accession SAFR-00001 in 1987.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

Arranged by relative size in one oversize folder.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: Erica Schoenhals (1989) and Sara Diamond (2012).
Date Prepared:
2012
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. 6/13/2012 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC0149 (SAFR 18485), Robert P. Giblon blueprint collection, 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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