A guide to the Despatch No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat) photographs, 1945-1954
Processed by: L. Bianchi, July 2016..
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
2016
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A Guide to the Despatch No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat) photographs
P16-002
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2016, National Park Service
Title: Despatch No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat) photographs
Date: 1945-1954
Identifier/Call Number: P16-002 (SAFR 24660)
Creator:
Moulin Studios
Physical Description:
6 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Despatch No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat) photographs, 1945-1954, (SAFR 24660, P16-002) are comprised of photographs of the
Standard Oil Company tugboat DESPATCH underway for an unidentified special occasion, likely in the San Francisco Bay Area,
California. The collection has been processed to the Collection 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], P16-002 (SAFR 24660), Despatch No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat) photographs, San Francisco Maritime National Historical
Park
SAFR-02500
Items were received by mail with no correspondence and no return address. Postmarked January 12, 2016, from zip code 94124.
Historical or Biographical Note
DESPATCH No. 9 was built by Tampa Marine Corporation shipyard in 1945 as U.S. Army tugboat ST-851.
The Despatch No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat) photographs, 1945-1954, (SAFR 24660, P16-002) are comprised of photographs of the
Standard Oil Company tugboat DESPATCH underway for an unidentified special occasion, likely in the San Francisco Bay Area,
California. The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.
Consists of 3 unique photographic images in 6 physical forms (black-and-white photographic prints) of Standard Oil Company's
DESPATCH No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat). Each print is stamped on the verso with a Moulin Studios stamp and the date January
18, 1954. This date is possibly the date the photograph was taken or when the copy print was produced.
Item list:
Item 1. DESPATCH No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat) underway, starboard quarter view, likely in the San Francisco Bay Area, California,
1945-1954. Four tables covered with tablecloths are set up in the aft deck for an unidentified event. Men, women, and two
waiters are in view. The vessel is dressed. Moulin Studios negative no. 86103-12. 2 black-and-white photographic prints, 5
x 8.25 in. and 8 x 10 in.
Item 2. DESPATCH No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat) underway, starboard broadside view, likely in the San Francisco Bay Area, California,
1945-1954. The vessel is dressed and people are on board for an unidentified event. Moulin Studios negative no. 86103-13.
2 black-and-white photographic prints, 5 x 8.25 in. and 8 x 10 in.
Item 3. DESPATCH No. 9 (built 1945; tugboat) underway, port bow view, likely in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, 1945-1954.
The vessel is dressed and people are on board for an unidentified event. Moulin Studios negative no. 86103-14. 2 black-and-white
photographic prints, 5 x 8.25 in. and 8 x 10 in.
No arrangement due to the small size of the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Tugboats
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Black-and-white prints (photographs)