A guide to the Colin Mackenzie postcard collection, 1905-1911

Processed by: L. Bianchi, February 2016.

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

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2016

A Guide to the Colin Mackenzie postcard collection

P15-011

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service

2016, National Park Service

Title: Colin Mackenzie postcard collection

Date: 1905-1911

Identifier/Call Number: P15-011 (SAFR 24638)

Creator: MacKenzie, Eoin Colin

Physical Description: 3 items.

Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department

Building E, Fort Mason

San Francisco, CA 94123

Abstract: The Colin Mackenzie postcard collection, 1905-1911, (SAFR 24638, P P15-011) is comprised of postcards of ORION (steam whaler), DENNIS T. SULLIVAN (built 1909; fireboat), and PETER IREDALE (built 1890; bark, 4m). 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.

Access

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Processing Note

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Preferred Citation

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P15-011 (SAFR 24638), Colin Mackenzie postcard collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Acquisition Information

SAFR-02467

Given by Colin Mackenzie to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in 2002.

Historical or Biographical Note

This collection does not include a historical or biographical note.

Collection Scope and Content

The Colin Mackenzie postcard collection, 1905-1911, (SAFR 24638, P P15-011) is comprised of postcards of ORION (steam whaler), DENNIS T. SULLIVAN (built 1909; fireboat), and PETER IREDALE (built 1890; bark, 4m). The collection has been processed to the Collection level and is open for use.

Contains 3 postcards of various Pacific Coast maritime scenes, including a steam whaler, a fireboat, and a shipwrecked bark, 1905-1911.

Item list:

1. ORION (steam whaler) underway off Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, 1905-1908. 1 black-and-white photographic postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in. View off the port bow with a harpooned whale in the foreground. Pacific Whaling Co. vessel. Captioned on the front: "Whaling in the gulf near Nanaimo Stn. Pacific W. Co." Correspondence on the verso. Postmarked April 8, 1908. Postcard published by Howard King, photographer, Nanaimo, B.C.
2. DENNIS T. SULLIVAN (built 1909; fireboat) underway on San Francisco Bay, California, 1909-1911. 1 color letterpress halftone postcard, 3.5 x 5.5 in. Bow view with all hoses shooting water up in the air. Captioned on front: "2296 - Fire Boat 'Dennis T. Sullivan,' San Francisco, California." Published by Edward H. Mitchell, San Francisco, California. Correspondence on the verso. Postmarked July 10, 1911.
3. PETER IREDALE (built 1890; bark, 4m) wreck on Clatsop Beach, Oregon, 1906. 1 color offset lithographic postcard, 4 x 6 in. Caption on front: "Peter Iredale Wreck - 1906." Published by Anderson's Scenic Post Cards, Portland, Oregon, circa 1960-1980.

Collection Arrangement

No arrangement due to the small size of the collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Fireboats

Barks (Sailing ships)

Whaling vessels

San Francisco Bay (Calif.)

Pacific Coast (North America)

Photographic postcards

Picture postcards