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Title: Captain Robert W. McAllister photograph collection of the Panama Canal
Date: 1907-1978
Identifier/Call Number: P99-044 (SAFR 22341)
Creator:
McAllister, Robert Walter, Captain
Physical Description:
5 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
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Preferred Citation
[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P99-044 (SAFR 22341), Captain Robert W. McAllister photograph collection of the Panama Canal, San Francisco Maritime
National Historical Park
Acquisition Information
SAFR-01460
The collection was donated to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in 1999.
Collection Scope and Content
The Captain Robert W. McAllister photograph collection of the Panama Canal (SAFR 22341, P99-044) consists of 5 photographic
albums on Capt. McAllister service as Panama Canal pilot from 1953 to 1978.
The collection is made up of several 3-ring photobinders and are generally titled by Capt. McAllister such as "Photos of Some
Ships That I Have Been a Pilot of in the Panama Canal, 1953-1975." There are 2 photobinders titled "An Album of Ships That
Frequent the Panama Canal by a Pilot, 1953-1978. Volumes 1 and 2." Another photobinder is titled "Captain Robert W. McAllister,
Panama Canal Pilot, From His Brother Pilots." Finally, there is a postcard album extensively annotated by Capt. McAllister
including early images of the Panama Canal construction.
The postcard album with early images of the canal construction is the most historically significant of the albums.
Collection Arrangement
The albums are arranged alphabetically.
Related Materials
Robert W. McAllister Panama Canal document collection (HDC1357, SAFR 21620)
- This material is located at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park