Containers:

Items 239-415; Boxes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

Identifier:

Series 4.

Dates:

1890s-2000, bulk (bulk bulk 1920s-1960s)

Extent:

178 items

Scope and content:

Contains photographs of members at picnics, dances, and social events at the boathouse as well as other unknown locations. Includes several photographs from the annual St. Patrick's Day party and photographs of members traveling to and attending the Golden Gate International Exposition at Treasure Island. Some of the photographs might have been taken after rowing or swimming events but since this could not be confirmed, these photographs were kept in this series. Includes two photographs of Earl Warren at the SERC boathouse, circa 1950-1956. Also contains photographs of the filming of the movie, The Bypass Boys, staring Tom Rice and George Farnsworth; they are included in this series because the movie was about their daily swims in Aquatic Park.

Black-and-white photographic prints and negatives, cabinet photograph, color photographic prints and negatives.

Biographical / historical:

The SERC had many social events throughout the years.

The following chronology is of some early events that were mentioned in newspapers such as the San Francisco Call:

Chronology

Date	Event
1886 May 23	Annual Picnic at Camp Taylor (San Francisco Call).
1891 January 24	Invitation ball at B'nai B'rith Hall. (San Francisco Call).
1893 May 25	Gave a musical and literary entertainment at Odd Fellows' Hall. This included a whistling solo, singing, parlor acrobatics, wrestling exhibition, and dancing (San Francisco Call).
1896 March 19	Music, entertainment and a dance, held at Native Sons' Hall (San Francisco Call).
1897 May 2	Picnic at Bohemian Grove. After lunch, danced, rowed and fished (San Francisco Call).
1897 December 2	Entertainment and dance, held at Union Square Hall (San Francisco Call).
1900 November 2	Informal dance at Pioneer Hall (San Francisco Call).
1902 October 27	Gave an entertainment and dance at the Native Sons' Hall for the benefit of the fund for removing the boathouse from the foot of Third Street to a new location (San Francisco Call).
1910 July 4	Water Carnival in Aquatic Park. Clubs that participated are the Ariel Club, Dolphin Rowing Club and South End Rowing Club, as well as other northern California clubs. It included boating sports held under the auspices of the Pacific Association of Amateur Oarsmen (PAAO). This event was also referred to as Ladies Day. In addition to boat races, the event also had "greased pole climbing, fancy diving, tub races and a duck chase." There were Ladies' Days in 1911 and 1912 that were similar to this 1910 event (Pickelhaupt, Bill. 1995, page 73)
1912 June 16	Water Carnival
1913 October 12	Columbus Day celebration in Black Point Cove. Columbus landed on shore and was greeted by Indians. Man dressed up as Robinson Crusoe with South End member Mike Wheatley dressed up as Friday, on raft in Aquatic Park.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

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