Finding aid to the photographs of Golden Gate Iron Works construction projects PC 034

Jaime Henderson, 2018
California Historical Society
April 2018
678 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
reference@calhist.org


Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: California Historical Society
Title: Photographs of Golden Gate Iron Works construction projects
Creator: Golden Gate Iron Works
Identifier/Call Number: PC 034
Physical Description: 17 folders
Date (inclusive): 1925-1951
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Abstract: Collection contains photographs and some paper materials documenting commercial and residential construction projects completed by Golden Gate Iron Works (GGIW) between 1925 and 1951. GGIW was a structural steel manufacturer located in San Francisco, California with fabrication and construction projects completed in the Alameda, Contra Costa, Kern, Marin, Mendocino, Merced, Monterey, Placer, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and Trinity counties.
Container: P008

Content Description

Collection contains photographs and some paper materials documenting commercial and residential construction projects completed by Golden Gate Iron Works (GGIW) between 1925 and 1951. GGIW was a structural steel manufacturer located in San Francisco, California with fabrication and construction projects completed in the Bay Area and Central California.

Conditions Governing Access

CHS is not taking appointments for research at this time. Please check the Library's website updates: https://californiahistoricalsociety.org/collections/north-baker-research-library/ 

Conditions Governing Use

Donor transfers all copyright, trademarks, and literary and publication rights that donor possesses in the item(s) gifted to the California Historical Society.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Camille S. Hoffman and family, 2013.

Biographical / Historical

Golden Gate Iron Works was a structural steel fabrication and construction company located in San Francisco, California.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item, date]; Photographs of Golden Gate Iron Works construction projects, PC 034; [box number, folder number]; California Historical Society.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Building, Iron and Steel -- Pictorial works
Steel, Structural -- Pictorial works
Photographic prints

Box P008, Folder 1

Alameda County

Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph of the construction of the Adhesive Products Company building, Berkeley and a photograph of the construction of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, Ashbury Exchange building, Oakland.
Box P008, Folder 2

Contra Costa County

Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph of the construction of the Contra Costa County Administration Building, Martinez, Confer and Willis, Architects, Hamilton and Williges, Engineers; and a photograph of the construction of the First Presbyterian Church, Concord, Donald Powers Smith, Architect, I. Thompson, Engineer.
Box P008, Folder 3

Kern County

Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph of the construction of the Kern County Airport, Bakersfield; L.H. Nishkian, Engineer.
Box P008, Folder 4

Marin County

Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph of the construction of the San Rafael Independent Journal building, San Rafael.
Box P008, Folder 5

Mendocino County

Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph of the construction of the Gravelly Valley Bridge, Mendocino Forest.
Box P008, Folder 6

Merced County

Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph of the construction of the Merced Theater, Merced, Reid Brothers, Architects.
Box P008, Folder 7

Monterey County

Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph of the construction of Junior College, Salinas Union High School District, Salinas, Charles E. Butner, Architect, F.W. Kellberg, Engineer.
Box P008, Folder 8

Placer County

Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph of the construction of Dog Bar Bridge, Tahoe Forest.
Box P008, Folder 9

San Francisco County

Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of the construction of the following buildings: Marina High School Auditorium; Props Building; Meyer Apartment Building; California State Automobile Association, Inter Insurance Bureau Building; Mission Rock Transit Sheds; North Star Laundry at Army and 26th Streets; California Theater; KSFO-KPIX Building; New Market Office Building, Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, Owner, R.S. Chew, Engineer; a building at Buena Vista and Java Streets, Jessie Shay, Owner; a building at Van Ness Avenue and Greenwich Street, Marian Realty Company, Owner; an apartment building at California and Baker Streets, Herman D. Hogrefe and Son, Owners, Edward E. Young, Architect, P. Zucco and W. Adrian, Engineers; an apartment building owned and built by William McIntosh; a building at Laguna and Eddy Streets, William Van Herrick, Owner; a building at Jackson Street west of Baker Street, William McIntosh, Owner; a building at Chestnut and Leavenworth Streets, V. Fassio, Owner; an apartment building at Hermann and Buchanan Streets, V. Fassio, Owner; an apartment building on the northeast corner of Buchanan and Haight Streets, N. John Nelson, Owner, Irvine, Ebbetts and Fisher, Architects; a building at Pine and Stockton Streets; a building at Hyde and Eddy Streets; an apartment building at Broadway and Octavia Streets, I. Epp, Owner, H.C. Baumann, Architect, Jason M. Smith, Engineer; two buildings at Pacific and Laguna Streets, Edward Jose, Owner, H.C. Baumann, Architect. Includes photographs by photographers Moulin Studios; R. J. Waters and Company.
Box P008, Folder 10

San Joaquin County

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of the Stockton Bank, Stockton Meyers and Ward, Architects.
Box P008, Folder 11

San Mateo County

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of the construction of El Camino High School, San Bruno; Bouskos Market, Redwood City; General Casualty Company of America, Burlingame, Robert B. Liles, Architect; Hamlin Shopping Center, South San Francisco, Ward and Bolles, Architect, T.F. Chace, Engineer; Sequoia Process Corporation, Redwood City. Also inculdes a press release about the Johnson Building, Burlingame; and a press release and newspaper clipping on the Shell Oil Company building, Menlo Park.
Box P008, Folder 12

Santa Clara County

Scope and Contents

Includes a photograph of the construction of the Detention Home for Santa Clara county at St. James and Market Streets, San Jose; Purity Stores Ltd., Palo Alto, Don A. Younger, General Contractor, H.M. Engle, Structural Engineer, Harry Weese, Architect. Also includes four photographs possibly of the destruction in San Jose after the 1906 earthquake.
Box P008, Folder 13

Sonoma County

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of the construction of the Citrus Fair Pavilion, Cloverdale.
Box P008, Folder 14

Trinity County

Scope and Contents

Includes photographs of the construction of Salyer Bridge, Trinity Forest.
Box P008, Folders 15 - 16

Unidentified Golden Gate Iron Works projects

Box P008, Folder 17

Golden Gate Iron Works related materials

Scope and Contents

Includes a small amount of correspondence and advertising related to Golden Gate Iron Works.