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A guide to the Balclutha (built 1886; ship, 3m) deckhouse interior photographs, 1950-1954
P15-031 (SAFR 24658)
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Title: Balclutha (built 1886; ship, 3m) deckhouse interior photographs
Date: 1950-1954
Identifier/Call Number: P15-031 (SAFR 24658)
Creator:
Kortum, Karl
Physical Description:
4 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Balclutha (built 1886; ship, 3m) deckhouse interior photographs, circa 1950-1954, (SAFR 24658, P15-031) are comprised
of photographs of the interior of BALCLUTHA's deckhouse prior to her restoration. 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], P15-031 (SAFR 24658), Balclutha (built 1886; ship, 3m) deckhouse interior photographs, San Francisco Maritime National
Historical Park
SAFR-02420
Found in exhibit storage.
Historical or Biographical Note
BALCLUTHA was a steel-hulled ship built by Charles Connell and Company in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1886. She served in the Europe-San
Francisco grain trade and Pacific Coast lumber trade. In 1904, BALCLUTHA was sold to the Alaska Packers Association for use
as a salmon packet. She was renamed STAR OF ALASKA in 1906. In 1933, she was sold to Frank Kissinger who renamed her PACIFIC
QUEEN and exhibited her as a pirate ship. In 1954, she was purchased by the San Francisco Maritime Museum, and was restored
to her former appearance and name. Today, BALCLUTHA is preserved as a museum ship at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical
Park.
The Balclutha (built 1886; ship, 3m) deckhouse interior photographs, circa 1950-1954, (SAFR 24658, P15-031) are comprised
of photographs of the interior of BALCLUTHA's deckhouse prior to her restoration. The collection has been processed to the
Collection level and is open for use.
Contains 4 black-and-white photographic prints, approximately 8 x 8 in., mounted on Masonite, 9.25 x 35 in., of the unrestored
deckhouse interior of BALCLUTHA (built 1886; ship, 3m), showing an unkempt space with supplies and debris on tables and the
floor, taken sometime before her restoration efforts began in 1954. Possibly photographed by Karl Kortum.
No arrangement.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Historic ships
Sailing ships
Balclutha (built 1886; ship, 3m)
Black-and-white prints (photographs)