Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Balclutha (built 1886; ship, 3m) deckhouse interior photographs
- Dates:
- 1950-1954
- Creators:
- Kortum, Karl
- 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.
- Extent:
- 4 items
- Language:
- In English.
- Preferred citation:
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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
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
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SAFR-02420
Found in exhibit storage.
- Processing information:
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- Arrangement:
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No arrangement.
- Physical location:
- San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
- Physical description:
- .
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 2016
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 10/1/2016 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.
- Terms of access:
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Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
- Preferred citation:
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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
- Location of this collection:
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Building E, Fort MasonSan Francisco, CA 94123, US
- Contact:
- 415-561-7030