Munsen family photographs and motion pictures, 1942-1950

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Summary

Title:
Munsen family photographs and motion pictures
Dates:
1942-1950
Creators:
Munsen family
Extent:
41 items
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P89-091 (SAFR 18589), Munsen family photographs and motion pictures, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

Munsen family photographs and motion picture films (P89-091, SAFR 18589) consists of 28 black-and-white photographic prints and 13 reels of 8mm black-and-white and color, silent motion picture film of the Munsen family and their hydroplane raceboats in California from circa 1942 to 1950. The films depict Dick and Bob Munsen, along with other family members and other racers, racing hydroplanes on the California racing circuit in Napa, Marysville, San Francisco, Livermore, Butte City, Sacramento and Los Gatos. Boats appearing in the films are the Munsen's C-211 "Maniac", C-171 and C-271.

The film has a total run time of 00:56:50.

Digital video available on the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/details/csfmm_00008 and digitized by the California Audiovisual Preservation Project (CAVPP).

Note from CAVPP during digitization of "Fogging from 00:26:00 to the end in part 1."

Biographical / historical:

The brothers Robert "Bob" B. Munsen (1913-1981) and Richard "Dick" A. Munsen (1917-1987) of Sacramento, Calif. raced hydroplane speedboats as part of a post-war recreational pastime.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00140

The collection was donated to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park by the Munsen family in 1989. Copyright transferred to the National Park Service. All uses are open and unrestricted. Credit San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Processing information:

The descriptions in this collection guide were compiled using the best available sources of information. Such sources include the creator's annotations or descriptions, collection accession files, primary and secondary source material and subject matter experts. While every effort was made to provide accurate information, in the event that you find any errors in this guide please contact the reference staff in order for us to evaulate and make corrections to this guide.

Please cite the title and collection number in any correspondence with our staff.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in two series: 1. Photographic prints and 2. Motion picture film. Series 2 is arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: Taylor Horton2015.
Date Prepared:
2015
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. 9/30/2015 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Copyright transferred to the National Park Service. All uses are open and unrestricted. Credit San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Terms of access:

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:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P89-091 (SAFR 18589), Munsen family photographs and motion pictures, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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