A guide to the Waverly Lowell photograph collection, 1936-1937
Processed by: L. Bianchi, August 2016.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
2016
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A Guide to the Waverly Lowell photograph collection
P77-043
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service2016, National Park Service
Title: Waverly Lowell photograph collection
Date: 1936-1937
Identifier/Call Number: P77-043 (SAFR 24828)
Creator:
Lowell, Waverly
Physical Description:
1 item.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Abstract: The Waverly Lowell photograph collection, 1936-1937, (SAFR 24828, P77-043) is comprised of a photograph of OHIOAN (built 1914;
freighter) wrecked at San Francisco, California. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.
Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Language(s):
In English.
This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item
Number], P77-043 (SAFR 24828), Waverly Lowell photograph collection, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
SAFR-00001
GOGA-00789
Waverly Lowell loaned 1 black-and-white photographic print, 3.5 x 5.5 in., to the San Francisco Maritime Museum. SFMM made
1 copy negative which was assigned an item number according to a classification scheme developed by the museum.
SAFR-00001 is a blanket accession that was transferred from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to the San Francisco
Maritime National Historical Park in September 1988. GGNRA had previously acquired the collection from the San Francisco Maritime
Museum when it became a unit of the National Park Service in 1977.
GOGA-00789 was transferred from the J. Porter Shaw Library to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in February
1985.
Historical or Biographical Note
This collection does not include a historical or biographical note.
The Waverly Lowell photograph collection, 1936-1937, (SAFR 24828, P77-043) is comprised of a photograph of OHIOAN (built 1914;
freighter) wrecked at San Francisco, California. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use.
Consists of 1 black-and-white copy safety negative, 4.5 x 6.5 in., of a photograph of OHIOAN (built 1914; freighter) wrecked
near Seal Rock outside the Golden Gate, San Francisco, California, 1936-1937. OHIOAN ran aground on the morning of October
8, 1936. The photograph shows the vessel still intact. A storm in December 1937 caused the vessel to break into pieces.
Single item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Shipwrecks
Ohioan (built 1914; freighter)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Black-and-white negatives
Stored in Classified Collection.
Item No. A03.35401. Ohioan (built 1914; freighter) wrecked at San Francisco, California, starboard quarter view, 1936-1937
Extent:
1 photograph.
Physical Description:
1 black-and-white safety negative, 4.5 x 6.5 in., n (4.5 x 6.5 in.)