Hoffman (Martha) ship and railroad postcard album, 1890-1939

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Summary

Title:
Martha Hoffman ship and railroad postcard album,
Dates:
1890-1939
Creators:
Hoffman, Martha
Abstract:
The postcard album contains 75 marine vessel postcards and 39 train postcards collected by Martha Hoffman. The train postcards, out of scope, have been retained to maintain the integrity of the album. 32 of the marine vessel postcards are of U.S. naval vessels, 12 are of Bay Area ferry boats and 11 are of steam ships. The bulk of the naval ships were postcards depicting the Great White Fleet.
Extent:
1 item.
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

Preferred Citation

[Item title or description including date]. Martha Hoffman ship and railroad postcard album, P05-016. [Location within collection organization identified by container number, series number, file unit number, or item number]. Historic Documents Department, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Background

Scope and content:

The postcard album contains 75 marine vessel postcards and 39 train postcards collected by Martha Hoffman. The train postcards, out of scope, have been retained to maintain the integrity of the album. 32 of the marine vessel postcards are of U.S. naval vessels, 12 are of Bay Area ferry boats and 11 are of steam ships. The bulk of the naval ships were postcards depicting the Great White Fleet.

Biographical / historical:

This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.

Acquisition information:
Accession number SAFR-00001.
Custodial history:

The items were donated to the San Francisco Maritime Museum (SFMM) by Martha Hoffman on November 9, 1966. (See SFMM Accession Log, page 388, line 2) The materials were accessioned into the National Park Service when the museum was made a unit of Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA-735) and then were transferred to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park after the establishment of the new park in 1989 (SAFR-1).

Processing information:

Processing and Cataloging

Processed by Charles Miller and completed 4/27/2005.

ANCS+ Catalog No. SAFR 20704.
The collection is cataloged in the National Park Service (NPS) Automated National Catalog System (ANCS+). A portion of the ANCS+ catalog record can be viewed on the NPS Museum Collections on the Web Catalog by searching on the catalog number 20704 at http://www.museum.nps.gov/safr/page.htm. Do not include the acronym "SAFR" in the search.

Arrangement:

The postcards in the album do not appear to be organized and arranged in any order.

Album Inventory

Page 1.
YALE (steamer) Pacific Navigation Company
Unnamed 3m bark, naval training vessel
Unnamed 3m bark, possibly STAR OF INDIA

Page 2.
USS COLORADO, 1905
USS VERMONT (battleship)
Unknown Brigantine

Page 3.
Unknown British battleship
Unknown 3m full-rigged ship

Page 4.
KENTUCKY (battleship)
Unknown 2m schooner
Unknown British 4m bark

Page 5.
USS PENNSYLVANIA
USS MISSOURI
SS SIBERIA

Page 6.
M.S. TATSUTA MARU
ALABAMA (battleship)

Page 7.
NEBRASKA (battleship)
Unknown brigantine
VIRGINIA (battleship)

Page 8.
"Looking Through the Golden Gate at Sunset", W. A. Coulter painting
SOLANO, Southern Pacific Ferry Boat
European ketch, with steamer in background

Page 9.
BUCKMAN (built 1901, screw steamer)
SARATOGA (naval training ship)
MINNESOTA (battleship)

Page 10.
Ferry NEWARK
Ferry OAKLAND (Charles Weidener photograph)
Ferry GARDEN CITY (Weidener photo)

Page 11.
Ferry THROUGHFARE
Ferry NEWARK (Weidener photo)
Ferry BERKELEY (Weidener photo)

Page 12.
French 4m bark
RHODE ISLAND (battleship)
LOUISIANA (battleship)

Page 13.
Ferry ENCINAL
Ferry NEWARK

Page 14.
MAINE (battleship)
SOUTH DAKOTA (battleship)

Page 15.
Ferry ENCINAL (Weidener photo)
Ferry BAY CITY (Weidener photo)
Ferry PIEDMONT (Weidener photo)

Page 16.
Unknown 4m schooner
CONNECTICUT (battleship)
MISSOURI (battleship) (duplicate of postcard from p. 5)

Page 17.
Unknown 2m brig, with bark in background
ST. MARY'S (naval school ship)
HARTFORD (navy training ship)

Page 18. empty

Pages 19-31. train postcards

Page 32. empty

Page 33.
PHILADELPHIA (armored cruiser)
USS VIRGINIA

Page 34.
HARVARD (passenger vessel), 1911
YALE (passenger vessel), 1911
PAUL JONES (torpedo boat destroyer)

Page 35.
DECATUR (patrol boat)

Page 36.
KENTUCKY (battleship)
OREGON (battleship)

Page 37.
CONSTELLATION (training ship)

Page 38.
MONONGAHELA (training ship)
WISCONSIN (battleship)
MONTANA (armored cruiser)

Page 39.
British 4m bark
CALIFORNIA (armored cruiser)

Page 40.
NAPA VALLEY (steamer) Monticello Steamship Co.
GENERAL FRISBEE (steamer) Monticello Steamship Co.
KOREA II (steamer) Pacific Mail Steamship Co.

Page 41.
Unknown 4m schooner
Unknown German steamship and sail ship, "A Merry Christmas"

Page 42.
Unknown Dutch paddle wheel steamer, 2 postcards

Page 43.
MONGOLIA (steamer) Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
HARVARD (steamship)
Unknown 4m bark

Page 44.
HARTFORD (sloop of war)
USS SOUTH DAKOTA
USS CONSTITUTION

Page 45.
Middle East port painting

Physical location:
Historic Documents Department
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
This description was produced by the Historic Documents Department of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Date Prepared:
2007
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by automated script. Data derived from the ANCS+/Rediscovery archives module database and other sources. Date of source: 4/27/2005.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Access

This collection is open for research.

Condition Restrictions
There are no restrictions based on the condition of this material. However, you should be aware that access to collection material is always at the discretion of NPS curatorial staff if the condition warrants restricting the access and handling of the collection items at any time.

Terms of access:

Use

The San Francisco Maritime NHP possesses physical property rights through ownership of the materials. However, copyright may reside with the individual or corporate body responsible for the creation of the materials, or with their heirs. It is the user's responsibility to respect the provisions of the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission to reproduce or publish from this collection must be secured by the user from the copyright holders.

Preferred citation:

Preferred Citation

[Item title or description including date]. Martha Hoffman ship and railroad postcard album, P05-016. [Location within collection organization identified by container number, series number, file unit number, or item number]. Historic Documents Department, 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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