McPherson (Don) postcard collection, 1906-1950

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Summary

Title:

Don McPherson postcard collection,

Dates:

1906-1950

Creators:

McPherson, Don

Abstract:

The postcard collection consists primarily of views of west coast United States of America seaports and views of marine vessels.

Extent:

31 items.

Language:

In English.

Preferred citation:

Preferred Citation

[Item title or description including date]. Don McPherson postcard collection, P05-018. [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 collection consists primarily of views of west coast United States of America seaports and views of marine vessels.

There are 29 postcards, 1 small map, and 1 photographic print. The bulk of the postcards are color lithographs, and are dated from ca. 1906 to ca. 1928. There is one color postcard, of the ferry EUREKA, dated ca. 1950.

20 of the postcards are of port cities. These include: Astoria, OR (1); Catalina, CA (2); Nagoya, Japan (1); Portland, OR (3); San Pedro, CA (3); San Francisco, CA (7); Sausalito, CA (1); Tacoma, WA (2). One of the San Francisco cards was sent to Oakland, and has writing on the back in either Chinese or Japanese.

The remaining nine cards are of vessels, none of which is repeated. The vessels are: a generic life boat, a generic sloop, ASAMA MARU (built 1929; passenger vessel), EMPRESS, MINNESORA (battleship), RHODE ISLAND (battleship), SURGING HOME FROM CALIFORNIA (clipper ship), TABORA (passenger vessel), VASHON ONE (passenger vessel), and a packet of 16 photographs of U.S. Pacific Fleet ships, published by Edward H. Mitchell. A small map shows the route of the INDIANAPOLIS and CHIPPEWA between Seattle and Tacoma. The photographic print is labeled on the back: "Steamer IMPERATOR entering New York on her maiden trip."

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 by Don McPherson, some items on February 4, 1965 and others on March 7, 1966. 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 20706.
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 20706 at http://www.museum.nps.gov/safr/page.htm. Do not include the acronym "SAFR" in the search.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by port city, then alphabetically by vessel name, if known.

Physical location:

Historic Documents Department

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard.

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Photography of ships
Harbors--United States
Mooring of ships
Harbors--Japan
Postcards
Photographic prints
Names:: Eureka (built 1890; paddle ferry)

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.