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Finding Aid to the William Muir Photograph Collection, 1872-1914
P05-002
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Title: William Muir photograph collection,
Date: 1872-1914
Collection No: P05-002
Creator:
Muir, William
Extent:
6 items.
Repository:
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (Calif.)
Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
Abstract: This collection consists of 3 photographic prints, 2 postcards, and 1 page from a scrapbook primarily related to west coast
maritime vessels.
Physical Location: Historic Documents Department
Language:
In English.
The following are indexing terms related to the description of this collection.
California (Steamship)
Muir & Symon, Blacksmiths, Machinists & Iron Ship Repairs
Photography of ships
Postcards
Access Information
Access
This collection is open for research.
Access Information
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.
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.
Conditions of Use
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
[Item title or description including date]. William Muir photograph collection, P05-002. [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.
Processing/Project Information
Processing and Cataloging
Processed by Charles Miller and completed 2/14/2005.
ANCS+ Catalog No. SAFR 18501.
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 18501 at http://www.museum.nps.gov/safr/page.htm. Do not include the acronym "SAFR" in the search.
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 18501 at http://www.museum.nps.gov/safr/page.htm. Do not include the acronym "SAFR" in the search.
Administrative Information
Biography
In 1911, William Muir was a partner with Mr. Symon, of Muir & Symon, Blacksmiths, Machinists & Iron Ship Repairs, 1015-1017 Battery St., San Francisco. Later, Muir and his brother, Adam, organized as the Muir Brothers Iron Works.
In 1911, William Muir was a partner with Mr. Symon, of Muir & Symon, Blacksmiths, Machinists & Iron Ship Repairs, 1015-1017 Battery St., San Francisco. Later, Muir and his brother, Adam, organized as the Muir Brothers Iron Works.
Accession No. SAFR-1 was transferred to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park from Golden Gate National Recreation
Area which acquired the collection from the San Francisco Maritime Museum when it became a unit of the National Park Service.
The museum received the materials from the estate of William Muir on February 4, 1952.
Accession number SAFR-00001.
Administrative Information
This collection consists of 3 photographic prints, 2 postcards, and 1 page from a scrapbook primarily related to west coast
maritime vessels.
The three prints are: woman christening unidentified ship; CALIFORNIA (steamship), the first American steamship to round the
Horn, print from a photo taken in 1872; and a print of a bucket and wood piling. The two postcards are of a Japanese sailing
schooner in the Bering Sea and the Collingwood Monument at Tynemouth, England. The scrapbook page has small drawings of EDWARD
SEWALL (ship, 3-masted) and DIRGO (ship, 3-masted) copyrighted 1912-1914.
Items arranged by photographic format.