Mare Island Naval Shipyard photographs, 1890-1899

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Summary

Title:

Mare Island Naval Shipyard photographs,

Dates:

1890-1899

Creators:

San Francisco Maritime Museum

Abstract:

The collection consists of 33 photographs of mostly United States Navy vessels at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California.

Extent:

33 items.

Language:

In English.

Preferred citation:

Preferred Citation

[Item title or description including date]. Mare Island Naval Shipyard photographs, P05-012. [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 collection consists of 33 photographs of mostly United States Navy vessels at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California.

There are (15) photographic prints and (18) copy negatives with many identified with "NH" numbers. The non-Navy vessels are the paddlewheel PAWTUCKET, the steamer VALLEJO, and GENERAL FRISBIE.

Biographical / historical:

Historical Note
Mare Island Naval Shipyard , near Vallejo, CA, was the first United States naval installation on the west coast. On January 4, 1853, the United States purchased the island for the U.S. Navy. Over 500 naval ships were built at Mare Island Naval Shipyard during its 142-year history. In the spring of 1996, the shipyard officially closed.

Acquisition information:

Accession number SAFR-00001.

Custodial history:

The materials were collected by the San Francisco Maritime Museum and accessioned into the National Park Service when the museum was made a unit of Golden Gate National Recreation Area and then were transferred to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park after the establishment of the new park in 1989.

Processing information:

Processing and Cataloging

Processed by Charles Miller and completed 3/28/2005.

ANCS+ Catalog No. SAFR 20661.
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 20661 at http://www.museum.nps.gov/safr/page.htm. Do not include the acronym "SAFR" in the search.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged first by the NH number followed by unnumbered images.

Inventory
1. NH 71701, Mare Island, print and negative
2. NH 71719, USS RANGER, SOLACE, SCANDIA, print and negative
3. NH 71725, steamer VALLEJO, print and negative
4. NH 71730, USS RANGER, print and negative
5. NH 71731, USS HARTFORD (sloop of war), print and negative
6. NH 71733, USS YORKTOWN, print and negative
7. NH 71743, USS RANGER, print and negative
8. NH 71746, paddlewheel PAWTUCKET, print and negative
9. NH 71747, steamer GENERAL FRISBIE, print only
10. NH 71755, USS IROQUOIS (sloop of war), print and negative
11. NH 71756, USS HARTFORD, print and negative
12. NH 71761, USS HARTFORD, cropped, print and negative
13. NH 71762, USS HARTFORD, print and negative
14. NH 71763, USS ALERT (iron gunboat), Mare Island, April 4, 1897, print and negative
15. Unnumbered, dock scene, Mare Island, print and negative
16. Unnumbered, USS MONADNOCK (monitor), negative only
17. Unnumbered, USS MONADNOCK, April 21, 1898, negative only
18. Unnumbered, unknown vessel, negative only
19. Unnumbered, unknown 3m vessel, negative only

Physical location:

Historic Documents Department

Rules or conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard.

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Photographic prints
Reproductions
Names:: Mare Island Naval Shipyard

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: 3/28/2005.

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.