Finding Aid to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard Photographs, 1890-1899

This description was produced by the Historic Documents Department of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
Historic Documents Department

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

National Park Service
Third Floor, Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123
Phone: 415-561-7030
Fax: 415-556-3540
All written inquiries should include your name, mailing address, and telephone numbers.
2007

Finding Aid to the Mare Island Naval Shipyard photographs, 1890-1899

Collection Number: P05-012

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Historic Documents Department

San Francisco, California

Contact Information:

  • San Francisco Maritime
  • National Historical Park
  • Third Floor, Building E, Fort Mason
  • San Francisco, CA 94123
  • Phone: 415-561-7030
  • Fax: 415-556-3540
  • All written inquiries should include your name, mailing address, and telephone numbers.
    Processed by:
    Charles Miller
    Date Completed:
    3/28/2005
    Encoded by:
    San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park,

    Historic Documents Department

Summary

Title: Mare Island Naval Shipyard photographs,
Date: 1890-1899
Collection No: P05-012
Creator: San Francisco Maritime Museum

Extent: 33 items.
Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (Calif.)
Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
Abstract: The collection consists of 33 photographs of mostly United States Navy vessels at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California.
Physical Location: Historic Documents Department
Language: In English.

Indexing Terms

The following are indexing terms related to the description of this collection.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard

Photographic prints

Reproductions

Information for Researchers

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.

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]. 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.

Processing/Project 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.

Administrative Information

History

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.

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.

Acquisition

Accession number SAFR-00001.

Administrative Information

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.

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