Finding Aid to the Heinhold's First And Last Chance Saloon (Oakland, Calif.) Photograph, 1950

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 Heinhold's First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland, Calif.) photograph, 1950

Collection Number: P05-032

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:
    5/10/2005
    Encoded by:
    San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park,

    Historic Documents Department

Summary

Title: Heinhold's First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland, Calif.) photograph,
Date: 1950
Collection No: P05-032
Creator: Ransom, M. A. (Mudge A.)

Extent: 1 item.
Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (Calif.)
Historic Documents Department
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
Abstract: This is a single blue colored advertising postcard of the Heinhold's First and Last Chance Bar, with the caption "Original bar made famous by Jack London, Foot of Webster Street, Oakland, Calif."
Physical Location: Historic Documents Department
Language: In English.

Indexing Terms

The following are indexing terms related to the description of this collection.
First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland, Calif.)

Bars (Drinking establishments)--California--Oakland--Pictorial works

Postcards

Photomechanical prints

Advertising cards

Information for Researchers

Access Information

Access
This collection is open for research.

Access Information

Condition Restrictions

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Conditions of Use

Use
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Preferred Citation
[Item title or description including date]. Heinhold's First and Last Chance Saloon (Oakland, Calif.) photograph, P05-032. [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 5/10/2005.
ANCS+ Catalog No. SAFR 20724.

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 20724 at http://www.museum.nps.gov/safr/page.htm. Do not include the acronym "SAFR" in the search.

Administrative Information

History

Historical Note

J. M. Heinold's First and Last Chance Bar was opened in 1883 as J. M. Heinold's Saloon. The building itself was built in 1880 from the timbers of an old whaling ship over the water in a dock area that was at the foot of Webster Street. The building was used as a bunk house by men working the nearby oyster beds before being converted into a saloon.

The saloon is also noted as being a hang-out of Jack London, who mentioned the saloon in many of his literary works. The saloon was recognized as a National Literary Landmark in 1998, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

Custodial History

The collection was donated to the San Francisco Maritime Museum by M. A. Ransom. The item was accessioned into the National Park Service when the museum became 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).

Acquisition

Accession number SAFR-00001.

Administrative Information

Scope and Content

This is a single blue colored advertising postcard of the Heinhold's First and Last Chance Bar, with the caption "Original bar made famous by Jack London, Foot of Webster Street, Oakland, Calif."
The verso has a promotional statement and is identified as a "PRIVATE MAILING CARD" at the top.

Arrangement

No arrangement.