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Charles Raymond Sheaff photograph collection.
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Title:
Charles Raymond Sheaff photograph collectionCreator/Contributor:
Sheaff, Charles Raymond, 1867-1942, creatorAbstract:
Contains portraits and snapshots of Sheaff, his wife Ellen "Nellie" Ginsell and their family, including 3 tintype family portraits
in cases and frames, as well as 2 empty photograph cases. Also includes group portraits of U.S. Navy crews -- including Sheaff
-- of the U.S.S. Olympia (commandeered by George Dewey during the Spanish American War) and and unidentified ship; and two
photographs of U.S.S. Boston, one of which includes detail of damage received in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898. Also includes
an heirloom thimble and calling card case, a Spanish American War cuff link, a Kern County High School pin, and a San Jose
City Lines fare token
Date:
approximately 1865-ca. 1970 (issued)Subject:
n-us---Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898
Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Naval operations
Bataille de la baie de Manille, Philippines, 1898
Guerre hispano-américaine, 1898 -- Opérations navales
Military operations, Naval
Philippines
United States. -- Navy -- Pictorial works
Olympia (Cruiser) -- Pictorial works
Boston (Cruiser) -- Pictorial works
États-Unis. -- Navy -- Ouvrages illustrés
Olympia (Cruiser)
United States. -- Navy
Sheaff, Charles Raymond -- 1867-1942 -- Portraits
Note:
Most photographs include captions with dates.
Title devised by cataloger.
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Cased photographs (CASE) and historical objects (OBJ) RESTRICTED: Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate
curator.
Transferred from the Charles Raymond Sheaff papers (BANC MSS 2008/256).
Charles Raymond Sheaff (October 9, 1867-May 22, 1942) was born in Holcomb, Illinois. In 1892, he enlisted in the National
Guard of California and served in the U.S. Navy until March 1900. In 1903, he married Ellen Grinsell in Bakersfield, California.
Type:
graphicPictorial works.
Portraits.
Tintypes.
Physical Description:
photoprint
2 folders and 1 oversize folder (approximately 35 photographic prints) and 3 boxes (3 cased tintypes in frames, 2 empty cases,
1 framed phtographic print, and other objects) : black and white and color ; 20 x 27 cm or smaller
Language:
English
Origin:
Various placesCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Cased photographs (CASE) and historical objects (OBJ) RESTRICTED: Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate
curator.