A guide to the Alexander Woodside photograph collection, No online items

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1 No online items Processed by: L. Bianchi, July San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Building E, Fort Mason San Francisco, CA Phone: Fax: URL: P (SAFR 24821) 1

2 A Guide to the Alexander Woodside photograph collection P San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service 2016, National Park Service Title: Alexander Woodside photograph collection Date: Identifier/Call Number: P (SAFR 24821) Creator: Woodside, Alexander, II Physical Description: 20 items. Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department Building E, Fort Mason San Francisco, CA Abstract: The Alexander circa, (SAFR 24821, P77-025) is comprised of photographs related to Captain Alexander Woodside, James Eillott Woodside, and the Pacific States Trading Company codfish processing station at Elliot Cove, California. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use. Physical Location: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department Language(s): In English. Access This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted. Publication and Use Rights Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. Processing Note The descriptions in this collection guide were compiled using the best available sources of information. Such sources include the creator's annotations or descriptions, collection accession files, primary and secondary source material and subject matter experts. While every effort was made to provide accurate information, in the event that you find any errors in this guide please contact the reference staff in order for us to evaulate and make corrections to this guide. Please cite the title and collection number in any correspondence with our staff. Preferred Citation [Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], P (SAFR 24821), Alexander San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Acquisition Information SAFR GOGA On December 5, 1977, Alexander Woodside II loaned a photograph album, a chart, and four photographic prints to the San Francisco Maritime Museum. SFMM made 13 copy negatives. Prints were made from some of the copy negatives. SAFR is a blanket accession that was transferred from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park in September GGNRA had previously acquired the collection from the San Francisco Maritime Museum when it became a unit of the National Park Service in GOGA was transferred from the J. Porter Shaw Library to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in February Historical or Biographical Note This collection does not include a historical or biographical note. Collection Scope and Content P (SAFR 24821) 2

3 The Alexander circa, (SAFR 24821, P77-025) is comprised of photographs related to Captain Alexander Woodside, James Eillott Woodside, and the Pacific States Trading Company codfish processing station at Elliot Cove, California. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use. Contains photographs of codfishing schooners, crew, and Woodside family members at the Pacific States Trading Company codfish processing station located at Elliot Cove, California, in the Craquinez Strait, circa. There are 13 unique photographic images in 20 physical forms (14 black-and-white copy negatives and 6 black-and-white photographic copy prints). Includes photographs of Captain Alexander Woodside, president of the Pacific States Trading Company, and his son James Eillott Woodside. Also includes photographs of OTTILLIE FJORD (built 1892; schooner, 3m) docked at Eillot Cove and her crewmembers unloading cod. Other vessels photographed in the collection are TAURUS (built 1902; schooner, 4m), CAROLYN FRANCES (built 1918; schooner, 3m), and possibly the crew of C.T. HILL (built 1889; schooner, 2m). Collection Arrangement Arranged into two File Units: File Unit 1. collection items; File Unit 2. Photo collection items. Subjects and Indexing Terms Pacific cod fisheries Schooners Pacific States Trading Company Carquinez Strait (Calif.) Black-and-white negatives Black-and-white prints (photographs) collection storage File Unit 1. collection items, circa Extent: 10 photographs (15 physical forms). Physical Description: 11 black-and-white safety negatives, 5 x 7 in. and smaller; 4 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. Consists of photographs separated from the original P donation and assigned item numbers according to a classification scheme developed by the San Francisco Maritime Museum. Item No. B Barnes and Tibbitts shipyard, Alameda, California, circa TAURUS (built 1902; schooner, 4m) and an unidentified three-masted ship are in drydock. Item No. C Ottillie Fjord (built 1892; schooner, 3m) at Elliot Cove, California, Physical Description: Black-and-white safety negative, 5 x 7 in., n (5 x 7 in.) View off the port bow, looking astern. Docked at the Pacific States Trading Company codfish drying camp. P (SAFR 24821) 3

4 Item No. C Ottillie Fjord (built 1892; schooner, 3m) at Elliot Cove, California, Extent: 1 photograph (3 physical forms). Physical Description: 2 black-and-white safety negatives, 5 x 7 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 4 x 6.5 in., n (5 x 7 in.), n (2) (5 x 7 in.), pl (4 x 6-1/2 in.) View off the port bow while docked at the Pacific States Trading Company codfish preparation camp. Item No. C C.T. Hill (built 1889; schooner, 2m) crew on deck at Elliot Cove, California, circa Physical Description: 1 black-and-white safety negative, 5 x 6 in., n (5 x 6 in.) "'Probably C.T. HILL.' (K.K.)" is typed on the envelope. Item No. C Ottillie Fjord (built 1892; schooner, 3m) at Elliot Cove, California, Two men are pitching cod from aboard OTTILLIE FJORD at the Pacific States Trading Company cod preparation camp. Item No. C Pacific States Trading Company cod preparation camp at Elliot Cove, California, Pitching cod from OTILLIE FJORD. Item No. C Pacific States Trading Company cod preparation camp at Elliot Cove, California, circa Item No. C James Elliott Woodside and his wife at the family home near Elliot Cove, California, circa photographic print, 8 x 10 in., n (5 x 7 in.), pl (8 x 10 in.) Mr. And Mrs. Woodside are in the carriage on the right. According to Alexander Woodside II in 1979, "the other people might be members of the Cummings family - friends. I believe this property was between Elliot Cove and the bay around Benicia." P (SAFR 24821) 4

5 Item No. P Captain Alexander Woodside studio portrait in Buenos Aires, Argentina, circa photographic print, 8 x 10 in., n (5 x 7 in.), pl (8 x 10 in.) Photograhed at Gran-Fotografia Platense studio. Item No. P James Elliott Woodside aboard an unidentified vessel, Elliot Cove, California, circa Physical Description: 1 black-and-white safety negative, 5 x 5 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in., n (5 x 5 in.), pl (8 x 10 in.) On right. Son of Captain Alexander Woodside. Unidentified young man on the left. File Unit 2. Photo collection items, circa Extent: 3 photographs (5 physical forms). Physical Description: 3 black-and-white safety negatives, 5 x 7 in. and smaller; 2 black-and-white photographic prints, 8 x 10 in. Consists of photographs from the original P donation that were processed as part of the Park's regular photograph collection. They were not assigned a Photograph Collection item number. Item No. 1. Alexander Woodside standing on a dock with a young woman and girl, circa photographic print, 8 x 10 in. In view in the background are a lifeboat and a steam stack possibly of RESTLESS (tugboat). According to Alexander Woodside II in 1979, the young woman might be "the wife of a cousin of my mother's." Item No. 2. Alexander Woodside and James Elliott Woodside with unidentified people at the Pacific States Trading Company cod fishing station at Elliot Cove, California, circa Physical Description: 1 black-and-white safety negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in.; 1 black-and-white photographic print, 8 x 10 in. Alexander is on the right and James is on the left. In between them are two men, two women, and two children. According to Alexander Woodside II in 1979, "in every picture he [Alexander] has that oversize Shriner pin on." Item No. 3. Carolyn Frances (built 1918; schooner, 3m) docked, starboard view, Physical Description: 1 black-and-white safety negative, 4.75 x 7 in. Outfitted as a whaler. The vessel's name was later changed to CHARLES BROWER. P (SAFR 24821) 5