http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8qz2gnr No online items Processed by: L. Bianchi, August 2016. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Building E, Fort Mason San Francisco, CA 94123 Phone: 415-561-7030 Fax: 415-556-3540 SAFR_Historic_Documents@nps.gov URL: http://www.nps.gov/safr 2016 P77-034 (SAFR 24822) 1
A Guide to the Captain Robert Johnson photograph collection P77-034 San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, National Park Service 2016, National Park Service Title: Captain Robert Johnson photograph collection Date: Identifier/Call Number: P77-034 (SAFR 24822) Creator: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940 Johnson, Robert, Captain Physical Description: 13 items. Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department Building E, Fort Mason San Francisco, CA 94123 Abstract: The Captain Robert circa, (SAFR 24822, P77-034) is comprised mainly of photographs of scenes related to the fishing industry in Alaska. 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], P77-034 (SAFR 24822), Captain Robert San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Acquisition Information SAFR-00001 GOGA-00789 In 1977, Arthur Johnson loaned 12 postcards and 1 photographic print to the San Francisco Maritime Museum for copying. 13 copy negatives were made. SAFR-00001 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 1988. GGNRA had previously acquired the collection from the San Francisco Maritime Museum when it became a unit of the National Park Service in 1977. GOGA-00789 was transferred from the J. Porter Shaw Library to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) in February 1985. Historical or Biographical Note This collection does not include a historical or biographical note. Collection Scope and Content P77-034 (SAFR 24822) 2
The Captain Robert circa, (SAFR 24822, P77-034) is comprised mainly of photographs of scenes related to the fishing industry in Alaska. The collection has been processed to the Item level and is open for use. Contains 13 black-and-white copy negatives of photographs of vessels, fishermen, and buildings associated with the Alaska fishing industry, circa. Includes photographs of COLUMBIA (built 1871; ship, 3m), EDITH (built 1882; freighter), EQUATOR (built 1888; tugboat), NORTHWESTERN (steamship), STAR OF ALASKA (built 1886; ship, 3m), and STAR OF SCOTLAND (built 1887; bark, 4m). Most locations are in Alaska, with two photographs in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Some of the photographs are by John E. Thwaites. There is also one photograph of MAUNA KEA (built 1908; steam schooner) in Hawaii. Collection Arrangement Arranged into two File Units: File Unit 1. collection items; File Unit 2. Photo collection items. Subjects and Indexing Terms Salmon fisheries--alaska Alaska Black-and-white negatives collection storage File Unit 1. collection items, circa 1915-1920 Extent: 2 photographs. Physical Description: 2 black-and-white safety negatives, 5 x 7 in. Consists of photographs separated from the original P77-034 donation and assigned item numbers according to a classification scheme developed by the San Francisco Maritime Museum. Stored in Collection. Item No. J07.35420. Star of Scotland (built 1887; bark, 4m) under sail, port broadside view, leaving San Francisco Bay, California, 1917 March 31, n (5 x 7 in.) Stored in Collection. Item No. J07.35433. Mauna Kea (built 1908; steam schooner) underway with sails set, starboard quarter view, Hawaiian Islands, circa 1915-1920, n (5 x 7 in.) File Unit 2. Photo collection items, circa Extent: 11 photographs. Physical Description: 11 black-and-white safety negatives, 5 x 7 in. and smaller. Consists of photographs from the original P77-034 donation that were processed as part of the Park's regular photograph collection. They were not assigned a Photograph Collection item number. Item No. 01. Bailing out the fish trap at Chignik Bay, Alaska, circa 1900-1915 18' tide. Four men are at work. P77-034 (SAFR 24822) 3
Item No. 02. Cannery buildings at Chignik, Alaska, circa 1900-1915 "Cannery when we came." Item No. 03. Cannery workers, possibly at Chignik, Alaska, circa 1916 Fifteen men in view. "Roy Johnson's father, back row, second from right." Copy of a postcard postmarked 1916. Item No. 04. Unidentified sailing ships docked at Pier 54, San Francisco, California, circa 1900-1915 Physical Description: 1 black-and-white safety negative, 5 x 5.25 in. Santa Fe Railroad Company pier. Item No. 05. Northwestern (steamship) covered in ice after a storm on the coast of Alaska, circa 1900-1915 Photog. no. 4004. Two men are in view on board. Copy of a postcard postmarked 1918. Caption: S.S. Northwestern. Alaskan Coast. After a storm. Item No. 06. Edith (built 1882; freighter) foundering off the coast of Alaska, 1915 Photog. no. 2706. The vessel is listing to the port side. Copy of a postcard postmarked 1918. Caption: Foundering of S.S. Edith. Alaska coast. Item No. 07. Star of Alaska (built 1886; ship, 3m) deck view of taking sea on board in an unidentified location, 1919 Caption: Taking sea on board "Star of Alaska." 1919. Item No. 08. Castle Cape, Alaska, circa 1918 Physical Description: 1 black-and-white safety negative, 4.75 x 7 in. Photog. no. 156. Copy of a postcard postmarked 1918. Caption: Evening at Castle Cape. Alaska Peninsula. P77-034 (SAFR 24822) 4
Item No. 09. Bear pelt stretched out on the side of a building in an unidentified location, circa 1900-1915 Item No. 10. Columbia (built 1871; ship, 3m) underway, distant starboard quarter view, before 1909 Physical Description: 1 black-and-white safety negative, 5 x 6.5 in. Photog. no. 988. Copy of a postcard postmarked 1915. Caption: Salmon Cannery Ship Columbia. Wrecked in Alaska. Item No. 11. Equator (built 1888; tugboat) in the stream, port broadside view, at Chignik, Alaska, circa 1900-1915 Physical Description: 1 black-and-white safety negative, 4.75 x 6.75 in. Photog. no. 1032. Caption: Tug, Equator, Chignik, Alaska. P77-034 (SAFR 24822) 5