Harry Dring Photographs, 1870-1983
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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf6s2005hr Online items available Harry Dring Photographs, 1870-1983 Processed by Tami Suzuki.; machine-readable finding aid generated by MS Word VBA program ANCSPlus_EAD_Generator written by S. Taylor Horton. Data derived from the ANCS+/Rediscovery archives module database. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Third Floor, Building E, Fort Mason San Francisco, CA 94123 Phone: 415-561-7070 Fax: 415-556-3540 URL: http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/hddquery.html All written inquiries should include your name, mailing address, and telephone numbers. 2000 San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Historic Documents Department, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Building E, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94123 Harry Dring Photographs, P91-015 1 1870-1983 Guide to the Harry Dring Photographs, 1870- 1983 Collection Number: P91-015 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: 415-561-7070 Fax: 415-556-3540 URL: http://www.nps.gov/safr/local/hddquery.html All written inquiries should include your name, mailing address, and telephone numbers. Processed by: Tami Suzuki Date Completed: 10 May 1999 Encoded by: San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department 2000 San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Descriptive Summary Title: Harry Dring Photographs, Date (inclusive): 1870-1983 Collection: P91-015 Creator: Harry\personal Dring Extent: 6014 items (14 linear ft.). Repository: San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (Calif.). Historic Documents Department Building E, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California 94123 Language: English. Access Restrictions This collection is open to the public. Usage Restrictions 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 description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], Harry Dring Photographs, 1870-1983, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Provenance Harrison (Harry) Joseph Dring began collecting the photographs and negatives as manager of restoration and maintenance of California's historic ships in 1954. He continued the collection when the ships were turned over to the Golden Gate National Recreation in 1977 and up to his retirement in 1982. He documented this work by photographing or hiring Harry Dring Photographs, P91-015 2 1870-1983 photographers as well as collecting images of the fleet and other non-National Park Service (NPS) historic vessels. These materials were transfered from his office on the Eureka wheelhouse and accessioned into Golden Gate National Recreation Area's museum collections in 1986. The fleet and collection were subsequently turned over to the San Francisco National Maritime Historical Park in 1989. Processing Information Processed by Tami Suzuki. Completed in 10 May 1999 Biography As Ships' Manager and Supervisor of Restoration at Hyde Street Pier under the State of California, Harrison (Harry) Joseph Dring oversaw the ongoing restoration of the museum's historic ship fleet from 1954 to 1982. Dring was responsible for the fleet of historic ships at the National Maritime Museum in San Francisco where he managed the fleets' restoration and maintenance. He documented this work by photographing or hiring photographers as well as collecting images of the fleet and other non-National Park Service (NPS) historic vessels. After doing restoration work on the Balclutha in 1954, Dring became the ship's manager and supervisor of restoration for California's historic ships. He was named "Conservator of Ships" for the NPS in 1977 upon transfer of the fleet to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Scope and Content Note The collection primarily documents the restoration and maintenance of the historic vessels at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park from 1954 to 1982. The bulk of the collection holdings consist of black-and-white photographs and negatives created or collected by the ships' manager Harry Dring from 1957 to 1976. Other items include photo albums and motion picture film. Along with restoration and preservation of the vessels, the collection documents daily activities at Hyde Street Pier. Of particular note are the 1,689 negatives documenting the fleet's restoration and maintenance. Organization Organized into the following series: 1. Negatives, file units 1- 8 as follows: 1.1. Alma; 1.2. Hercules; 1.3. C.A. Thayer; 1.4. Eureka; 1.5. Wapama; 1.6. Park & Pier; 1.7. Miscellaneous Vessels; 1.8. People; 2. Albums (classified), subseries 1-3 as follows: 2.1. Park Fleet; 2.2. Park & Pier; 2.3. Other Vessels/Miscellaneous/People; 3. Albums (not classified), file units 1-25 as follows: 3.1. Alma #1; 3.2. Alma #2; 3.3. Alma #3; 3.4. Eureka #1; 3.5. Eureka #2; 3.6. Eureka #3; 3.7. Hercules; 3.8. C.A. Thayer #1; 3.9. C.A. Thayer #2; 3.10. C.A. Thayer #3; 3.11. C.A. Thayer #4; 3.12. C.A. Thayer #?; 3.13. Wapama #1; 3.14. Wapama #2; 3.15. Wapama #3; 3.16. Wapama #4; 3.17. Wapama #5; 3.18. Wapama #6; 3.19. Fleet #F1; 3.20. Miscellaneous; 3.21. MS #1; 3.22. MT #1; 3.23. MT #2; 3.24. P; 3.25. From Eureka Wheelhouse; 4. Loose Photographs, organized into file units 1-11 as follows: 4.1. Eppleton Hall; 4.2. Eureka; 4.3. Wapama; 4.4. Hercules; 4.5. Alma; 4.6. Balclutha; 4.7. C.A. Thayer; 4.8. Miscellaneous 4.1; 4.9. Miscellaneous 4.2; 4.10. Oversized; 4.11. Film; 5. Photographs transfered from the Harry Dring textual records, HD 648. The negatives in Series 1 were further organized by item utilizing an existing classification scheme. Series 2 photos are a corresponding subset to the Series I negatives. Arrangement Dring's classification scheme was maintained for the negatives in series 1 and the photograph albums in series 2. The vessels appear to be arbitrarily arranged within this classification scheme. The series 2 albums are arranged by subject. Series 3 photographs were arranged by vessels in albums, then chronologically within the file units. Series 4 photographs were arranged by vessel. Series 5 photographs maintain the arrangement found in HDC 648. Collection: P91-015 Harry Dring photographs, 1870-1983. Harry Dring Photographs, P91-015 3 1870-1983 Collection: P91-015 Harry Dring photographs, 1870-1983. Series: 1 Negatives, 1870-1982. Container: Box Series: 1 1-12. Negatives, 1870-1982. Physical Description: 1689 items. Organization Organized into the following file units: 1. Alma; 2. Hercules; 3. C.A. Thayer; 4. Eureka; 5. Wapama; 6. Park & Pier; 7. Miscellaneous Vessels. Further item level organization is employed, with cross-references to Dring's existing classification scheme. Arrangement Primarily by classification scheme. Scope and Content Note The negatives provide detailed restoration documentation for the fleet. Pre- 1954 negatives were also collected. The rest of the collection documents non- fleet vessels and activities related to the fleet including at Hyde Street Pier, Aquatic Park, Victorian Park and San Francisco Bay. A few other waterways and ports are also documented. The negatives are various in size. Most are black & white with some color. File Unit: 1.1 Alma (Al) negatives, 1959-1976. Physical Description: 170 items : gelatin silver negatives. Box 1 P91-015.1 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-X5.16 , undated. Physical Description: 3 items : gelatin silver negatives. Note Also Eureka losing lifeboat. Box 1 P91-015.2 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-X5.17 , undated. Physical Description: 2 items : gelatin silver negatives. Box 1 P91-015.3 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-X9.3101, 1973. Physical Description: 3 items : gelatin silver negatives. Note Alma from Thayer mast at Hyde St. Pier. Also poop deck of Thayer. Box 1 P91-015.4 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-X9.3314, 1973. Physical Description: 3 items : gelatin silver negatives. Note 1. Wapama and Hercules from Thayer mast. 2. Hyde St. Pier. 3. Alma. Box 1 P91-015.5 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-X9.3316, undated. Physical Description: 3 items : gelatin silver negatives. Box 1 P91-015.6 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-A4.4, 1962 January. Physical Description: 1 item : gelatin silver negative. Note Alma in drydock, Anderson & Cristofani. Box 1 P91-015.7 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-A4.5, 1962 January. Physical Description: 1 item : gelatin silver negative. Note Alma in drydock, Anderson & Cristofani. Harry Dring Photographs, P91-015 4 1870-1983 Collection: P91-015 Harry Dring photographs, 1870-1983. Series: 1 Negatives, 1870-1982. Box 1 P91-015.8 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-A4.6, 1962 January. Physical Description: 1 item : gelatin silver negative. Note Alma in drydock, Anderson & Cristofani. Box 1 P91-015.9 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-A4.7, 1962 January. Physical Description: 1 item : gelatin silver negative. Note Alma in drydock, Anderson & Cristofani. Box 1 P91-015.10 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-A4.8, 1962 January. Physical Description: 1 item : gelatin silver negative. Note Alma in drydock, Anderson & Cristofani. Box 1 P91-015.11 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-A4.9, 1969 June. Physical Description: 1 item : gelatin silver negative. Note Patterson begins removal of decking. Photo by Harry Dring. SFMSHP. Box 1 P91-015.12 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-A4.10, 1964 October. Physical Description: 1 item : gelatin silver negative. Note On ways, Anderson & Cristofani yard. Photo by Harry Dring. SFMSHP. Box 1 P91-015.13 Alma (Scow Schooner) Al-A4.11, 1959 December 28.