Name/Title
Formal portrait photo of Walter Tibbitts, c. 1900-1915Entry/Object ID
2018.5.2Description
Acc. No. 18.5.2
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: circa 1900-1915
Object: Photograph
Description: A hand-tinted head and shoulders portrait of Walter Tibbitts that is mounted in a white studio folder. The photograph is signed, "Habernicht, San Francisco."
Size: Portrait: H-6” x W-3 3/4”; Studio folder: H-11 1/2” x W-7”
History of Object: A formal portrait of Walter Tibbitts who partnered with J. D. Barnes in 1916 to form the Barnes & Tibbitts Shipyards and Drydock Company in Alameda on the Oakland Estuary. This company existed until 1922 when Tibbitts bought out the Barnes family interest and created the General Engineering and Drydock Company, a company that built ferry boats, minesweepers for the US Navy, and gun boats for the Coast Guard; it was in business until 1946. Mr. Tibbitts resided with his wife, Grace, in Alameda at 1246 St. Charles Street.
Acquired from: Unknown
Date: 01/27/2018
