Photos scenes at the Barnes & Tibbits Shipyards, c. 1900

Name/Title

Photos scenes at the Barnes & Tibbits Shipyards, c. 1900

Entry/Object ID

1996.376.1

Description

Acc. No. 96.376.1 (a-1) Subject Category: Industries - Barnes & Tibbitts Shipyards Date or Period: Ca. 1900 Object: Photographs Description: Black/white glossy vintage photos mounted on a lt. greyish green fabric-type scrapbook paper stock. Photographer unknown. Size: L-7 1/2 x W-10 1/2 in. (ea.). History of Object: Various scenes at the Barnes & Tibbitts Shipyards: a-c) identical view of a small steamship undergoing renovation; d) masted ship; e) vessel "BEE", of San Francisco in drydock; f) view of several masted ships in the shipyard, the nearer one being the "Allen" or "Allen A"; g) two masted ships in drydock, the more distant one being the "Chillicothe"; h) two masted ships, the nearer one being the "Gamble", the more distant one being the "Chillicothe"; i) masted ship "George B. Billings, San Francisco"; j) masted ship "William E. Burnham" in drydock; k) vessel "Chillicothe" in drydock; l) two masted ships in drydock. Acquired from: Unknown Date: 11/9/96 Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged