Name/Title
Tin Type photograph of Captain James Tuft, 1870s.Entry/Object ID
2021.46.10Description
Acc. No. 21.46.10
Subject Category: Maritime
Date or Period: 1870s
Object: Photograph, tin type
Description: A tin type photo of a bearded man in bow tie, glued to a more modern photo postcard backing.
Size: L 4” x W 3 1/4”.
History of Object: An original tin tpe photograph of Master Mariner and long-time Alameda resident Captain James Tuft, believed to have been taken between 1870 and 1873, when he was actively engaged in the offshore trade. The tin type was used in the biography of Captain Tuft (cataloged as 21.46.3).
Acquired from: The Tuft Estate.
Date: 05/29/21Interpretative Labels
Label
6/2/2021 MvL: content of label on reverse:
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“JAMES TUFT”
4 MAST BARKENTINE BUILT [text eroded]RKELEY,
WASH, 1901. 215 F LONG 42 F WIDE [text eroded] DEEP 1901 - OWNER GEO. E. DILLINGS. HOME PORT SAN FRANCISCO CALIF. SIGNAL LETTERS K.Q.P.J.
E. Helgason 1967
