Members at 2nd Boathouse

Photograph

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club

1. An original print donated April 2024

1. An original print donated April 2024

Name/Title

Members at 2nd Boathouse

Entry/Object ID

190011

Tags

Boathouse

Description

Dolphin Club men posing at boathouse below the club sign at boathouse door. The boathouse constructed in 1896 was then at the foot of Van Ness at the west end of Aquatic Park. There are multiple copies of this image in the collection: 1. Sepia original print mounted on card in scanned photographs box. Card is 7 in. x 10 in. Image mounted on card is 4.5 in. x 7.5 in. Donated April 2024 (details below). 2. B&W 8 in. x 10 in. print of Maritime Museum print, in scanned photographs box. 3. Sepia print 5 1/8 in. x 7 3/4 in., not mounted, in scanned photographs box. Likely made from Maritime Museum copy because there is same mark on face of man third from right. 4. Scan of older print of the image from the Maritime Museum collection. Their print measures 7 in. x 9 in. 5. B&W Framed Photograph 079, see separate entry.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver bromide

Subject

The second Dolphin Club boathouse at foot of Van Ness

Subject Place

Cove

Black Point Cove

Bay

San Francisco Bay

State/Province

California

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown Photographer

Date made

circa 1900

Notes

We do not know exact date nor name of photographer.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Various see Notes.

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

1. Dimensions of donated original: Card is 7 in x 10 in. Image mounted on card is 4.5 in x 7.5 in. 2. Dimensions of B&W print 8 in x 10 in. 3. Dimensions of sepia print 5 1/8 in x 7 3/4 in, not mounted. 4. Scan only. 5. Dimensions framed print: 8in x 10 in.

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

West wall Main Boathouse

Notes

A framed copy is on west wall main boathouse. The Archives original print and the copies of the Maritime Museum original are filed chronologically on box of scanned photos in first metal cabinet. 7/3/24 MK

Acquisition

Notes

An original print of this image was donated by Nancy Waller, Bethel Island CA to the Archives on April 25, 2024. Another original print and a scan are at SF Maritime Library, Item No. A12.07843. Scan purchased for Archives prior to donation of our own print.

Research Notes

Notes

Based on information from the donor and our research, we tracked down the Dolphin connection. In the 1920s, the donor’s father lived for a while at the San Francisco home of an uncle, Thomas J. Kennedy, who had been a Dolphin Club member. The photo ended up with the donor’s father, then with her. Kennedy is shown in a photo panel of Club members from 1902, now hanging in the stairway east side. (See Photograph 190212.) Kennedy was a two-term state senator 1906-1910 and a supporter of eugenics, according to his obit.

General Notes

Note

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