Star of Shetland passing under the partially constructed Golden Gate Bridge, September 19, 1936 - Sonoma County Library Digital Collections -- Colecciones Digitales de la Biblioteca del Condado de Sonoma

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Title

Star of Shetland passing under the partially constructed Golden Gate Bridge, September 19, 1936

Creator (Person)

["Dyal, Donald H."]

Creation Date (Original)

1936

Description

The day is 19 September 1936 and this photograph catches the Star of Shetland, one of the last sailing ships of a once large fleet belonging to the Alaska Packers Association, on its last voyage to Osaka, Japan for scrapping. Astern of Star of Shetland is the still-under-construction Golden Gate Bridge.

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Topical)

["Bridges","Ships"]

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_035619

Item Details
Image Details

Item Details

Title

Star of Shetland passing under the partially constructed Golden Gate Bridge, September 19, 1936

Creator (Person)

["Dyal, Donald H."]

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Description

Biographical or Historical Note

Launched Edward Sewall, the ship in this photograph accumulated some "lasts" to its record. Edward Sewall was the last American square-rigged ship to make a westward passage around Cape Horn. That voyage, of 293 days duration, was one distinguished for pain and suffering as well as length--over two months were necessary just to round the cape. Star of Shetland was also one of the last Alaska Packers Association sailing ships left--the Alaska Packers Association sold almost all others before the end of 1936. Launched in 1899, Edward Sewall first entered the case oil trade, coal trade, and hauled other bulk cargoes worldwide often visiting Honolulu and other west coast portraits In 1910, while journeying from Newport News to Hawaii with coal, the ship caught fire. During 1916, Edward Sewall became the property of the Texas Company of Port Arthur, Texas. Joseph E. Sewall first captained Edward Sewall for a couple of voyages from the ship's launch, and then Richard Quick commanded from 1901 until sold to the Alaska Packers Association in 1922 when the ship's name changed to Star of Shetland. By 1936, big sailing ships were almost gone and this photograph serves as a valedictory to thousands of years of voyaging under sail.;Ship Name: Star of Shetland; Sailed: 1899-1936; Type: Steel 4-masted bark; Built by: Bath, Maine by Arthur Sewall and Company; Dimensions: 332' x 45.3' x 25.5'; Tonnage: 3206 tons.

Creation Date (Original)

1936

Item Type

["Still image"]

Item Format or Genre

["black-and-white photographs"]

Number of Parts or Pages

1 photograph

Other Physical Details

black and white

Item Physical Dimensions

20 x 25 cm

Local History and Culture Theme

["Transportation"]

Subject (Time Period)

1930-1939

Subject (Topical)

["Bridges","Ships"]

Country

["United States"]

State or Province

["California"]

California County

["San Francisco"]

City or Town

["San Francisco"]

Geographic Feature

["Golden Gate (Calif.)","United States Highway 101","Conzelman Road"]

Street Address

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

Latitude

37.819722

Longitude

-122.478611

Geocoding Status

["Approximate geocoding"]

Source of Title and Description Note

Title supplied by cataloger.

Reproduction Details (Physical Items)

Print is reversed.

Other Notes

Healdsburg Museum also has a copy (Photograph number 1039P).

Credit line

Courtesy, Sonoma County Library

Local System Identifier

1341502

Digital Collections Identifier

cstr_pho_035619

Digital Collection Name(s)

["Sonoma County Library Photograph Collection"]

Digital Collections Area Group(s)

["Local History & Culture"]

Physical Item Barcode(s)

37565023047912 (ANNEX PHOTO 35619)

Item Call Number(s)

ANNEX PHOTO 35619

Shelving Location of Physical Item(s)

Sonoma County History & Genealogy Library, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library

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