Move of the Wawona video, 2008-2009

Overview of the Collection

Creator
SCCtv (Seattle, Wash.)
Title
Move of the Wawona video
Dates
2008-2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
23 DATA DVDs, 9 Video DVDs, and 1 CD
Collection Number
PH2017-072
Summary
Video documentation of the schooner Wawona's move from South Lake Union to a dry dock in Seattle, Washington
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Footage found on the DATA discs represents the highest quality, for use in editing. DVDs represent a compressed version of DATA disc video, for use in screening the footage.

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Languages
English

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

The schooner Wawona launched from the H. D. Bendixen Shipyard in Fairhaven, California, on September 12, 1897. The Wawona was the largest three-masted sailing schooner ever built in North America. The Wawona was built to haul lumber for the Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Company of Eureka, California, and did so for seventeen years. She was then used for the Bering Sea codfishing trade from 1914 until World War II, when the Wawona was used by the United States government to haul supplies from Puget Sound to Alaska. After two more years of codfishing after the war, the schooner sat largely unused until 1963, when a group of King County citizens purchased the Wawona for use as a maritime museum.

In 1970, the Wawona was the first vessel to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places. She was designated a Seattle landmark in 1977. Unfortunately, by 2005 various problems including a beetle infestation led to the decision to demolish the schooner. Artist John Grade saved portions of the Wawona and created a sculpture located at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Video documentation of the schooner Wawona and her move from South Lake Union to a dry dock. The video was recorded by Seattle Community Colleges Television (SCCtv). Includes 9 Video DVDs and 23 DATA DVDs, which match video found on the DVDs. In addition, there is one CD that contains 24 jpeg photographs.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Preservation Note

Footage found on the DATA discs represents the highest quality, for use in editing. DVDs represent a compressed version of DATA disc video, for use in screening the footage.

Acquisition Information

Donor: Larry E. Johnson (The Johnson Partnership), September 1, 2009.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Description Dates
Video Disc 1
Interview with Scott Roed and tour of the Wawona interior, including the cabin and deckside, with Nat Howe of NW Seaport
2008
Video Disc 2
Tour of the Wawona interior, including the cabin and deckside, with Nat Howe of NW Seaport
2008
Video Disc 3
Interior and exterior shots of the Wawona
2008
Video Disc 4
Move of the Wawona from the south end of Lake Union to Lake Union Dry Dock. This video was shot from the water, aboard a pleasure boat. This video was also shot in High Definition (HD).
2009
Video Disc 5
The move of the Wawona from the south end of Lake Union to Lake Union Dry Dock. This video was shot from the Armory dock and includes footage of the press conference held by the Seattle Parks Department.
2009
Video Disc 6
The move of the Wawona from the south end of Lake Union to Lake Union Dry Dock. Video includes shots from the Center for Wooden Boats as the Wawona was pulled from its mooring area, shots of the Wawona in Lake Union and the arrival at Lake Union Dry Dock.
2009
Video Disc 7
Views of the Wawona at the Lake Union Dry Dock, shortly after the move, and Lidar Scanning gear set-up and use to record hull readings.
2009
Video Disc 8
Views of the Wawona at the Lake Union Dry Dock, shortly after the move, and Lidar Scanning gear set-up and use to record hull readings.
2009
Video Disc 9
Interview with Rick Pothier of Global Diving and Salvage, discussing the actual move of the Wawona.
2009
DATA Discs 1a-1d
Matches video found on Video Disc 1.
2008
DATA Disc 2a
Matches video found on Video Disc 2.
2008
DATA Discs 3a-3b
Matches video found on Video Disc 3.
2008
DATA Discs 4a-4c
Matches video found on Video Disc 4.
2009
DATA Discs 5a-5d
Matches video found on Video Disc 5.
2009
DATA Discs 6a-6d
Matches video found on Video Disc 6.
2009
DATA Discs 7a-7b
Matches video found on Video Disc 7.
2009
DATA Discs 8a-8b
Matches video found on Video Disc 8.
2009
DATA Disc 9
Matches video found on Video Disc 9.
2009
CD
24 .jpeg photographs of the schooner Wawona, provided by The Johnson Partnership.
2009

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Moving Image Collections (University of Washington)
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)