ARCHIVE OF US NAVY REAR ADMIRAL BOWMAN H. MCCALLA
Important extensive personal archive of US Rear Admiral Bowman Hendry McCalla who served in the US Navy from 1861 to 1906. US Naval Captain's bicorn hat made by Joseph Starkey, London and case. 54x80" linen Two Star Rear Admiral flag No. 4 labeled Mare Island July. 1905 which McCalla flew during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. As commander of Mare Island Naval Shipyard McCalla was instrumental in the fire and rescue efforts after the quake for which he received much gratitude from the citizens of San Francisco. Coletta, Paolo. "Bowman Hendry McCalla: A Fighting Sailor". Washington DC: University Press of America, 1979. 37" M1852 unmarked US Naval cutlass. 37" M1852 US Naval cutlass with engraved blade made in Toledo 1837. The blade on this sword is slightly bent from when a shell fragment impacted then Captain McCalla's leg during the Boxer Rebellion. Coletta, Paolo. "Bowman Hendry McCalla: A Fighting Sailor". Washington DC: University Press of America, 1979. p. 119. 36x22x22" oak Naval Captain's trunk with lock and keys. Large framed oil on canvas portrait of Admiral McCalla in uniform by Robert Wagner (1872-1942). Painting size 38x54", frame size 48x64". Several small paint losses to painting. China 1900 Relief of Pekin Victoria medal and ribbon engraved to McCalla. China 1900 Military Order of the Dragon medal and ribbon engraved to McCalla No. 527. China 1900 Imperial Order of the Dragon medal and ribbon. Armored Cruiser California 1904 launch medal. 1903 San Francisco national Encampment naval pin and ribbon. 1904 San Francisco IOOF encampment pin. 1904 San Francisco California Commandery enameled pin. GAR pin and ribbon. Spanish and American War pin with etched portrait of the Marblehead attached to McCalla's calling card. 2.75" Denver 1905 GAR National Encampment medallion. 70g engraved 1904 silver bar declaring McCalla an honorary member of the Brotherhood of Boilermakers with velvet case and letter. McCalla's Civil War USS John Adams cruise journal May 27th to September 18th, 1862. 1900 wedding invitation addressed to McCall for the Royal Japanese Wedding of Prince Yoshihito and Princess Kujo Sadako. 12x15" coat of arms on vellum. 18x21" framed photo of McCalla in uniform. 2.5x3.5" framed Civil War era photo of McCalla in uniform. 5x7" framed photo of McCalla in uniform. 6.5x8" framed photo of McCalla in uniform. 8x10" oval framed photo of McCalla in uniform. 10.5x13" framed photo of McCalla. 1/4 plate tin type of McCalla with his parents. CDV of the dog Buster aboard the USS Enterprise 1888. 10.5x8.5" framed photo of a Cornell Vs. Columbia football game. 21.5x15" framed map of Guantanamo 1881 with notation. 21x15.5" framed photo of the USS Marblehead. Two 12" framed family photos. Scrapbook of press clippings. A copy of Flags of Maritime Nations. A copy of Arctic Experiences. A copy of The Navy As I Have Known it by Sir Edmund Fremantle. A copy of Bowman Hendry McCalla: A Fighting Sailor by Paolo Coletta. Some pages from Experiences During the Boxer Rebellion by J.K. Taussig including the title page signed by the author. Prussian eagle uniform device used as wall hanging. Spanish War Cross mounted for wall hanging.
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Provenance: This archive was acquired / Acquired by consignor, directly from the Great-Grandson of Admiral McCalla. The consignor purchased this archive in 1991, as McCalla’s Great-Grandson was selling off many of the items he had inherited upon the passing of his mother.

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