Collection consists of Bond of Enrollment and Bond for License for steamer Echo issued to Alexander P. Ankeny, John Gates and Miles Bell, September 14, 1865.

Three plans on 1 sheet for the steamships Bonita, by John Gates, and Lurline, by J. F. Steffen, for Jacob Kamm.

Collection consists of a lines plan with tables of measurements. Text on the plan reads: "Lines of the D. S. Baker and Annie Faxon / Design and model by John Gates / 1877." It is unknown whether the plan is original or is a later reproduction.

Plans related to the sternwheel steamboat Harvest Queen, originally designed by John Gates. They include a side view; a deck plan; a plan of the cabin, texas, and pilot house; and a lines plan taken from a model by Gates. It is unknown whether these plans are original or are later replicas. Also included in the collection is a photocopy of a Harvest Queen plan dated August 1900, showing top and side views of the steamer.