Ships and Shipping
Found in 177 Collections and/or Records:
Log of the ship Chillicothe
Manuscript log of the ship Chillicothe, kept by W. Z. Haskins, 4 pages, June 4-16, 1922, on a trip from Astoria, Oregon, to Naknek, Alaska.
Lower class
Manuscript autobiography by George Youell regarding his life as an English fisherman and his rise to prominence.
Horace Lyman diary
Manuscript diary describing Horace Lyman's sea voyage from New York to San Francisco aboard the vessel Whitton and from San Francisco to the Columbia River aboard the Toulon. Lyman (1815-1887) was a congregational clergyman and teacher. He founded the First Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon, in 1851.
Magnolia Lumber Co. tugboat plans
Four plans on 1 sheet of a tugboat for the Magnolia Lumber Co.
Steamer Manzanillo plans
Nine sheets of photocopy plans for the sternwheel steamer Manzanillo, designed by architect J. H. Johnston for the Shaver Transportation Company. Plans include top and side views; a cross section; a cabin plan; a wheel plan; a plan of rudders and tillers; a hog chain arrangement plan; and a plan for a forged steel shaft.
Wilder McClintock photograph albums
Two albums containing black and white photographs, primarily of numerous steamboats that operated in the Pacific Northwest. Handwritten notes identify vessel names and dates.
Joseph Meyers Willamette Iron and Steel Company collection
Photographs and ephemera relating to the Willamette Iron and Steel Company. The materials were collected by Joseph Meyers (1910-1997), a marine engineer who worked for the company.
James D. Miller papers
Manuscript Bond of Enrollment, Master James D. Miller, D. P. Thompson and J. L. Barlow, for the steamer Yamhill, Canemah, Oregon, October 19, 1865; and manuscript Bond of License, Master James D. Miller, D. P. Thompson and J. L. Barlow, for the steamer Union, Canemah, Oregon, October 19, 1865.
Charles Axel Alexius Modeer notebooks
Small collection consisting of a ship's log and two notebooks relating to the maritime career of Charles Axel Alexius Modeer (born 1877), who was an officer on Pacific Mail Steamship Company vessels and in the U.S. Lighthouse Service. He served on various lightouse tenders, including as commander of the tender Manzanita, based in Astoria, Oregon.
Percy George Brockhurst Morris papers
Miscellaneous papers of Percy Morris, including information on early transportation and logbooks of the Columbia Steamship Company.