Ships and Shipping
Found in 172 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.
Novelty ship's logbook
Logbook, November 24, 1896-March 6, 1898, of the schooner Novelty during voyages from Coos Bay, Oregon, along the Pacific Coast to San Francisco, California. The Novelty was built in 1886 for the Simpson Lumber Co. It went aground on September 20, 1907, and this logbook was salvaged from the wreck.
Old Ironsides
Lithograph of the U.S.S. Constitution at sea.
Records of the cargo ship Olive S. Southard
The Olive S. Southard was a cargo ship that was active in the 1880s, shipping goods to and from Portland, Oregon; its captain was M. H. Walker (1836-1899). Records include correspondence and financial documents.