Ships and Shipping
Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Oliff Olson papers
Oaths of Master, Oliff Olson, for the steamer Rescue, Portland, Oregon, March 9 and April 8, 1865.
Oregon Board of Pilot Commissioners records
Rules and regulations adopted by the Oregon Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Columbia River Bar and the Columbia and Willamette rivers, March 30, 1891.
Oregon Board of Pilot Commissioners registry
Register of ships that traversed the Columbia River Bar between June 1898 and May 1906, including information about who piloted the ships, and on what dates the ships crossed the bar or reached Astoria, Oregon. The Oregon Provisional Legislature formed the Oregon Board of Pilot Commissioners in 1846 to regulate pilotage on the Columbia River.
Oregon City Transportation Co. sternwheel boat plans
Two negative photocopy plans on 1 sheet of a light draft sternwheel boat for the Oregon City Transportation Co. by architect J. H. Johnston.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation collection
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation materials include an instruction manual; reports and diagrams; photo albums; training manuals for the main jobs available at the shipyard during World War II; and a print of an unidentified ship.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation photographic collection
Black and white photographs depicting the shipyard, workers, and ships of the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, Oregon, including an album on the all-woman launch of the S.S. Nehalem, and images of fireboats and crews fighting a fire at the shipyard on August 30, 1945.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation records
Small binder containing information on vessels built, sponsors, employment levels, facilities, and related matters.
Pacific Northwest steamboats photograph album
One album containing 146 black and white photographs, primarily of steamboats, most identified and dated. Other subjects include scenes in Portland and Astoria, Oregon. The collection also includes a receipt from the Veteran Steamboatmen's Association.
Joseph Paquet papers
Diaries, notebooks, and other papers of Joseph Paquet (1841-1924), an Oregon shipbuilder and construction contractor. Includes notes and specifications on steamboats active on the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.