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Ships and Shipping

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 177 Collections and/or Records:

Simeon Gannett Reed papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1117
Abstract Typescript copies, some on microfilm, of the letters and private papers of a businessman, entrepreneur, railroad magnate, and land developer of Portland, Oregon, active in the late 19th century. Subjects include mining, railroad ventures, land development, livestock breeding, shipping and steamships. Prominent correspondents include John C. Ainsworth, William S. Ladd, Ladd & Tilton Bank, and Martin Winch. Also included are letters from Victor M. Clement of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan...
Dates: 1864-1931; Majority of material found within 1864-1896
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Revenue cutter Joe Lane plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 4037
Abstract

One blackline photocopy sheet of plans for the revenue cutter Joe Lane. Includes cross section, top view, midship section, sail plan, and table of principal dimensions.

Dates: 1851
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Arthur Riggs papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1645
Abstract

Arthur Riggs (1871-1941) was a river pilot on the Columbia, Snake and Willamette rivers. Collection includes correspondence, 1937-1940, with information on the development of shipping on the upper Columbia River; autobiographical journals; steamboat history notes prepared by Frank J. Smith; and logbooks.

Dates: 1908-1941
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Rock barge plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss4022
Abstract

Two blueprint plans on 1 sheet for a rock barge for the Columbia Contract Company, by architect J. H. Johnston.

Dates: circa 1900-1950
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

David C. H. Rothschild papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2020
Abstract

Papers include photocopy manuscript agreements between David C. H. Rothschild and Captain George H. Werks, 1876, for a grain shipment, and Henry A. Webster, 1879, for rations; photocopy manuscript bond between Rothschild and Webster, 1880; photocopy manuscript list of vessels with names of captains and destinations.

Dates: 1876-1880
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Joseph S. Ruckel papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 989
Abstract

Papers of Joseph S. Ruckel, who was part owner of the Oregon Transportation Line and director of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, include legal documents, some relating to the Cascades portage railroad; receipts; and promissory notes.

Dates: 1847-1865
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Photograph of S. S. Quito crew members

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1127
Abstract

One mounted black and white photograph of six unidentified members of the crew of the S. S. Quito. They are on the deck, facing front and in uniform.

Dates: circa 1900-1922
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

The Santiago

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2355
Abstract

Typescript carbon copy of "The Santiago," an address by Edmund Hayes at the Oregon Historical Society on September 3, 1975, upon the unveiling of a model of the ship. The address discusses the expeditions of the ship and its captains Juan Joseph PeĢrez Hernandes and Bruno de Hezeta in the 18th century.

Dates: 1975 September 3
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Science Museum dyeline drawings of the bark Endeavour

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 4025
Abstract

Copy print of one sheet of dyeline architectural drawings depicting Captain James Cook's ship Endeavour. The sheet also includes various measurements of the ship.

Dates: 1952
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Sellwood ferry plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss4052
Abstract

Two negative photocopy plans on 1 sheet of the Sellwood ferry by architect J. H. Johnston.

Dates: circa 1880-1930
Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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