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Ships and Shipping

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 177 Collections and/or Records:

Western Transportation Co. sternwheel tugboat plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss4068
Abstract

Collection consists of 16 blueprint lines, sections and plans on 3 sheets of a sternwheel tugboat for the Western Transportation Co., by architect W. D. McLaren.

Dates: April 1937

Niles T. Whittier diary aboard the brig Metropolis

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 934
Abstract

Disbound diary, probably kept by Niles T. Whittier, of a voyage to San Francisco, California, from Salem, Massachusetts, aboard the brig Metropolis. Diary lists owners, officers, and crew.

Dates: 1849-1850

John H. Wolf papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2081
Abstract

Oath of License, John H. Wolf, for the steamer Wilson G. Hunt, Portland, Oregon, December 29, 1865; and first class pilot's licenses for John H. Wolf, 1860-1867, from the District of Oregon allowing him to pilot steamboats on the Columbia and Willamette rivers from Portland to Astoria.

Dates: 1860-1867

The wreck of the steamer Gleaner

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2028
Abstract

Typescript term paper by Ina C. Cameron of Vancouver, Washington, 9 pages, 1959, regarding the wreck of the steamer Gleaner in January 1888 when the Columbia River froze.

Dates: 1959 May 26

Theodore Wygant papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2082
Abstract

Bond of Enrollment, Theodore Wygant, for the steamer Yakima, Portland, Oregon, June 13, 1865; and business licenses for Wygant to operate with the Lower Willamette Steamboat Company, Oregon City, Oregon, and the Upper Willamette Steamboat Company, Oregon City, Oregon, January 31, 1863.

Dates: 1863-1865

Yamhill Steam Boat Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2022
Abstract

Bound manuscript ledger of the Yamhill Steam Boat Company, 1859-1860, containing passage accounts, expenses, freight and bills.

Dates: 1859-1860

Stanley D. Young reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2024
Abstract

Typescript recollections of Stanley D. Young, 17 pages, 1950, of life on steamboats on the lower Columbia River, particularly the steamers Lurline and Hassalo, during the 1910s.

Dates: 1950