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Ships and Shipping

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:

John W. Cochran papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2062
Abstract

Oath of Master, John W. Cochran, for the steamer Reliance, Canemah, Oregon, August 3, 1865.

Dates: 1865 August 3

Dudley Collard plans of Coquille River steamer Telegraph

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 4074
Abstract

Five photocopy blackline plans drawn by Dudley Collard in 1991 and 1992, depicting the sternwheel steamboat Telegraph, which was built in 1914 and operated on the Coquille River in Oregon. The plans include a side view of the steamer; details of the sternwheel axle and drive; port and aft views of boiler details; forward boiler face details; and an unidentified part. The collection also includes a photocopy blackline map of a section of the Coquille River.

Dates: 1991-1992

Columbia Rediviva collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss957
Abstract

Collection of documents, originals and copies, relating to the ship Columbia (also known as the Columbia Rediviva) and its journeys to the Pacific Northwest in the late 18th century. The ship was owned by Joseph Barrell out of Boston and most famously captained by Robert Gray. Materials include logs, journals, letters, financial records, cargo lists, and drawings of the ship.

Dates: 1785-1852

Columbia River Pilots Association records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1337
Abstract

Collection includes logbooks dating from 1925-1964.

Dates: 1925-1964

Columbia Transportation Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2085
Abstract

Records of the Columbia Transportation Company, Portland, Oregon, 1 volume, 1863-1864, with expenses and accounts of the steamboat business operating on Columbia and Willamette rivers.

Dates: 1863-1864

Contract plans

 Collection
Identifier: Mss4059
Abstract

Blackline photocopy plans by C. B. Cherrix for the U.S. Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration, designs S1-MT-MA63a and S1-MET-MA62a, dated June 1962 and January 1932, respectively.

Dates: 1932-1962

Truman B. Cook papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2394
Abstract

Collection consists of notes and correspondence, 1958-1978, regarding surveying with Ray Lewis Stout in Eastern Oregon in the early 20th century and the schooners Irene and S. I. Allard.

Dates: 1958-1978

Vincent Cook papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2063
Abstract

Master's License for Vincent Cook, January 8, 1895, allowing him to pilot steam vessels in the Willamette District on the Columbia River between Portland and Cape Hancock.

Dates: 1895 January 8

Lines plan of the steamers D. S. Baker and Annie Faxon

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 4024
Abstract

Collection consists of a lines plan with tables of measurements. Text on the plan reads: "Lines of the D. S. Baker and Annie Faxon / Design and model by John Gates / 1877." It is unknown whether the plan is original or is a later reproduction.

Dates: 1877-circa 1950

John Francis DeSassise papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1422
Abstract

Collection includes scrapbooks; Astoria High School diploma, 1940; and newspaper clippings and research notes regarding steamboats, the Columbia River Bar Pilots Association, steamboat captains, and maritime laws.

Dates: circa 1920-1965