Ships and Shipping
Found in 172 Collections and/or Records:
Charles T. Kamm papers
Master's License for Charles T. Kamm, January 7, 1884, allowing him to pilot steam vessels in the Willamette District on the Columbia River between Portland and Astoria.
Marjorie Kaufman photographic collection
Eleven mounted black and white photographs, five depicting construction of a railroad bridge across the Willamette River near Willbridge, and six showing the ship George W. Elder in dry dock at the Port of Portland, as well as people who worked on the ship.
Joseph Kellogg papers
Manuscript Oath of Master, Joseph Kellogg, for the steamer Senator, Oregon City, Oregon, June 28, 1865; manuscript Bond for License for the steamer Senator for Kellogg and a second person, whose name could be either Asa A. M. Cully or Asa A. McCully, August 2, 1865.
Ship L. P. Hosford drawing
Drawing showing a side view of the ship L. P. Hosford, with blueline copy, by L. R. Hussa.
Laighton family papers
Collection includes a right of way given by Sarah E. Laighton and J. H. Laighton of Seaside, Oregon, for a drainage ditch to be dug on their land; a typescript will of J. C. Kinney of Astoria, Oregon; and a typescript letter to William J. Laighton regarding the sinking of the British bark Lupatia off Tillamook Head in 1881.
Henry Langdon papers
First-class steamboat pilot's license renewal for Henry Langdon, October 7, 1868, allowing him to pilot steam vessels in the Oregon District, with a list of the classification of steam vessels.
Engravings from L'Illustration, Journal Universel
Page removed from the periodical L'Illustration, Journal Universel containing an article, "Souvenirs d'un voyage aux EĢtats-Unis en 1847," with two engravings depicting steamboats, including the steamboat Oregon.
Log book of the ship Beaver
Photograph copy of the logbook of the ship Beaver, with most entries made during a voyage from New York to the Columbia River, 1811-1812. The Beaver was John Astor's third vessel in the Pacific Fur Company and the first supply ship for Astoria, Oregon.
Log of the ship Chillicothe
Manuscript log of the ship Chillicothe, kept by W. Z. Haskins, 4 pages, June 4-16, 1922, on a trip from Astoria, Oregon, to Naknek, Alaska.
Lower class
Manuscript autobiography by George Youell regarding his life as an English fisherman and his rise to prominence.