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Logbooks of cargo ships related to a sea captain of the S.S. Dora; Logbooks of San Francisco to Alaska cargo ships he captained; ca.
1898(?)-1913.; Accession includes log of S.S. Dora, others are unidentified.
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Diary of a miner describing a trip to Kotzebue Sound, Alaska.; Diary of a trip to Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, 1898-1899 (typescript,
carbon copy); some bills and accounts.
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Engineer's log of a steamship that travelled the waters of West Coast US and lower British Columbia; Steamship that travelled the waters of West Coast U.S. and lower
British Columbia.; Engineer's log.
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Photographs of
shipbuilding, workers, and ships at the Lake Washington Shipyard, Houghton,
Washington; Photographs of the Lake Washington Shipyards during the last two years
of World War II. Images include the Lake Washington Shipyard...
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Recorded interview of a Norwegian sailor concerning his polar explorations and autobiographical writing by Norwegian American author about deep sea fishing; Hansen was a Norwegian sailor and came to Seattle in 1922 for a polar
exploration...
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Correspondence,
journals, ledgers, legal documents, blueprints, letterpress copy books, and
other records of the Pacific Coast Company, which operated railways,
steamships, and coal mines; The Pacific Coast Company (PCC) purchased the...
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Records of the board established to govern longshore labor relations on the Pacific Coast during WWII; Following the outbreak of WWII in 1941, the Pacific Coast Maritime
Industry Board was established to govern longshore labor relations on...
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Ship's logs kept
by Captain Madsen for the schooner "Letitia" and the schooner "H.C. Page"; Ship's logs kept by Captain Madsen for the schooner "Letitia" and the
schooner "H.C. Page" (reproductions only); 1872-1878, 1882-1887.
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Logbook of a whaling ship; The ship was at Wellington, New Zealand on 15 January 1857, sailed
toward Hong Kong, 17 January 1857, whaled from there to Sandwich Islands,
October 1857, in Hong Kong again February 1858, back to Sea of Ochotsk...
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Forecastle cards and articles of Alaska Steamship Company related to the labor organization; Labor organization.; Forecastle cards, 1954.; Articles are signed for the steamships Aleutian, Baranof, and Denali
for their final voyages to Alaska...
2024-11-22
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Local newsreel
footage from Grays Harbor County, Washington, circa 1925-1933; The collection consists of 53 rolls of 35mm black & white and
tinted nitrate film dating from 1925-1933. They were made by Anderson Photo Art
and Commercial...
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Union material
regards Longshoremen and includes some writings by Harry Bridges; Writing, union books and memorabilia, 1934-ca. 1972 (ephemera bulk
1934-1942); Union material regards Longshoremen and includes some writings by
Harry...
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Papers of a farmer and sea captain of Whatcom County, Washington including diaries and financial records; Farmer and sea captain of Whatcom County, Washington.; Henry Roeder was born in 1824. He traveled overland to the Pacific
coast, where...
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Papers of a
Seattle, Washington, ship pilot and Norwegian American community
leader; Captain Gunnar Olsborg (1909-2000) was a Puget Sound Pilot and ocean
master mariner. He was born in Seattle, Washington, of Norwegian ancestry.;...
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Minutes, legal
documents, correspondence, and other records of the Oregon Improvement
Company; The Oregon Improvement Company was a business that owned and operated
coal mines, railroads, and steamship companies in Washington and...
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Papers and photographs of charter member and vice president of Local 1 of the International Longshoremen's Association; Jack Price (1902-1984) was named George Allen Price, but was known as
Jack. He was a charter member and official of Local 1...
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Photographs of
Tacoma, Washington, surrounding Puget Sound areas and portraits of Yakima
Indians; Thomas H. Rutter was born on January 1, 1837 in Truro, Cornwall,
England and worked as a veterinarian before immigrating to the United...
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Records of a
Seattle shipbuilding firm.; Robert Moran was born on January 26, 1857 in New York City to Edward
and Jean Dear (Boyack) Moran. He left school at the age of fourteen to acquire
training as a machinist. In 1875, he migrated...
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Correspondence
and poems related to shipbuilder and mayor of Seattle, Washington; Shipbuilder and mayor of Seattle, Washington; Born 1857 in New York City, Robert Moran served as mayor of Seattle
and acquired a large estate on Orcas...
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Digital files and mounted prints of shipping containers and longshore cranes; Jerry Storvik is a retired International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 19 member, a Pacific Coast Pension Association member, and a photographer. Storvik...
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Papers of
Seattle, Washington lawyer Lane Summers who specialized in maritime law.
Materials include legal case files, research files, and professional and
personal correspondence.; Lane Summers (1889-1966) was a Seattle,...
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This collection
contains portions of Carleton E. Watkins’s New Boudoir Series, circa
1882. Includes views of Seattle, Port Blakely, Port Gamble, Port Ludlow Mill,
Port Madison, and Victoria; Carleton E. Watkins was born November 11,...
1882-11-22
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Diaries
describing experiences of a sailor, soldier and Washington State
pioneer; Philip Clayton Van Buskirk was an American sailor, soldier, and
pioneer. Born in 1833 to upper-class parents, one of which was the Maryland
Secretary...
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Scrapbook of a member of one of 13 maritime trade locals locked out by Lockheed Shipbuilding Company union in 1986-1987; Robert "Bob" Coder was a member of International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local 46--one of 13 maritime trade...
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Prints and
papers of printmaker Richard V. Correll.; Richard V. "Dick" Correll (1904-1990), described as "one of the
leading masters of printmaking in the West", was best known for his powerful
black and white linoleum cuts, etchings...
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