Record Details
Guide to the Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Record Books 1916-1953
Archives West
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guide to the Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Company Record Books 1916-1953 |
| Subject |
Shipbuilding--Washington (State)--Seattle; Shipyards--Washington (State)--Seattle; Seattle; Ships and Shipping |
| Description | Record books of a Seattle shipbuilding company; Historical Note:; Edgar Ames founded the Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Seattle in 1916, with a modern plant on West Waterway and 26th Avenue SW on Harbor Island. With a floating drydock, this large wartime shipbuilding yard produced 25 steel tankers and cargo steamships for the US Shipping Board in the World War I period, and fabricated the boilers, engines and much of the equipment for these vessels as well.... |
| Publisher | Museum of History & Industry |
| Date | 1916/1953 |
| Rights |
The collection is open to the public by appointment.; The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners. |
| Type | Collection collection |
| Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17807 |
| Language | eng |
| Format | 3 record books; 1 box |
| Coverage | 1916-1953 |
