Record Details
Guide to the Robert B. Ross Collection of Maritime Photographs and Other Material circa 1895-1961
Archives West
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guide to the Robert B. Ross Collection of Maritime Photographs and Other Material circa 1895-1961 |
| Subject |
Tugboats--Washington (State)--Puget Sound--Photographs; Steamships--Washington (State)--Photographs; Sailing ships--Washington (State)--Puget Sound--Photographs; Photographs; Ships and shipping; Washington (State) |
| Description | The collection consists largely of photographs of sailing ships, tugboats and steamships related to Ross's career as Chief Engineer on various vessels.; Biographical Note:; Robert B. Ross was born in Adelaide, Australia in 1867. In 1870 Ross's family sailed on the Benjamin Amer to San Francisco, and later that year to Port Madison on Bainbridge Island, Washington aboard the barkentine William H. Gawley. Ross began his maritime career in his teens, steamboating on Puget... |
| Publisher | Museum of History & Industry |
| Date | 1890/1947 |
| 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/xv83810 |
| Language | eng |
| Format | 2 boxes; .84 cubic feet |
| Coverage | circa 1895-1961 |
