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Guide to the Moran Brothers Company Collection 1893-1939

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Title Guide to the Moran Brothers Company Collection 1893-1939
Subject Shipbuilding -- Washington (State) -- Seattle --
Photographs; Mayors -- Washington (State) -- Seattle; Ships and Shipping; Seattle; Photographs
Description Photographs, clippings, and other materials documenting the work of the Moran Brothers Company, a Seattle shipbuilder, between 1893 and 1906.; Historical Note:; After working on ships for a number of years, Robert, Sherman, and Frank Moran established Moran Bros. Marine and Sawmill Machinery Co. in 1882. The company became Moran Bros. Co. (ship and engine builders) in 1890. In 1898, the firm built -- in the record time of only four months -- a fleet of 12 steamers and 10 barges,...
Publisher Museum of History & Industry
Date 1893/1939
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/xv41395
Language eng
Format 7 boxes; 3 linear feet
Coverage 1893-1939

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