Record Details
Guide to the Foss Maritime Photograph Collection circa 1960s-1990s
Archives West
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guide to the Foss Maritime Photograph Collection circa 1960s-1990s |
| Subject | Tugboats--Photographs; Barges--Photographs; Boats and boating--Design and construction--Photographs; Harbors--Alaska--Photographs; Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington); Ships and Shipping; Transportation; Photographs |
| Description | Photos and slides of boats, company presentations, and construction from the Foss Maritime Company; The Foss Maritime Company was started by a Norwegian immigrant in Tacoma, Washington in 1899, when Thea Foss bought a used rowboat, hoping to rent it out to help with the family’s finances. She sold it and used the money to buy several more boats which she used to rent out as well as delivering supplies and customers on the Tacoma area water routes.; Eventually Thea's... |
| Publisher | Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries |
| Date | 1960/1999 |
| Rights |
No restrictions on access.; Donor copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Donor did not own copyright to the materials. The copyrights probably reside with the Foss company or with the individual photographers. |
| Type | Collection collection |
| Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv78872 |
| Language | eng |
| Format | 10 boxes of slides and photographs |
| Coverage | circa 1960s-1990s |
