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Box 03

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Contains 15 Results:

Steamship history, 2000s

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.07
Scope and Contents

The various research materials concern the history of steamships. Documents include copies of dinner menus, anecdotes about shipwrecks, an example of early life in San Francisco from 1857, articles from the "International Technical Diving Magazine," and articles from the "Triplicate" of Del Norte County, CA.

Dates: 2000s

The Captain, 2000s

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.08
Scope and Contents

The documents concern Captain Samuel Isaac De Wolf, the commander of the steamship "Brother Jonathan." Captain Samuel Isaac De Wolf was lost at sea July 30, 1865, buried September 15, 1865.

Dates: 2000s

Disaster logs, 2002-2008

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.09
Scope and Contents

The materials concern shipwrecks in the Pacific Northwest and includes a copy of the "Disaster Log of Ships" by Jim Gibbs.

Dates: 2002-2008

Ship raising , 2002-2007

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.10
Scope and Contents

The materials concern the raising or salvaging of shipwrecks. Documents include numerous magazine and newspaper articles on salvaging wrecks during the last century. Also included are newspapers reporting on the landslide victory of Franklin Deleanor Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential election.

Dates: 2002-2007

Artifacts and lawsuits, 1998-2004

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.11
Scope and Contents

The materials concern a lawsuit to determine who had rights to the treasure contained on the Brother Jonathan steamship, as well as lists and newspapers about the artifacts found therein.

Dates: 1998-2004

Sunken Vessels, 2005-2007

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.12
Scope and Contents

The articles contain information about sunken vessels, California naval history, records of salvaging companies, old newspaper articles about sunken ships, and correspondence addressed to Dennis Powers.

Dates: 2005-2007

American Merchant Steamships, 2002-2004

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.13
Scope and Contents

The articles concern Brother Jonathan and other steamships. The most prominent item is the "American Merchant Steamships" by Cedric Nevitt of the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon.

Dates: 2002-2004

In Admiralty, 2002

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.01
Scope and Contents

The materials concern the steamship Brother Jonathan. The research materials include a filing in the northern district of California district court of the United States lawsuits regarding the steamship Brother Jonathan, a newspaper article recounting the tale of the survivors of the shipwreck. Additional materials are an essay about the numismatist John J. Ford, Jr., a magazine article on the last of the guano traders, and a diagram of a steamship.

Dates: Majority of material found in 2002

Brother Jonathan Cemetery, 2002-2004

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.02
Scope and Contents

The materials pertain to the Brother Jonathan treasure ship. Much of these materials relate to the Brother Jonathan Cemetery in Crescent City, CA, a shrine to the memory of those who perished in the wreck of the historical ship. Also included here are other items related to the Brother Jonathan such as internet articles about the shipwreck and the history of San Francisco.

Dates: 2002-2004

Research of gold bars, 2002-2004

 File — Box: 03, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.03
Scope and Contents

The materials concern gold bars allegedly recovered from the Brother Jonathan treasure ship. Included research materials focus on the treasure on Brother Jonathan as well as a list of weights and measures.

Dates: 2002-2004