Box 03
Contains 15 Results:
Dennis M. Powers maritime papers
The Dennis M. Powers papers contain research materials including interviews and notes used in the authorship of several books
In Admiralty, 2002
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.
Brother Jonathan Cemetery, 2002-2004
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.
Research of gold bars, 2002-2004
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.
Coins, 2002-2004
The materials include internet searches concerning coins in general and coins related to the Brother Jonathan steamship.
Greyhounds of the Sea, 2000s
"The Story of the American Clipper Ship Greyhounds of the Sea" by Carl C. Cutler. Photocopied by Dennis Powers.
Acts of Congress, 2000s
The acts of Congress up to 1867 that concern steamboats and collated with the rolls at Washington.
Steamship history, 2000s
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.
The Captain, 2000s
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.
Disaster logs, 2002-2008
The materials concern shipwrecks in the Pacific Northwest and includes a copy of the "Disaster Log of Ships" by Jim Gibbs.