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Box 04

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Contains 14 Results:

Dennis M. Powers maritime papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-043
Abstract

The Dennis M. Powers papers contain research materials including interviews and notes used in the authorship of several books

Dates: Majority of material found within 1962-2000s

History, 2000-205

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043.02.04.01
Scope and Contents

The articles concern the history of steamships and related treasures. Topics include the history of west coast steamers in the US, the treasure aboard a steamship from Rio De Janeiro, and the Brother Jonathan. Most materials are from the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Oregon.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2000-205

Discovery, 1994-2005

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043.02.04.02
Scope and Contents

The articles concern the recovery of the steamship Brother Jonathan and its treasure. Included is an article about the then-recent recovery of Brother Jonathan from the San Francisco Chronicle, Friday, February 25th, 1994.

Dates: 1994-2005

Underwater Archaeology, 2004

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043.02.04.03
Scope and Contents

The research materials concern the excavation and conservation of the Brother Jonathan treasure ship. Notable materials include the titles Conservation Research Laboratory Report No. 12, Shipwrecks Reconciling Salvage and Underwater Archaeology, and Lewis and Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2004

Field Activities, 2000-2005

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS043.02.04.04
Scope and Contents

A report of field activities on the S.S. Brother Jonathan. Also included are articles about the last guano traders and the sailor "Dynamite" Johnny O'Brien.

Dates: 2000-2005

Farallon Islands, 2000-2005

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043.02.04.05
Scope and Contents

An excerpt from a book on shipwrecks near the Farallon Islands, Ocean Beach, San Francisco Headlands, the Marin coast, and Bolinas.

Dates: 2000-2005

Federal Wreck Diving Regulations, 2002-2004

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043.02.04.06
Scope and Contents

The materials describe the dive for the treasure on the shipwrecked Brother Jonathan and the related legal case between Deep Sea Research and the state of California.

Dates: 2002-2004

Recollections, 2000-2005

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS043.02.04.07
Scope and Contents

A series of articles recollecting the wreck of the steamship Brother Jonathan. The Del Norte County Historical Society, the New York Times, excerpts from the Daily Alta California Recording, and the San Francisco Chronicle provided the articles.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2000-2005

Treasure Hunters, 2002

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS043.02.04.08
Scope and Contents

A series of articles regarding the California Treasure Hunters, who won the legal rights to take one year to salvage the wreck of the S.S. Brother Jonathan.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2002

Steamer profiles, 2000-2005

 File — Box: 04, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS043.02.04.09
Scope and Contents

A series of profiles on steamships. The materials provide information on name, dates of operation, builders, machinery types, design, measurements, owners, and a story of each ship's history.

Dates: 2000-2005