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Box 05

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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

The Annals of San Francisco, 1854

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043.02.05.01
Scope and Contents

A photocopied excerpt of the book, "The Annals of San Francisco."

Dates: Publication: 1854

Scenery of the Plains, Mountains and Mines, 1855

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043.02.05.02
Scope and Contents

A photocopied excerpt of the book, "Scenery of the Plains, Mountains, and Mines" by Frank Langworthy.

Dates: Publication: 1855

J. Ross Browne, 1969

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043.02.05.03
Scope and Contents

An excerpt of the book, "J. Ross Browne": His letters, journals, and writings. J. Ross Browne was an artist, traveler, and journalist.

Dates: Publication: 1969

Sea books

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS043.02.05.0
Scope and Contents

Excerpts and chapters from various books related to the sea and ships. Books included here are titled "From Salt Lake City Westward," "The Wonderful Power of Water," and the "Raw Winds of San Francisco."

Dates: 1916-2009

Beyond the Mississippi, 2005-2006

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043.02.05.05
Scope and Contents

The materials relate to shipwrecks and includes two excerpts from a book entitled "Beyond the Mississippi."

Dates: 2005-2006

San Francisco at the time of Brother Jonathan

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS043.02.05.06
Scope and Contents

The materials relate to San Francisco at the time of the Brother Jonathan.

Dates: 1916-2009

Across the Continent, 1866

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS043.02.05.07
Scope and Contents

Excerpts of chapters from a book entitled "Across the Continent: A Summer's Journey."

Dates: Publication: 1866

Duties and Liabilities of Pilots, 2005

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS043.02.05.08
Scope and Contents

The materials relate to the laws of ship pilots as preserved by the Columbia River Maritime Museum. Additional documents include multiple copies of United States coast surveys, a map of St.George's Reef, acts of Congress related to steamboats, and other materials about shipwrecks in the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: Majority of material found within 2005

A Beautiful Small Wreck, 1993

 File — Box: 05, Folder: 09
Identifier: MSS043.02.05.09
Scope and Contents

An excerpt of the book "The Hunt for HMS De Braak" by Donald G. Shomette.

Dates: Publication: 1993