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Shipwrecks

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Marine disasters; Wrecks

Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:

Brother Jonathan files (3 of 8), 1860-2004

 File — Box 07: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124163], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043:02.07.03
Scope and Contents The materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials are from various sources, including newspaper articles, books, photos, journal articles, etc. These files cover various aspects of the Brother Jonathan and related topics, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on board,...
Dates: 1860-2004

Brother Jonathan files (4 of 8), 1865-2004

 File — Box 07: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124163], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS043:02.07.04
Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...
Dates: 1865-2004

Brother Jonathan files (5 of 8), 1850-2004

 File — Box 07: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124163], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043:02.07.05
Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...
Dates: 1850-2004

Brother Jonathan files (6 of 8), 1851-2004

 File — Box 07: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124163], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043:02.07.06
Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...
Dates: 1851-2004

Brother Jonathan files (7 of 8), 1932-2002, bulk: 1999-2002

 File — Box 07: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124163], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS043:02.07.07
Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...
Dates: 1932-2002; Majority of material found in 1999-2002

Brother Jonathan files (8 of 8), 1865-2004

 File — Box 07: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124163], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS043:02.07.08
Scope and Contents These materials concern the Brother Jonathan, a paddle steamer carrying a large shipment of gold that struck an uncharted rock near Point St George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on 30 July 1865. The materials from various sources include newspaper articles, book excerpts, photos, journal articles, and more. These files cover multiple aspects of the Brother Jonathan paddle steamer, including its origins and the building of, shipbuilding practices from that era, the cargo on...
Dates: 1865-2004

Captain Dynamite photos and material request/permission forms, 1880-2009

 File — Box 04: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124346], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043:04.04.06
Scope and Contents

These items include photos and their related material request/permission of use forms from the various entities Powers collected them from in his research on Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien.

Dates: 1880-2009

Captain Dynamite Research Materials and Notes (1 of 6), 1900-2007

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124312], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043:04.01.01
Scope and Contents

These materials are research materials and notes for Powers' research of Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien and the the time period in which he lived. Included are articles, photocopies of primary sources from archives, newspaper clippings, photographs, and Powers' own notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1900-2007

Captain Dynamite Research Materials and Notes (2 of 6), 1902-2006

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124312], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043:04.01.02
Scope and Contents

These materials are research materials and notes for Powers' research of Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien and the the time period in which he lived. Included are articles, photocopies of primary sources from archives, newspaper clippings, photographs, and Powers' own notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1902-2006

Captain Dynamite Research Materials and Notes (3 of 6), 1900-2006

 File — Box 01: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124312], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043:04.01.03
Scope and Contents

These materials are research materials and notes for Powers' research of Captain Dynamite Johnny O'Brien and the the time period in which he lived. Included are articles, photocopies of primary sources from archives, newspaper clippings, photographs, and Powers' own notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1900-2006