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Ships and Shipping

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:

A Captain Unafraid, 1912

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124320], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS043:04.02.02
Scope and Contents

This item is a photocopied version of an entire book entitled "A Captain Unafraid: The Strange Adventures of Dynamite Johnny O'Brien" by Horace Smith.

Dates: 1912

Acts of Congress, 2000s

 File — Box 03: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124122], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043.02.03.06
Scope and Contents

The acts of Congress up to 1867 that concern steamboats and collated with the rolls at Washington.

Dates: 2000s

Alaska: Pictorial Panorama, [undated]

 Item — Box 06: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124361], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043:04.06.06
Scope and Contents

A picture book of Alaska. There are several color pictures of the Alaskan coast with captions. It seems to be a tourism-related publication. It is undated.

Dates: [undated]

Anchorage Museum photos, 1906-2008

 File — Box 04: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124346], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS043:04.04.03
Scope and Contents

These materials include three images of nautical scenes from the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center in Anchorage, Alaska. It seems the photos might have been taken in Nome, Alaska. Also included is the letter sent by the reference specialist to Dennis Powers.

Dates: 1906-2008

Anchorage: Star of the North, 1982

 Item — Box 07: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124379], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS043:04.07.04
Scope and Contents

The hardback book published by Continental Heritage Press, Inc. (Tulsa, OK) in 1982 called Anchorage: Star of the North, a pictorial and entertaining commentary on the growth and development of Anchorage, Alaska by Evangeline Atwood.

Dates: 1982

Arctic Trader excerpt, 1957

 Item — Box 02: Series MSS043:04 [Barcode: 35138008124320], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS043:04.02.01
Scope and Contents

The excerpt is from a 1957 book by Charles Madsen and John Scott Douglas called Arctic Trader used in Powers' research for Tales of the Seven Seas.

Dates: 1957

Black Horse of the Sea, 2006

 File — Box 06: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124155], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS043.02.06.08
Scope and Contents

This folder contains items related to the history of sunken vessels including articles entitled "The Wreckmaster," "the wonders of Salvage," and the "Black Horse of the Sea."

Dates: 2006

Book promotion, press, and correspondence (1 of 6), 2006-2009

 File — Box 11: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124205], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS043:02.11.05
Scope and Contents The press, promotion, and correspondence materials relate to Powers' two books, Treasure Ship and Taking the Sea. Included in this collection of documents is the correspondence between Powers and various individuals regarding the promotion of his two books and their reception. There are interviews, promotion of speaking engagements and book signings, published reviews of the books, and various other writeups about Powers and his writings. These materials take the form of printed...
Dates: 2006-2009

Book promotion, press, and correspondence (2 of 6), 2005-2009

 File — Box 11: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124205], Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS043:02.11.06
Scope and Contents

The materials mostly include email correspondence between Powers and various correspondents regarding the promotion of his book, Treasure Ship. This correspondence involves multiple speaking engagements, book signings, advertisements, and interviews. Also included are some transcripts of those interviews and other materials related to the book.

Dates: 2005-2009

Book promotion, press, and correspondence (3 of 6), 2005-2012

 File — Box 11: Series MSS043:02 [Barcode: 35138008124205], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS043:02.11.07
Scope and Contents The press, promotion, and correspondence materials relate to Powers' two books, Treasure Ship and Taking the Sea. Included in this collection of documents is the correspondence between Powers and various individuals regarding the promotion of his two books and their reception. There are interviews, promotion of speaking engagements and book signings, published reviews of the books, and various other writeups about Powers and his writings. These materials take the form of printed...
Dates: 2005-2012