Ships and Shipping
Found in 154 Collections and/or Records:
The Book of Jack London excerpt, 1921
The excerpt is from a 1921 book by Charmian London called The Book of Jack London. The excerpt primarily deals with London's travels, especially in Alaska.
The Burning of the S.S. Japan, 2002
This folder contains an article from Sea Classics magazine entitled "The Burning of the S.S. Japan" as well as various other articles about sunken treasure, the rights and laws, and the Brother Jonathan.
The Circassian
This folder contains various items related to the wreck of the USS Circassian (1862), a large steamer captured by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.
The Dynamite Johnny O'Brien Journals, Vol. 1 (1 of 2), 1928-1930
The Dynamite Johnny O'Brien Journals, Vol. 1 (2 of 2), 1928-1930
The first volume in a series of three volumes of the journals of Captain "Dynamite" Johnny O'Brien. These are photocopies of the microfilm version of the journals housed in the University of Alaska archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in Fairbanks, Alaska. This volume covers the period roughly from 1851-1889. "The journals, handwritten in pencil, are a narrative of his life and were written between 1928 and 1930."
The Dynamite Johnny O'Brien Journals, Vol. 2, 1928-1930
The second in a series of three volumes of the journals of Captain "Dynamite" Johnny O'Brien. These are photocopies of the microfilm version of the journals housed in the University of Alaska archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in Fairbanks, Alaska. This volume covers the period roughly from 1889-1909. "The journals, handwritten in pencil, are a narrative of his life and were written between 1928 and 1930."
The Dynamite Johnny O'Brien Journals, Vol. 2, 1928-1930
This item is a second and slightly different copy of the second in a series of three volumes of the journals of Captain "Dynamite" Johnny O'Brien. These are photocopies of the microfilm version of the journals housed in the University of Alaska archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in Fairbanks, Alaska. This volume covers the period roughly from 1889-1909. "The journals, handwritten in pencil, are a narrative of his life and were written between 1928 and 1930."
The Dynamite Johnny O'Brien Journals, Vol. 3, 1928-1930
The third in a series of three volumes of the journals of Captain "Dynamite" Johnny O'Brien. These are photocopies of the microfilm version of the journals housed in the University of Alaska archives at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in Fairbanks, Alaska. This volume covers the period roughly from 1909-1930. "The journals, handwritten in pencil, are a narrative of his life and were written between 1928 and 1930."
The Panama Route, 1998
Book excerpts and chapters pertaining to steam-powered ships.
The Sea Saga of Dynamite Johnny O'Brien (1 of 2), 1933
This item is a photocopied version of the entire book, The Sea Saga of Dynamite Johnny O'Brien: American Master Mariner for Fifty-Three Years; A Seaman for Sixty-Five Years; Whose Shipmates and Friends called him the 'Nestor of the Pacific'; Who Feared God by Defied His Storms; Who Fought the Good Fight; Whose Firsts were as Hard as his Spirit was Stout by Milton A. Dalby (1933).