Title from verso. Photograph of a submarine docking at Dutch Harbor while a band prepares to welcome the submarine. Verso reads: "Strike up the band. Dutch Harbor, Alaska -- The Navy band was right on hand to strike up a merry tune and...
Title from verso. Photograph of landing boats being lowered over the side of a naval vessel. Verso reads: "Attu -- Two landing boats are swung aloft from one of the ships that brought American troops to Attu to harass the Japs on that...
Title from verso. Photograph of canvas umiaks shuttling cargo from a Navy vessel to St. George. Verso reads: "Five of 16. Last Long Mile -- Although cargo to the Pribilofs arrived at destination aboard a modern Navy transport which also...
Title from caption. Image is a postcard. Image shows "The Wreck of the Rock Island". A half-sunken ship can be seen near another stern wheeler and a group of buildings. The photograph on the postcard may be attributed to Albert J. Johnson....
(4:10 min.) (08 of 08) Living on a ship and coming back to port steam vessels -- engineer on tug boat; steam -- not as economical; life on a freighter; diesel -- machine shops; Alaska Steam -- shorter trips; more days off; repair and clean-up --...
(4:45 min) (10 of 20) Tariffs--East bound fish--Northern Transportation Company--Eastbound Tariff 2c--Rates from west to east cost--loading ships and trains--Protests against tariffs--Train/ship--Setting tariffs--Section 1 Interstate Commerce...
(6:08 min.) (12 of 20) How train/ship developed--Mr. Skinner--first container shipping industry in the world--Too expensive for American flagged ships--City of New Orleans (Ship) Renamed Alaska (Ship)--denied American registry--Clair Engle...
(2:49 min.) (11 of 20) How train/ship developed--Mr. Skinner--first container shipping industry in the world--Too expensive for American flagged ships--City of New Orleans (Ship) Renamed Alaska (Ship)--denied American registry--Clair Engle...
Relief shown pictorially. Map of the world, showing "America von Christophoro Columbo in Mahmen des Konigs In Castilien Erstlich Orfundejm Jahr 1492, und von Americo Vesputio den Kahmen emy = fangen A.1499". Lettering in both Latin and German. ...
Hand colored. Latin and English with text in French on verso. Includes decorative cartouche, small illustrations of ships throughout, and coat of arms and dedication to Guilielmo Backer de Corneliis. From the Blaeus' Theatrum orbis terrarum,...
Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Hand colored. "The interesting discoveries made by British and American ships since the first publication of this chart in 1784, together with the hydrographical materials, lately procured from...
(3:57 min.) (04 of 24) 04 After the war. Worked the passenger ships for years. Moved ashore into receiving ship stores. Did receiving for Korea and Vietnam wars. Moved up to the main office. Got to make deals for a million dollars. ...
Shows routes of Barentsz' voyage. State 1 of T. de Bry's adaptation of Willem Barentsz' 1598 map; lacks Latin title and statement of scale found in state 2. Illustrated with compass rose, ships and fanciful sea creatures. Hand colored; 28 x 36...
Shows shipping routes. Shows North and Central America including Greenland and Iceland; north coast of Greenland undefined and partial coasts of "Ellesmere Land" and "Grinnell Land." Includes legend and testimonials. Relief shown by hachures and...