Northwest Digital Archives - Western Waters Digital Library

Diary of a Sea Voyage to San Francisco and Commonplace Book of an Immigrant to Oregon
This anonymous handwritten volume contains several texts, including a diary of a sea voyage from Boston to San Francisco in 1852, a description of an 1863 trip on the Columbia River, and miscellaneous handwritten recipes, notes and clippings.

Guide to the Oppenheimer Family Papers
Merchants, of Marcus, Wash. Collection includes items related to the Oppenheimer brothers' mercantile activities, contracts for shipping during the Indian Wars (1877-1879), real estate and mining enterprises, reminiscence of Ben...

Materials Concerning The Sinking Of The S.S. Alaska,
Materials relating to the sinking of the S.S. Alaska. 2013-05-21

Papers Relating To The Ship Olive S. Southard,
Two hundred nineteen (219) letters and documents, dated mostly in the 1880s, relating to Oregon shipping and the ship Olive S. Southard and its captain, M. H. Walker.

Photograph Of Two Ships In The Harbor Of Portland, Oregon
One (1) 10"x12" vintage black-and-white photograph of the Steel Bridge and two ships, "Interstate of Portland" and "Greyhound of Portland," Portland, Or., undated.

Papers And Ephemera Relating To Portland History,
Papers and ephemera relating to Portland history, including: papers of Joseph and Victor Enginger; shipping manifest for ships sailing around the Horn, ca. 1860s; invoices, checks, bills, notes from Portland businesses, ca. 1855-1870;...

Officers Of The Battleship Oregon, And Road Trip To Los Angeles
Group photograph of officers on deck of the Battleship Oregon, circa 1905-1920, one officer identified as Fred W. Hartman. The other officers are unidentified; and photograph of group of unidentified men, vehicles and wagon, possibly...

Photographs Of Oregon Railroad Scenes, Steamboats, And Portland Streetcars,
Photographs from Arthur Elledge, of Oregon railroad scenes; photographs from Edward Keller, of steamboats; photographs from Gottleib Keller, of Portland streetcars; and ephemera..

Photographs Of The Commissioning Of The USS Hiamonee, Portland, Oregon
Three (3) 8x10 black-and-white photographic prints of the commissioning of the USS Hiamonee, YTB-513, with crew at the Willamette shipyards in Portland, Oregon, December 1945. 1945-12-01

Charles P. Harman And Halray Harman Collection
Photographs, correspondence, press clippings, issues of "Bo's'n's Whistle", and ephemera relating to the activities of Charles P. Harman, an engineer originally from Montana who worked for the Kaiser Company in Portland, Oregon, for...

Port Of Vancouver, Washington, Photographs Collection
Thirty-two (32) black and white photographs, two (2) black-and-white strip negatives, three (3) color slides, and one (1) program.

Photographs Of Naval Ships In The Harbor Of Portland, Oregon
Photographs of naval ships in the harbor of Portand, Oregon

Kaiser Shipyard Child Care Center Collection,
Papers and photographs relating to the child care center at the Kaiser shipyard on Swan Island, Portland, Oregon, during World War II, collected by the donor's great-aunt, Mary Willett.

Kaiser Shipyard And Grand Coulee Dam Collection,
Materials relating to the Kaiser shipyard in Portland, Oregon, and to the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam.

Randall V. Mills And Hazel Emery Mills Photographs Collection
Photographs taken by Randall V. Mills and Hazel Emery Mills when they were working on the books "Stern wheelers up Columbia" and "Railroads down the valleys." Images are mostly snapshots, date mostly from the 1940s, and include river...

Raymond And Reatha Wilson Collection,
Papers relating to Raymond and Reatha Wilson and their work at the Kaiser shipyards in Portland, Oregon, including photographs, printed matter, and ephemera.

Timothy Anderson Photographs Collection
Five (5) framed photographs and one (1) framed magazine collected by Timothy Anderson: "Steel Topsides," Vol. 1, no. 13, August 10, 1918; group of people at ship launching, circa 1942; launching of the S.S. Ashburn, 1918, Portland,...

Negatives Of Columbia River Steamboats And Other Images
Includes images of Columbia River steam boats, camping trips, and farm scenes, many in Oregon.

Guide to the SS Baranov Alaska trip photograph album
This album consists of 93 photographs relating to a trip "Buck" and "Averill" took to Alaska aboard the S.S. Baranof in 1950. Stops along the trip include the Saxman Totem Park in Saxman, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Juneau, Alaska; and Wrangell,... 2013-05-21

Guide to the Scott O’Dell Papers
Scott O’Dell (1898-1989) was a writer of books for adults, young adults and children. The collection includes manuscripts for The Cruise of the Arctic Star and correspondence with the publishing company.

Guide to the John O'Hara Cosgrave Papers
John O’Hara Cosgrave II (1908-1968) was an artist and a writer. Although best known for his illustrations of sea vessels, Cosgrave’s works are not restricted to the limits of water. The collection includes illustrations, manuscripts,...

Guide to the Eleanor Wilson Papers
Eleanor Wilson (1891-1972) was a Christian missionary who worked in Japan, Hawaii, and the Pacific in general, particularly the Marshall and Caroline Islands. In 1950 she became captain of the Morning Star VI, a mission ship in...

Steamship Portland II Collection
Plans, sections, details and elevations on 9 sheets of the steamship Portland II, a 186' steel towboat for the Northwest Marine Iron Works, 1946.

Letterpress Copybook Of The Ship Henry Failing
Letterpress copybook of Captain James Merriman, captain of the merchant vessel Henry Failing.

Reuben Weeks Letter To Captains Daniel Bunker, Peter Paddock, Samuel Tripp, Tristram...
Letter from Reuben Weeks, Captain of the Enterprise, to Captains Daniel Bunker (of the Tonquin), Peter Paddock (of the Hydasphe?), Samuel Tripp (of the Parcia), Tristram Jordan (of the brig Diligence) and Moucham Jarvis (of the U.S.S....