Rare Books
Gonsalvo of Cordova:, or, the conquest of Grenada
Image not available
You might also be interested in
Image not available
Cordova
Manuscripts
The "California Gold Rush Fleet Encyclopedia of Vessels Sailing from the East Coast of the United States and Canada for San Francisco, December 7, 1848-December 31, 1849" comprises individual histories of 762 ships as well as various subject files, arranged in alphabetical order. Goodman records a broad spectrum of information derived from a variety of sources about the multitude of Gold Rush vessels. The bulk of the manuscripts are photocopies and some are heavily annotated in the author's hand. Some histories include hand colored illustrations of maps and ships. They were written and edited between 1970-1991.
mssGoodman
Image not available
Logbook of ship Cordova
Manuscripts
Ship Cordova of Bath, Maine; voyages from Richmond to Bremen and return.
mssHM 42372
Image not available
Photograph album of a trip on S.S. Grenada : views of Cuba, Grenada, Trinidad, Venezuela, and Mexico
Visual Materials
A disbound photograph album with 85 commercial and family photographs documenting travel aboard the S.S. Grenada to locations including Havana, Cuba; Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Chihuahua, Mexico; Venezuela; Grenada; and Port of Spain, Trinidad. There are several port scenes in various locations, showing ships, local vendors, and coal being loaded onto ships. Photographs taken in Havana show the harbor, including the sunken remains of the USS Maine; the cathedral; and Castillo del Morro. Photographs of Venezuela show indigenous dwellings and the Orinoco River. Photographs of Mexico show views of Mexico City including interiors of the Castillo de Chapultepec, an aqueduct in Chihuahua, and the city of Orizaba.
photCL 119
Image not available
Anchorage; Cordova; Blanchard Garden (Skagway)
Visual Materials
The Eugene Swarzwald Pictorial California and the Pacific Collection consists of 9,674 black and white photographs, negatives, a photograph album, magazine mock-ups, letters, and ephemera, dated 1909-ca. 1968. Eugene Swarzwald and the Swarzwald family collected the material for use in the magazine "Pictorial California and the Pacific." Images depict California and the West with some coverage of the rest of the United States and international destinations. The collection contains photographs depicting general city views of communities in California, scenic views of wilderness areas, images of parks, schools and universities, museums, and points of historic interest (including California mining towns and missions). The collection is strong in subjects related to leisure and social and recreational activities. Many of the photographs are by the Keystone Photo Service. Other photographers include Chuck Abbott, Adelbert Bartlett, Lionel T. Berryhill, Lil and Al Bloom, Hal Boucher, Campbell-Ricco-Mazzuchi Photography, Caroll Photo Service, Garth Chandler, Walter J. Collinge, Fairchild Aerial Surveys, George O. Fales, Frasher's, J. P. Graham, Dean Hesketh Company, Charles M. Hiller, Pat and G. E. Kirkpatrick, Don Knight, Albert J. Kopec, Ward Linton, Lothers and Young, Hubert A. Lowman, David M. Mills, Don Milton, Gabriel Moulin Studios, Karl Obert, Earle O'Day, Pacific Air Industries Aerial Photography, Dave Packwood, Padilla Studios, Maynard L. Parker, Jack W. Patterson, Julius Shulman, Spence Air Photos, H. W. Steward, Thiem, Harry Vroman, Whithurse Aerial Photos, and Steven H. Willard.
photCL 310