Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
"Arrangement As Built P.M.S.S. Peru, No. 21"--title at top of sheet. The drawing shows two profiles--one a cutaway showing holds and engine spaces--and the six decks of the Peru. In the lower right corner is a case/sheet number, "1464-42150"; original right corner is missing. "1/15" = 1 foot"--scale given. "Peru"--on verso, in ms., in pencil. Unknown as to when the copy was made. The Peru operated for Pacific Mail between 1892 and 1919; built for PMSSCO by Union Iron Works in 1891-92; she was the second Pacific Mail vessel to carry this name. Focus of item: Peru (1892-1919).
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"Proposed re-arrangement of P.M.S.S. Peru : lengthened 50 ft. in way of Fire Room"--title at top of sheet. The drawing shows a profile and the six decks of the Peru . "1/16" = 1 foot"--scale given. In the lower right hand corner is a case/sheet number, "1464-42149." "Peru"--on verso, in ms., in pencil. "Don"--on verso, in ms., in red pencil. Unknown as to when the copy was made. The Peru operated for Pacific Mail between 1892 and 1919; built for PMSSCO by Union Iron Works in 1891-92; she was the second Pacific Mail vessel to carry this name. Focus of item: Peru (1892-1919).
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"S.S. Peru: Capacities of Holds, Bunkers, Stores, Etc."--title at bottom of sheet. "1/6" = 1 foot"--scale given at the bottom of the drawing. Hand drawn on vellum. This sheet has four tables giving the capacities for storage of cargo, water, coal and the cubic feet of rooms; also drawn is a simplified profile of the Peru showing the cargo holds. "Union Iron Works, Shipyard, June 30, 1892, Drawer No., Job No."--purple stamp, lower right corner, date in ms., in ink. "Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5437s"--purple stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink. The Peru operated for Pacific Mail between 1892 and 1919; built for PMSSCO by Union Iron Works in 1891-92; she was the second Pacific Mail vessel to carry this name. Focus of item: Peru (1892-1919).
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Companies: [Union Iron Works Co. (San Francisco)] ; Pacific Mail Steamship Company
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"Scale 3/4" = 1 Ft."--scale given. The original case and sheet numbers have been scratched out and replaced with "1463-42134"; the stamp and the original case number are the similar to the one found on ephKMSP 006, indicating the origin of the drawing is Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco. "Peru"--on verso, in ms., in pencil. Unknown as to when the copy was made. Original had a tear and when copy was made the lower right corner was curled creating a gap. The Peru operated for Pacific Mail between 1892 and 1919; built for PMSSCO by Union Iron Works in 1891-92; she was the second Pacific Mail vessel to carry this name. Focus of item: Peru (1892-1919).
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![P.M.S.S. [City of] Peking : general arrangement](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4ZN1Z2T%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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The sheet shows a cutaway starboard profile and five decks of the vessel; the deck plans show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon, social hall, card room and other amenities. "P.M.S.S. Peking. General Arrangement"--title at the top of the drawing. "Scale 1/16" = 1 Foot"--scale given. "Case No. 361S Sheet No. 7159S"--lower right corner, stamped on original; numbers, in ms.; stamp and the case number are the similar to the one found on ephKMSP 006, indicating the origin of the drawing is Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco. "E2"--in lower right corner of the image. Unknown as to when the copy was made. "City of Peking"--on verso, in ms., in pencil. The City of Peking, built in 1874, was the first iron-hulled, propeller-driven steamer built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company; she was chartered in 1898 by US Government as a troopship for Spanish-American War and sailed as part of group led by USS Charleston; laid up at San Francisco in 1908, she was broken up in 1910. Focus of item: City of Peking.
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