Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Companies: Pacific Mail Steamship Company ; [Union Iron Works Co. (San Francisco)]
priJHK 00150

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Ship plans show the Profile, Upper Deck, Main Deck, and Lower Deck of the steamship City of Para; the plans for the decks show storage, cargo spaces, along with passenger accommodations, the dining saloon, and other amenities. "Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamer City of Para"--title at top of drawing. "Case No. 361S Sheet No. 6689S"--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. No scale given. Unknown as to when the copy was made. Focus of item: City of Para.
priJHK 00152

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The sheet shows the ship's profile and plans for three full decks, Promenade, Upper, and Main. Deck plans show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon, social hall, smoking room and other amenities. Hand drawn on vellum. Title in the top - center of the drawing. Scale at bottom of drawing. "Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5454s"--purple stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink. Stamp and the case number are similar as the one found on priJHK 00143, indicating the origin of the drawing is Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco. Focus of item: Acapulco (1873-1914) ; Colon (1873-1904).
priJHK 00912

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The sheet shows the ship's Dining room, Berths, and Women's Steerage.. Hand drawn on vellum. Title at the bottom of the drawing. "Case No. 406s Sheet No. 7183s"--purple stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink. Stamp and the case number are similar as the one found on priJHK 00143, indicating the origin of the drawing is Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco. Focus of item: Barracouta.
priJHK 00913

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The sheet shows the ship's profile and plans for two full decks, Upper and Main. Deck plans show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon, social hall, smoking room and other amenities. Hand drawn on vellum. Title in the top of the drawing. No scale given. "Union Iron Works / Ship-Yard Dept. / Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5440s"--large brown stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink. Focus of item: San Juan ; San Blas ; San Jose.
priJHK 00915

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Copy of cabin plans for the Japan, showing three decks of the steamship, originally printed circa 1867. Unknown as to when the copy was made. Focus of item: Japan.
priJHK 00185