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Plan of the saloons of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamer Japan
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Plan of the saloons of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamer Japan
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The deck plans show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon, social hall, smoking room and other amenities; tables listing cargo capacity and the number of berths aboard the steamer, total 1098, are also provided. "Copied by the Mariners' Museum, Newport News, Virginia." --on verso, stamp in black ink. Copy is a negative image, possibly taken from microfilm. Unknown as to when the copy was made. Focus of item: Japan.
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Plan of the saloons of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamer Japan
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Companies: Pacific Mail Steamship Company
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Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s steamer "City of Para"
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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.
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Plan of the saloons of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamer Japan
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Companies: Pacific Mail Steamship Company
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Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s steamer Starbuck
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The sheet shows the profile and two decks of the steamship Starbuck; the plans for the decks show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon and other amenities. Hand drawn on vellum. "Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamer Starbuck"--title at top of sheet. No scale given. "Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5442s"--purple stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink; stamp and the case number are the same as the one found on ephKMSP 006, indicating the origin of the drawing is Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco. The Starbuck was purchased in 1886 from William H. Starbuck of New York who had salvaged, renamed, and reflagged the vessel in 1885 after she had gone ashore at Moriches, Long Island; Pacific Mail overhauled her engine and hull in 1891; she was lost, without causalities, on February 28, 1899, after striking an uncharted rock off coast of Nicaragua. Focus of item: Starbuck.
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"China" : Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Transpacific service steamship
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The plans for the decks show First Class passenger accommodations, along with public spaces, such as the dining saloon, social hall and smoking room. Dimensions of the vessel are below the title. "(9-30-13—5M)"--printed upper left corner, small type. "S.T. 90"--printed above the title, small type. Unknown as to when copy was made. Focus of item: China (1889-1925).
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