Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamers "San Juan", "San Blas", and "San Jose"

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  Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamers "Acapulco" and "Colon"

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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).

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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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  Design and construction for S. S. San Juan

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  The sheet shows the ship's profile and plans for two full decks, un identified, but appear to be 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 from cartouche. No scale given. "Union Iron Works / Ship-Yard Dept. / Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5434s"--large brown stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink. Focus of item: San Juan.

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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.

  priJHK 00152

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  Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamer "Barracouta"

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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.

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  Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamers "San Juan", "San Blas", and "San Jose"

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  Artists: Union Iron Works Co. (San Francisco) Companies: Pacific Mail Steamship Company ; Union Iron Works Co. (San Francisco)

  priJHK 00915