Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Image of sailors in boats rowing towards the surviving American whaling ships after the majority of their vessels were stranded in ice in the Arctic; captions in the lower margin identify the ships pictured (left to right): "Europa. Daniel Webster. Midas. Chance. Arctic. Progress. Lagoda."
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Image of American whaling ships stranded in ice in the Arctic; captions in the lower margin identify the locations and ships pictured (left to right): "Sea Horse Islands. Roman. Point Belcher. Concordia. Gay Head. George."
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Image of American whaling ships stranded in ice in the Arctic; captions in the lower margin identify the locations and ships pictured (left to right): "Monticello. Kohola. Eugenia. Wainright Inlet. Julian. Awashonks. Thos. Dickason. Minerva. Wm. Rotch. Victoria. Mary."
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Image of American whaling ships stranded in ice in the Arctic; captions in the lower margin identify the ships pictured (left to right): "John Wells. Massachusetts. J.D. Thompson. E. Morgan. Champion. Henry Taber. E. Swift. Florida. O. Crocker. Navy. Reindeer. Seneca. G. Howland. Fanny. Carlotta. Paiea."
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Image of American men in boats sailing towards shore after their whaling ships were stranded in ice in the Arctic; many boats are already pulled up on land with tents and bonfires in background; captions in the lower margin identify the locations pictured (left to right): "Blossom Shoals. Place of Rendezvous. Icy Cape."
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The Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon Maritime Collection contains 190 items that pertain to commercial, naval, and recreational maritime-related activities primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. Materials date from approximately 1700 to 1990, with the bulk dating from 1800-1935. The collection consists of prints (engravings, etchings, aquatints, and lithographs), photographs, manuscript materials, publications, portfolios and bound volumes, and a single painting. The items deal primarily with whaling, yachting, and naval battles, and the vessels and people involved in these activities. The collection contains materials as diverse as early 18th-century engravings of whaling expeditions, letters from sailors working on whaling vessels during the 19th century, photographs of yachts competing for the America's Cup in the early 20th century, 19th-century lithographs of naval ships engaged in battle, and letters of marque and safe conduct signed by presidents of the United States, from George Washington to James Buchanan. Includes some letters and bills of sale of William Hathaway Jr. of New Bedford, Massachusetts. These items offer a wealth of information regarding the vessels that operated throughout three centuries, as well as the fishermen, sailors, and sportsmen who manned them.
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