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Photographic copies of Joseph Kendall's sketches of life aboard the bark Canton around the Horn

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Description: Nine images of sketches from Joseph Kendall's journal of his voyage around Cape Horn in 1849, of passengers, bunks, and men playing backgammon. Also six copies of photographs of 19th century family and associates.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1849.
Call number: photPF 2170-2184
Provenance: Photographic copies made from original sketches and family photographs loaned by Mrs. John Henry Russell, 1944.
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Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.

Coastal profile sketches of Cape Horn

Manuscripts

Bollaert's papers consist of seven detailed travel journals or notebooks for his South American expeditions, a report to the Arequipa Mining Company in 1826, a few coastal charts of the southern-most parts of South America, and a few coastal profile sketches of Cape Horn, Flores Island, Bold Point, and the lighthouse at Montevideo. The journals include detailed observations about mines and mineral resources, the trade in nitrate, coal, salt, and other chemicals, people and places encountered, archaeological sites, local history, indigenous cultures, notes on his reading in Spanish literature, and speculations on the possibility of building a railroad from Valparaiso to Buenos Aires.

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Anonymous autograph diary written aboard the ship Herculean and in California

Manuscripts

The diary contains 122 pages, 109 of which have writing on them. Most of the entries are in blue ink but there are also some in pencil. The ship "Herculean" left Boston in November 1849 filled with gold-seekers for California, traveled around Cape Horn, and arrived in San Francisco in May 1850. The volume begins with a list of the names of the crew and passengers on board the Herculean and is filled with tales of the ocean journey and shipboard entertainment, including a description of a stop in Valparaiso, Chile. The entries between May 6 and June 18, 1850 describe the city of San Francisco and also the towns of Stockton and Benicia, discuss prices in California for labor and lumber, and contain an account of his tent being robbed

mssHM 59965

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Tract chart of an unnamed ship's route along the southernmost coastline of South America and around Cape Horn

Manuscripts

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Photographs

Manuscripts

The majority of the collection consists of the correspondence of the Eldred J. Simkins family and their close relatives. Subjects discussed include the California Gold Rush and life in Mariposa County, Calif., during the 1850s and 1870s; the Civil War in Charleston, S.C., from a confederate soldier's point of view; life in South Carolina and Florida after the Civil War; and life in Austin and Corsicana, Texas, during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection also contains some photographs, including tintypes, of various members of the Simkins family. Of note in the collection is Edward Henry Trescot's descriptions of his ocean voyage around Cape Horn to California in 1849 abord the "Thomas Bennet" and his descriptions of life in Mariposa County, California. The Civil War correspondence in the collection is primarily between Eldred J. Simkins and his future wife, Eliza Josephine Trescot Simkins. The collection contains letters from both Eldred and Eliza. Eldred describes his station with the South Carolina Artillery and fighting for the confederacy. The letters also discuss the hardships of civilian life in South Carolina during the Civil War. The family correspondence also reflects plantation life in the Beaufort District of South Carolina and Madison County, Florida. Eldred J. Simkins also practiced law with his brother, William Stewart Simkins, in Texas, and there are also materials by William in the colection.

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The last men of the Revolution : a photograph of each from life, together with views of their homes printed in colors ; accompanied by brief biographical sketches of the men

Rare Books

Contains biographical sketches and prints of six of the last men known to be alive at the time that had fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Bowman, Wirt. "Wirt G. Bowman: Life Sketch:" [autobiography] [1941]. Includes letter by Wirt G. Bowman (1941, Apr. 28) to Frank M. King. 2 items

Manuscripts

Drafts of King's book, Long horn trail drivers, make up the majority of the manuscript material. There is a copy of the manuscript that King sent to the publisher in 1940 and one incomplete draft of the book. In addition, there are a variety of manuscripts written by King relating his memories and stories about the American West and cattle drives, some of which were used in his books or printed in his column "Mavericks." Many of these items are untitled short stories, folklore, and biographies. Other book materials include King's handwritten inscriptions, an incomplete set of chapter drafts from Pioneer western empire builders, and the image proofs. Other items in the manuscript series are short stories, memoirs, and nonfiction writings of King's cowboy friends and associates, which King often quoted for use in his books and articles. There are also nine sketches by R. S. Carroll. The majority of the correspondence expresses interest in King's life in the West, requests, praise, and questions about King's books, praise for his writing and activism on American Indian welfare issues in his "Mavericks" column for the Western Livestock Journal, and submissions of personal stories about life in the American West. The correspondence also includes Kings letters responding to requests for information on his book and the Western Livestock Journal. Prominent correspondents include many of the individuals who King included in his books and articles such as E. A. Brininstool, Chuck Martin, Jeff Milton,Tex Moore and Loraine M. Reynolds. Much of the correspondence provides insight into King's work regarding American Indian rights and welfare issues. In particular, the Loraine M. Reynolds letters highlight her work with the Navajo Indians on the Alamo Indian Reservation and her critique of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Some of the correspondence includes drawings and illustrations of cowboy and trail herding images.

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Photographic copies of Joseph Kendall's sketches of life aboard the bark Canton around the Horn

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