Contains color and B&W print and photographic images of sailing ships, sailors, and harbor scenes. A souvenier America's Cup booklet (1899). An Anderson Galleries catalogue of a 1992 auction of the William Bell Chambers R.N. Marine Collection. Additional material includes a brochure on the "Long-Arm" system for doors and hatches, a schematic of a boat and shoreline (possibly related to a shipwreck), and a 1795 Encyclopedia Britannica excerpt on ships masts.
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Ships, Boats, and Vessels, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).
