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Boat Compass

Captain of Alcoa Guide:
Cobb, Samuel  Search this
Maker:
Marine Compass Company  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2 in x 4 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 11.43 cm
Object Name:
compass
Alcoa Guide sank:
United States: North Carolina, Cape Hatteras
Alcoa Guide sailed from:
United States: New Jersey
Alcoa Guide sailed to:
Guadeloupe
Date made:
late 1930s
Alcoa Guide sank:
1942-04-16
Related event:
The Great Depression and World War II  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Gift of Waldemar Semenov
ID Number:
2005.0295.01
Accession number:
2005.0295
Catalog number:
2005.0295.01
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Work and Industry: Maritime
Military
Transportation
On the Water exhibit
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d597-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1301746
Online Media:

Skylight and Plaster Panels from RMS Majestic

Architect:
Robinson, George Thomas  Search this
Physical Description:
plaster (overall material)
lead (overall material)
glass (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 15 1/2 ft x 6 1/2 ft x 4 ft; 4.7244 m x 1.9812 m x 1.2192 m
four panels: 24 1/2 in x 34 1/2 in; 62.23 cm x 87.63 cm
four panels: 24 1/2 in x 39 1/2 in; 62.23 cm x 100.33 cm
glass dome: 18 in; x 45.72 cm
Object Name:
skylight
Ship sailed to and from:
United Kingdom: England, Liverpool
United States: New York, New York
Date made:
1890
Ship was broken up:
1914
Lantern and panels were donated to the Smithsonian:
1970s
Related event:
The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this
Related Publication:
On the Water online exhibition
Related Web Publication:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
Credit Line:
Gift of Thos. W. Ward Limited, through G. W. Page, Director.
ID Number:
TR.336295
Accession number:
1978.0206
Catalog number:
336295
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Work and Industry: Maritime
Transportation
On the Water exhibit
Art
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6bd2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1342683

New interpretations in naval history selected papers from the Eighth Naval History Symposium edited by William B. Cogar

Author:
United States Naval Academy History Symposium (8th : 1987)  Search this
Cogar, William B. 1949-  Search this
Physical description:
xix, 328 pages illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Congresses
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Date:
1989
Topic:
Naval art and science--History  Search this
Naval history  Search this
Naval art and science  Search this
Marine  Search this
Geschichte  Search this
Kongress  Search this
Call number:
V27.U55 1987X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_398931

Emergency Signaling Mirror (ESM/1), 1940s

Maker:
General Electric Company  Search this
Physical Description:
glass (overall material)
black (back color)
Measurements:
overall: 13 cm x 10 cm x 1 cm; 5 1/8 in x 3 15/16 in x 13/32 in
Object Name:
emergency signaling mirror
Used:
United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge
Credit Line:
Gift of Julia Child
ID Number:
2001.0253.0236
Catalog number:
2001.0253.0236
Accession number:
2001.0253
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Home and Community Life: Occupations
Food
FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950-2000
Julia Child's Kitchen
Exhibition:
Food: Transforming the American Table
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-21a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_895936
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Correspondence with Alaska Survey Data and Expedition Logistics

Collection Creator:
Waugh, Donald.  Search this
Waugh, Leuman Maurice, 1877-1972.  Search this
Container:
Box 3, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1934
Restrictions:
Some material in this folder has been restricted due to cultural sensitivity.
Collection Rights:
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Leuman Maurice Waugh collection, 1909-1963. National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
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Leuman Maurice Waugh collection
Leuman Maurice Waugh collection / Series 2: Correspondence
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4f22b2cb6-ecf3-4186-9e0d-7732ee7fd268
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-003-ref53
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The fleets behind the fleet; the work of the merchant seamen and fishermen in the war, by W. Macneile Dixon ... with maps and appendices

Author:
Dixon, W. Macneile (William Macneile) 1866-1945  Search this
Physical description:
131, [1] p. fold. maps. 19 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1917
[1917?]
Topic:
World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations  Search this
Merchant marine  Search this
Call number:
D581 .D62
D581.D62
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_90953

Biographical Material, circa

Collection Creator:
Winslow, Earle (Earle B.), b. 1884  Search this
Extent:
(Box 1; 1 folder)
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1944-1969
Scope and Contents note:
Biographical material consists of a chronology of Winslow's life and certificates of appreciation from military organizations, including the Club for Merchant Seamen and the U.S.O club.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Earle B. Winslow papers, 1898-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.winsearl, Series 1
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Earle B. Winslow papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw98883b020-7fb3-42db-b4d5-5faba325ed49
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-winsearl-ref12

Between the devil and the deep blue sea : merchant seamen, pirates, and the Anglo-American maritime world, 1700-1750 / Marcus Rediker

Author:
Rediker, Marcus  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 322 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1987
18th century
Topic:
Merchant mariners--History  Search this
Call number:
VK57.R43 1987X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_323689

Slave ship sailors and their captive cargoes, 1730-1807 / Emma Christopher

Author:
Christopher, Emma 1971-  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 241 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Africa
Date:
2006
Topic:
Slave trade--History  Search this
Merchant mariners  Search this
Slaves  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_821024

Black sailors : Afro-American merchant seamen and whalemen prior to the Civil War / Martha S. Putney

Author:
Putney, Martha S. 1916-  Search this
Physical description:
173 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1987
C1987
To 1900
Topic:
African American merchant mariners--History  Search this
African American whalers  Search this
Navigation  Search this
History, Naval  Search this
Call number:
VK23.P87 1987X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_311319

Baird's Atlas

Author:
Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 149; Color: Color; Size: 10w x 12h; Type of Image: Book; Medium: Paper
Type:
Book
Paper
Date:
1850s - 1870s
Topic:
Maps  Search this
Collectors and collecting  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2014-01441 through SIA2014-01527
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14152
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Merchant seamen : a short history of their struggles / by William L. Standard

Author:
Standard, William L  Search this
Physical description:
224 p., map (on lining papers) : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1979
1947
Topic:
Merchant mariners--Labor unions--History  Search this
Call number:
HD6515.S4 S7 1979X
HD6515.S4S7 1979X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_126035

Sweatshops at sea : merchant seamen in the world's first globalized industry, from 1812 to the present / Leon Fink

Author:
Fink, Leon 1948-  Search this
Physical description:
278 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2011
C2011
Topic:
Merchant mariners--History  Search this
Merchant marine--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_966405

The Oxford companion to ships & the sea / edited by Peter Kemp ; [line drawings by Peter Milne and the OUP drawing office]

Author:
Kemp, Peter 1904-1992  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 972 pages : illustrations (some color), chart, maps, plans, portraits ; 24 cm
Type:
Dictionaries
Date:
1976
Topic:
Naval art and science  Search this
Naval history  Search this
Call number:
V23 .O98
V23.O96X
V23.O98
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_93499

Shipping out; a sociological study of American merchant seamen, by Mariam G. Sherar

Author:
Sherar, Mariam G. 1924-  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 84 p. illus. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1973
Topic:
Merchant mariners  Search this
Call number:
HD8039.S42 U6684X
HD8039.S42U6684X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_27687

Merchants and mariners : selected maritime writings of David M. Williams / compiled by Lars U. Scholl

Author:
Scholl, Lars Ulrich  Search this
International Maritime Economic History Association  Search this
Subject:
Williams, David M (David Malcolm) 1940-  Search this
Physical description:
xlix, 298 p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
2000
19th century
20th century
Topic:
Shipping--History  Search this
Merchant mariners--History  Search this
Merchant marine--History  Search this
Call number:
HE823 .S34 2000
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_604791

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