Ships

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The collection contains a fragile news bulletin about the collision of the S.S. Amapala and the oil tanker Camden, on the Mississippi River, sixty miles south of New Orleans, on January 27, 1936.

It is possible, although not confirmed, that this is the same S. S. Amapala that was attacked in 1942 by a German submarine.

Scope and Contents note From the Series: 107 photographs depicting ships and boats in the Gulf of Mexico; birds and dolphins; Walter Jones and other members of the Board of Conservation; Alabama State Port Authority patrol boats; ducks; Governor Frank M. Dixon; fishing; Fort Morgan, Alabama; World War I; Walter Jones and others in France; Prince's yacht on the water in Monaco; Gallery of Henry II in the Palace of Fountainebleau; fountain in Versailles; Camp Mills, New York; military camp in France; ships in the New York Harbor;...

Abstract Photographs, majority are iconographic, filmstrips, slides, audio cassettes, hand-written notebooks, microfilms and negatives, bulk dates: 1860-mid 1900s. A procedure is now underway of accessing and housing the ‘photographic’ collection. Photographs originally stored in 22 cartons and one Hollinger boxes; other items include 7 cartons of Alabama filmstrips, 5 Hollinger boxes containing filmstrips and audio tapes relating to history of Alabama, Florida, Illinois, California, Ohio and...

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One photographic album depicting an American tanker ship in Santos, Rio de Janeiro, and Montevideo, Brazil, during the 1930s. 58 photographs show the interior and exterior of tanker "Chiloil" as well as street views in various Brazilian locations alongside 23 posctards from Santos, most of which are captioned.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

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Diary of Edward R. Norville, a Mobile, Alabama, river pilot.

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Eight photographs of Naval Operation Base, Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

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These handwritten notes are taken from J. Thomas Scharf's History of the Confederate States Navy. This history of the service which includes information about the ships and many of the officers is still highly regarded as a primary source for this type of information.

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This photographic album contains images depicting Sara Browne's Mediterranean and North African travels, winter 1930 - 1931.

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Documents concerning Scott and his ship, the "Anna Maria D'Abundo"

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

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History of and newspaper clippings about the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa (CA 37)

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This collection depicts Battle of Guadalcanal during the World War II.

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This collection consists of six photographs depicting large ships and sailing boats.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of 534 photographs from World War I, a drawing, and a short narrative.