Ships

Scope and Contents 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.

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...

Scope and Contents 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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