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Papers regarding construction of ships for the United States Navy
- Title
- Papers regarding construction of ships for the United States Navy, 1885-1898.
- Author
- Bowles, Francis Tiffany, 1858-1927.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 5 (Construction of U.S.S. Raleigh 1888-1894) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 356 volume 5 (Construction of U.S.S. Raleigh 1888-1894) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 4 (Machines at Norfolk Navy Yard 1887) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 356 volume 4 (Machines at Norfolk Navy Yard 1887) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 3 (Construction of U.S.S. Texas 1886-1898) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 356 volume 3 (Construction of U.S.S. Texas 1886-1898) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 2 (Construction of Auxiliary boats 1885-1895) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 356 volume 2 (Construction of Auxiliary boats 1885-1895) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | volume 1 (Construction of cruiser and gunboat 1885-1894) | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 356 volume 1 (Construction of cruiser and gunboat 1885-1894) | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- 1.01 linear feet (5 volumes)
- Summary
- These papers of Francis Tiffany Bowles, Assistant Naval Constructor in the United States Navy, relate to the construction of the U.S.S. Texas and the U.S.S. Raleigh, as well as gun boats, auxiliary boats, and other vessels. They include specifications, costs, reports on progress of construction, photographs of progress, information about machines needed at the Norfolk Navy Yard, and data on British war ships and about the speed trial of the Japanese cruiser Naniwa-Kan. The papers also contain data about the U.S.S. Concord and the U.S.S. Detroit.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Photographs.
- Specifications.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 356
- OCLC
- 758977110
- Author
- Bowles, Francis Tiffany, 1858-1927.
- Title
- Papers regarding construction of ships for the United States Navy, 1885-1898.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 356