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Title
Design and construction for S. S. San Juan
Creator
Union Iron Works Co. (San Francisco), creator
Contributor
Kemble, John Haskell, 1912-1990, donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1887
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
The sheet shows the ship's profile and plans for two full decks, un identified, but appear to be Upper and Main. Deck plans show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon, social hall, smoking room and other amenities. Hand drawn on vellum. Title from cartouche. No scale given. "Union Iron Works / Ship-Yard Dept. / Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5434s"--large brown stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink. Focus of item: San Juan.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Drawing ; overall 56 x 88 cm (22 1/16 x 34 5/8 in.)
Identifier
priJHK 00916
336072
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/22056
Subject
San Juan (Steamship)
Naval architecture--Designs and plans
Cargo holds--United States--Designs and plans
Passenger ships--United States--Design and construction
Shipping--Pacific Ocean
Steamboat lines--United States
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Union Iron Works (San Francisco)
Plans, ship
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection
Plans
Vessels
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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