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.)
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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