Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Museum of History &
Industry
Sophie Frye Bass
Library
2700 24th Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98112
Phone: 206-324-1126
URL: http://www.seattlehistory.org
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Collection Number:
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1995.49
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Creator:
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Moran
Brothers Company (Seattle, Wash.)
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Title:
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Moran Brothers
Company Collection
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Dates:
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1893-1939 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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6 boxes
3 linear feet
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Languages:
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Collection materials are in
English.
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Summary:
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Photographs, clippings, and other
materials documenting the work of the Moran Brothers Company, a Seattle
shipbuilder, between 1893 and 1906.
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Location of Collection:
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12b.3.2-3
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Historical Note
After working on ships for a number of years, Robert, Sherman, and
Frank Moran established Moran Bros. Marine and Sawmill Machinery Co. in 1882.
The company became Moran Bros. Co. (ship and engine builders) in 1890. In 1898,
the firm built -- in the record time of only four months -- a fleet of 12
steamers and 10 barges, and delivered them on the Yukon River to carry food to
the miners. The firm also built many large steel and wood vessels, including
the U.S. battleship NEBRASKA. Robert Moran served as mayor of Seattle from 1888
to 1890, overseeing both the response to the Great Fire and the development of
the Cedar River water system.
Content Description
This collection documents the work of the Moran Brothers Company
between 1893 and 1906. A large proportion of the collection is photographs,
including images of vessels, ship components, machines, construction processes,
facilities, and workers. Non-photographic materials include clippings,
brochures, and correspondence. Much of the material relates to the NEBRASKA,
including photographs, clippings, correspondence, and invitations and programs
from the launch.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Found in collection. Apparently an artificial collection assembled
from various donations by Moran family members. Many of the photographs and
photo albums are from a 1972 donation by Betty Burns, Robert Moran's
granddaughter.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access The collection is open to the public by appointment.
Restrictions on Use The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in
the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research,
publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI
before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to
all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may
require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation Moran Brothers Company Collection, Museum of History & Industry,
Seattle
Subjects
| Moran,
Robert, 1857-1943 |
| Photographic
prints |
| Mayors -- Washington
(State) -- Seattle |
| Shipbuilding -- Washington
(State) -- Seattle -- Photographs |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1:
Photographs
Photographs of vessels, machinery, workers, and facilities, some
in scrapbooks. Item-level photograph inventory available at repository.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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1995.49.1-1995.49.56:
Photographs
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1896-1905 |
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Identified vessels, including steamers, tugs, schooners, and the
battleship USS NEBRASKA. Box also includes copy negatives and photograph
inventory.
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1995.49.57-1995.49.150:
Photographs
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1896-1902 |
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Identified and unidentified vessels, as well as ship
construction. Includes USS NEBRASKA (also invitation to launching), SS
WILLAMETTE, and other steamers, torpedo boats, and tugs, as well as the wreck
of the SS UMATILLA.
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1995.49.151-1995.49.243:
Photographs
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1893-1906 |
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Unidentified vessels, facilities (exterior and interior shots),
and machines and parts. Includes dry docks, shop buildings, and some shots of
workers.
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1995.49.244-1995.49.275:
Photographs
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1894-1906 |
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Machines and parts, people (including striking workers),
vessels, and facilities. Also includes album containing images of the USS
NEBRASKA along with people and facilities, and a set of commemorative photos of
the construction of the NEBRASKA.
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1995.49.276-1995.49.277:
Photographs
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1896-1906 |
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Scrapbook with images of Yukon River steamboat building, loose
photos from scrapbook, copy prints and negatives from Moran albums, and photo
of NEBRASKA main propelling engines.
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Series 2:
Manuscript material
Correspondence, articles, clippings, and ephemera. Also includes
visitors' register logging visitors to the company from 1896-1902.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Dates
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Miscellaneous manuscripts:
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1895-1924 |
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"Salving of the Steamship
WILLAMETTE"
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Letter from Wm. B. Mershon
& Co. re: building carriage
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Carriage blueprints from Wm. B.
Mershon & Co.
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Standard lists and standard
dimensions
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American
Machinist article on centrifugal pump
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Moran Bros. Co. history
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Address by Robert Moran to 50th
Jubilee Meeting of Pioneers Association
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Invitations to NEBRASKA
launching
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Correspondence re: KOMO radio
program about NEBRASKA
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Moran Bros. brochure
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Robert Moran biographical
sketch
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NEBRASKA souvenir booklet
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Employee notice and invitation
to launch of USS GOLDEN GATE
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Shop orders book
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Seattle
Sunday Times article re: laying of keel of NEBRASKA
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NEBRASKA launch program,
NEBRASKA furnace markings and firing schedules
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Robert Moran correspondence
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Seattle
Star special edition re: launch of NEBRASKA
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Correspondence re: NEBRASKA bid
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Visitor's register
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1896-1902 |
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