Steam and SF Maritime Collections

Highlights from the Park's collections related to steam, steam engines, and steam powered vessels:

 

Architects and Engineers:

L. Christian "Chris" Norgaard, naval architect

• Photo Archives Spotlight: From Wooden Boats to Steel Hulls (blog post)

 

Vessels:

California (Pacific Mail steamer):

• "A Silver Link to Our Golden Past" (Collections Corner article)

Cricket (steamer):

• "Adventures of a Historical Detective: the Case of the Gold Watch" (blog post)
  

Donkey boiler:

• Videos of Collections staff visiting the operating boiler (external link)

Emma Alexander (Admiral Line steamer):

• "Black Newsman Went to Sea on the Admiral Line" (article)
  

Eppleton Hall (1914 steam tug):

• Plans: see our Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Drawings page for obtaining them free online, or in print for a fee.

Eureka (1890 steam ferry):

• Plans: see our Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Drawings page for obtaining them free online, or in print for a fee.

Hercules (1907 steam tug):

• "Labors of Hercules" (exhibit in 2008 featuring items from the Park's collections)
  
• "Park Acquires Two New Interesting Ledger Books" (Collections Corner article)
• Plans: see our Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Drawings page for obtaining them free online, or in print for a fee.

Wapama (1915 steam schooner):

• Plans: see our Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Drawings page for obtaining them free online, or in print for a fee.