Steam and SF Maritime Collections

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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)

 

Boilers, Engines, Turbines:

• Donkey Steam Engine

 

Vessels:

The City of Rio de Janeiro:

• "Digging for Gold at the Library: Jane Proctor Letter, HDC 1043" (blog post)

• SS City of Rio de Janeiro

Cricket (steamer):

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

Emma Alexander (Admiral Line steamer):

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

Eppleton Hall (1914 steam tug):

• "Photo Archives Spotlight: A River Tyne Paddle Tug Arrives in San Francisco" (blog post)

• 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):

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

• The Red Stack Tugboat Ledgers are two ledger books in the park's collection offer new insight into the history of the steam boat tug Hercules.

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.