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1. Archive

   Material from the Estate of Nancy R. Scammell. Approx. 14 boxes plus additional 3D items. Includes material related to the Dickie and Scammell families.

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. 1906 Steam Gauge - Gauge, Steam Pressure

   1906 brass steam gauge, possibly for knot speed. Large round brass housing is shaped like a port hole with recessed sides and a solid brass back. Interior brushed steel(?) face is under glass and has markings that measure from 0 - 4000 in 500 increments. Numbers and markings are in black. There is a long black and short red dial. Unit is mounted to a brass threaded pipe with a pointed tip, upon which are mounted to large brass nuts and a lar...

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3. 1972 Picture of Clipper Ship by C.S. Purling - Print

   1972 Picture of Clipper Ship by C. S. Purling. Print on paper is mounted under glass beneath a white mat with a central blue boarder and outer off white mat with a light blue inner boarder, all inside a wooden frame wrapped in paper with a faux red wood grain finish. Image depicts a clipper ship in full sail keeling toward its port (left) side. The bottom third of the photo is comprised the large waves and the top two-thirds shows blue sky with ...

   Record Type: Object

   
4. .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944 - Bullet, Armor-Piercing

   .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom slightly narrows to a finished edge and the bottom is filled with a metal composition. At top the body narrows to a point and is painted silver. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

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5. .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944 - Bullet, Armor-Piercing

   .50 Caliber Armor Piercing Incendiary Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom slightly narrows to a finished edge and the bottom is filled with a metal composition. At top the body narrows to a point and is painted silver. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
6. .50 Caliber Ball Bullet, 1944 - Bullet

   .50 Caliber Ball Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom slightly narrows to a finished bottom with an indented circular ring. At top the body narrows to a point. and ends with a finished edge. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
7. .50 Caliber Shell, 1944 - Shell, Armament

   .50 Caliber Shell, 1944. One of three brown metal shells that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The bottom has the engraved letters reading, "D M" and the number reading, "4". The bottom also has an engraved circular ring with three notches. The shell was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
8. .50 Caliber Shell, 1944 - Shell, Armament

   .50 Caliber Shell, 1944. One of three brown metal shells that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The bottom has the engraved letters reading, "D M" and the number reading, "4". The bottom also has an engraved circular ring with three notches. The shell was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
9. .50 Caliber Shell, 1944 - Shell, Armament

   .50 Caliber Shell, 1944. One of three brown metal shells that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The bottom has the engraved letters reading, "D M" and the number reading, "4". The bottom also has an engraved circular ring with three notches. The shell was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

   Record Type: Object

   
10. .50 Caliber Tracer Bullet, 1944 - Bullet, Tracer

    .50 Caliber Tracer Bullet, 1944. Brown metal bullet that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom has a finished edge and the bottom is filled with the tracer composition. At top the body narrows to a point and is painted orange. The bullet was manufactured at the Des Moines Ordinance Plant in Iowa.

    Record Type: Object

    
11. A History of the Beadle Shipping Company - Barron, Gene

    A History of the Beadle Shipping Company by Gene Barron, 2015. This book is a "brief record of the various business interests of Donald Beadle and his three sons, as well as a list of all vessels owned, operated, or managed by the Beadle family" [pg. 5]. Includes a small printed note and signature from Gene Barron to JoAnn and Julie; information on the Beadle family, Beadle Shipping Company, and ships.

    Record Type: Library

    
12. Al Bahran Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Al Bahran Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden ship to 1:50 scale. The ship is unpainted, dark wood at the base, with light wood and black trim on the upper half and deck. The top band of black trim has half-circle cut outs. The ship has two sails that are right triangles, with the lower front corner cut off. The ship has two decks, with a sail on each deck. The lower deck has a square hatch to go below deck, 4 barrels, and a black...

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Blank Cartridge, c. 1941-1945 - Cartridge, Blank

    Blank Cartridge, c. 1941-1945. Brown metal shell that is cylindrical in shape. The bottom narrows and then widens to a lip. The bottom also has an engraved circular ring. At top the body narrows and ends with a finished edge. The top has purple paper wad that is placed inside the shell.

    Record Type: Object

    
14. Bluenose Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Bluenose Model Ship by Charles Parsons is a handmade wooden Canadian fishing schooner. The lower half of the ship is painted brown, with a thin white band above it, followed by a black upper portion and white railing. The black portion has a thin gold band around it and "BLUENOSE" is written on both sides in gold paint towards the front of the ship (between the gold band and the white boat railing). There is one deck with two flagpoles with riggi...

    Record Type: Object

    
15. Bonds Build Ships- Buy More Bonds, 1943 - Poster

    Bonds Build Ships- Buy More Bonds, 1943. The poster displays a big ship in a shipyard being worked on by some rigs on each of the ship's side. Dimensions: 15.75 x 11

    Record Type: Archive

    
16. Bryant & May's Matchbox, c. 1941-1945 - Matchbox

    Bryant & May's Match Box, n.d. Rectangular balsa wood box with a sliding cardboard drawer filled with matches. Box has a paper label on top and bottom of balsa wood box with text reading, "BRYANT & MAY'S" in a banner. The top and bottom side has a purple striking paper, to light match. Sides of sliding drawer are a green color.

    Record Type: Object

    
17. Bryant & May's Matchbox, c. 1941-1945 - Matchbox

    Bryant & May's Matchbox, c. 1941-1945. Rectangular cardboard box with a sliding cardboard drawer filled with matches. Box has a paper label with text reading, "BRYANT & MAY'S / CROWN / SAFETY MATCHES" and an image of a crown. The top and bottom side has a purple striking paper, to light match. Bottom and sides of sliding drawer are a green color.

    Record Type: Object

    
18. California Gold Rush: Diary of Charles H. Harvey- February 12-November 12, 1852, 1983 - Ball, Edmund F.

    California Gold Rush: Diary of Charles H. Harvey- February 12-November 12, 1852 by Edmund F. Ball, 1983. This book is the "journey of Charles H. Harvey from Ohio to New York and around the Horn by clipper ship and on to the gold fields in 1852". [Foreward page]. Includes: illustrations, maps, foreword, preface, introductions, epilogue, and appendices.

    Record Type: Library

    
19. California Shipwrecks: Footsteps in the Sea - Marshall, Don B.

    California Shipwrecks: Footsteps in the Sea by Don B. Marshall, 1978. This book is about stories and photographs of shipwrecks along the California coast from "Spanish St. Augustine in 1579 to modern times" [Front book jacket]. Includes: a preface; table of contents; appendices; bibliography; acknowledgement page; an index.

    Record Type: Library

    
20. Chasue Coming back from Alcatraz by B. Bradley - Painting

    Watercolor painting Chasue Coming back from Alcatraz by B. Bradley. Watercolor on paper (A) was mounted under glass beneath a white colored mat inside a lightly stained wooden frame (B-frame removed 6/10/2014). Image depicts Charles Parsons' white yacht with three large white sails in full sail. They are two figures inside the boat, a male steering a female passenger. The boat has wooden detail on top. It is sailing toward the left side of the pa...

    Record Type: Object

    
21. Closure: The Final Twenty Years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard - Lemmons, Sue

    Closure: The Final Twenty Years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard by Sue Lemmon, 2001. This book is about the last twenty years of Mare Island Naval Shipyard before closure in 1996. Includes a signature from the author to JoAnn Semones; acknowledgements; foreward page; epilogue; appendices; index; map.

    Record Type: Library

    
22. "Coastside Shipwrecks" Footprints of Pacifica, Pacifica Historical Society, May 16, 2011. - Videodisc, Digital

    "Coastside Shipwrecks" Footprints of Pacifica, Pacifica Historical Society, May 16, 2011. This DVD shows an interview of host David Hirzel with special guest JoAnn Semones talking about her books Shipwrecks, Scalawags, and Scavengers; Hard Luck Coast. The purpose of this interview is to promote her books and to talk about some maritime history on the program. A rewrittable DVD with a white cover with black/blue text on front with a small white bu...

    Record Type: Archive

    
23. Copper Spike from the Shipwreck Ventura, 1875 - Spike

    Copper Spike from the Shipwreck Ventura, 1875. Copper spike shaped like a letter J. At the straight end (the top of the J) is a small knob or bulb shaped like a rounded square. Traveling down the J, the metal starts out with this same rounded square shape but gradually becomes narrower and more rounded closer to the hook. The hook itself starts about three-quarters of the way down the spike and curves only gently. It flattens out somewhat and tap...

    Record Type: Object

    
24. Deadeye Recovered from the James Rolph Schooner, c. 1899-1910 - Deadeye

    Deadeye Recovered from the James Rolph Schooner, c. 1899-1910. Hand-carved solid wood deadeye, used for running sailing rigging or line, is cylindrical in shape with three holes extending all the way through the bottom and sides from flat end to flat end. The outer edge is indented or notched everywhere expect beneath the bottom hole. The top edges of all the holes on both sides (with exception of one that is on one side) is worn where the ropes...

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25. Despatch No. 8 Model Ship by Charles Parsons - Model, Instructional

    Despatch No. 8 Model Ship by Charles Parsons at 1:32 scale. Wooden ship is a tug boat with a pointed front and curved rear. Front of boat has a vertical flag pole and a tan net around the outside. On each side of the net reads "DESPATCH No.8" in white paint. Front of boat has a cabin with three front windows and a bell beneath them. Cabin has a door on each side with two windows. The top of the cabin has two signs that read "DESPATCH No.8" in wh...

    Record Type: Object