138 results for: Maritime
Color print drawing of the sailing schooner Wawona by local artist Herbert Carlson, 1983
The Wawona was an iconic logging schooner for the Pacific Northwest. MOHAI now has wood from the demolished Wawona in its museum. Herbert Carlson was a local artist and member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters.
ID Number:2015.9.1
Date:1983
Color print drawing of the steam ferryboat San Mateo by local artist Herbert Carlson, 1977
The steam ferry San Mateo plied the waters of Puget Sound from 1947 to 1969. MOHAI also has a life ring from the San Mateo. Herbert Carlson was a local artist and member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters.
ID Number:2015.9.2
Date:1977
Porthole-shaped window from the Seattle ferry, Kalakala, ca. 1935
The stream-lined, Art Deco designed state ferry Kalakala was an iconic fixture for Seattle. It plied the local waters from 1930s to 1960s. After many failed attempts to restore the ferry, it was demolished in 2015.
ID Number:2015.28.1
Date:Circa 1935
Porthole-shaped window from the Seattle ferry, Kalakala, ca. 1935
The stream-lined, Art Deco designed state ferry Kalakala was an iconic fixture for Seattle. It plied the local waters from 1930s to 1960s. After many failed attempts to restore the ferry, it was demolished in 2015.
ID Number:2015.28.2
Date:Circa 1935
Acrylic painting, "Tugs," by Fred Marshall, 1967
Fred Bruce Marshall (1904-1976) was a painter, illustrator, and cartoonist. He was born in Oregaon and attended Washington State University. Marshall worked as a cartoonist at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for 38 years. He was a member of the American Watercolor Society, the Puget Sound group of Northwest painters, and the the Northwest Watercolor Society.
ID Number:2015.80.6
Date:1967
Oil painting, "Fishing Fleet," by Thomas W. Wells, ca. 1959
Thomas Wells (1916 – 2004) was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was a member of the Marine Historical Societies of Seattle, San Diego, San Francisco and New York. He was also a life member of the Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters. A maritime enthusiast, Wells was known for his works that featured ships and the sea. Other works by…
ID Number:2015.80.10
Date:Circa 1959
Ship model of the M.Y. BLUE PETER in glass case, ca. 1950
The 96-foot BLUE PETER was designed by Ted Geary and built in 1928 at Lake Union Dry Dock & Machine Works in Seattle for John Graham, Sr. It was later owned by Seattle yachtsman and maritime expert Horace W. McCurdy. The maritime flag, Blue Peter, signifies that the ship is ready to sail on its voyage.
ID Number:2016.19.1
Date:Circa 1950
Puretic power block manufactured by Marine Construction & Design Co. in Seattle, ca. 2000
Marine Construction & Design Co. was founded in 1953 and is based in Seattle, Washington. They manufacture and supply fishing equipment, hydraulic components and drives, and marine equipment in the United States and internationally. The Puretic power block, invented by Croatian fisherman, Mario Puratic in 1953, is a mechanised winch and aluminum pulley used to haul nets on fishing vessels.
ID Number:2017.62.1
Date:2000
Print of tugboat, "The Old Arthur Foss" by William E. Ryan, ca. 1981
The Arthur Foss was built in 1899 as the WALLOWA to tow ships across the Columbia River bar. On a return trip from the Klondike Gold Rush around 1897, the WALLOWA ran aground and was out of commission until 1930. At that time, the Foss Tug Co. of Seattle purchased the tug and restored her to star in the 1934…
ID Number:2017.65.1
Date:Circa 1981
Ship model of the SS Beaver made by modelmaker Ralph Hitchcock around 1980-2000
Built in 1835 London, the Beaver was the first steamship to reach the Northwest. She went up and down the coast, carrying goods from one Hudson Bay Company trading post to the next. This model was made by Ralph Hitchock (d. 2004), a maritime historian and noted Seattle modelmaker.
ID Number:2019.103.1
Date:Circa 1980-2000