Hall, Henry, 1845-1920
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Newspaper editor, author, and journalist, of New York, N.Y.; b. at Auburn, N.Y., Dec. 6, 1845; editor of several Auburn and New York City newspapers before becoming business manager for New York Tribune 1882-1901; m. Sarah Virginia Houghton, of Bath, Me., Feb. 2, 1886; at his death, he had an office at 52 Broadway, New York, N.Y.. and a home in Bronxville; he received the contract to describe the United States shipbuilding industry for the tenth census; the two notebooks in this collection were kept during his travels around the country collecting information which led to the publication of his, "Report on the Ship-building Industry of the United States" (in the eighth volume of the Tenth Census of the United States, 1880; printed in 1884).
From the description of Henry Hall's notebooks for shipbuilding in the United States, 1881-1883. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 698742339
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Subjects:
- Ships
- Clipper ships
- Naval architecture
- Propellers
- Railroads
- Shipbuilding
- Shipyards
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- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)