Hall, Henry, 1845-1920

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Dates:
Birth 1845
Death 1920

Biographical notes:

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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Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)