Miscellaneous document collection, 1872-1946.

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Miscellaneous document collection, 1872-1946.

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Collection includes a typescript biography of William H. Webb by J. Howley, 1946; photographs of battle damage to H.M.S. ARGONAUT, 1943; souvenir photographs from the cruise of the LING-FENG and FEI-HOO, 1872, largely depicting land and shore scenes in China; and photographs of steamships, ca. 1920.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6881614

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Webb Institute of Naval Architecture. Livingston Library.

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Collecting area: Records of the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, Glen Cove, N.Y. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155547759 ...

Howley, J.

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Ling-Feng (Ship)

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Argonaut (Ship)

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Webb, William Henry, 1816-1899

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William H. Webb was born in 1816. He began his career as an apprentice in the shipyard of his father, Isaac Webb (1794-1840). William Webb became noted as a designer and builder in New York City and later as founder of the Webb Institute of Naval Architecture, New York. He took over the shipyard upon his father's death and built a variety of wooden-hulled vessels, including clipper ships, packets, steamships, military vessels, and others. In 1895, after retirement he published a two-volume set o...

Fei-Hoo (Ship)

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Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...