Steamboat inspection reports, 1868-1925 [i.e. 1866-1915]. 1989.

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Steamboat inspection reports, 1868-1925 [i.e. 1866-1915]. 1989.

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Consists of lists of vessels damaged or lost during the year and brief descriptions of the incidents which caused the damage.

292 leaves ; 23 x 29 cm.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Murphy Library

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, Murphy Library

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The Steamboat Inspection Service was created by an Act of Congress on June 28, 1838 to help prevent explosions in steam boilers. The Bureau of Navigation was created by an act on July 5, 1884 under the Dept. of Treasury. A board of local inspectors of steam vessels was established April 21, 1898 to regulate commerce and navigation in Alaska. In 1903 the Bureau of Navigation was transferred to the Dept. of Commerce and Labor. On April 9, 1906 inspection districts were established at Juneau and St...