Records of the U.S. Steamboat Inspection Service, 1906-1909.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Records of the U.S. Steamboat Inspection Service, 1906-1909.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42929844

Includes an index record of licenses and correspondence.

5 v.

Alaska State Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7489722

Alaska State Library

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

United States. Steamboat-Inspection Service

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63r5j2r (corporateBody)

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...