Kruse and Banks Shipbuilding Company records, 1877-1936.

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Kruse and Banks Shipbuilding Company records, 1877-1936.

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Collection consists of one account book, specifications for steamships, drawings of steamships, and photographs of the company's shipyard in Coos Bay. The specifications include the hulls of seven steamers, along with a few other specifications for other parts of ships. There are eight folders of specifications. The drawings include sketches and measured drawings for a variety of steamers. There are fifty drawings included in the collection. Three photographs are included.

.25 linear ft. (1 container)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7658066

University of Oregon Libraries

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Kruse, K. V.

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Banks, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1962-

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Kruse and Banks Shipbuilding Company.

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The Kruse and Banks Shipbuilding Company was established in 1905 in Coos Bay, Oregon. Robert Banks was taken as partner by K.V. Kruse to form the company. Located in Coos Bay, the Kruse and Banks Company produced wooden ships. The company became a leader in shipbuilding on the Pacific Coast at the turn of the century, and remained so until it closed in 1945. The Kruse and Banks Company made steam and gas powered schooners primarily for the lumber industry to transport lumber. The introduction of...