Charles A. Watts scrapbook, 1901-1954.

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Charles A. Watts scrapbook, 1901-1954.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702162857

Scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs mostly on the career of Captain Charles A. Watts, and Balclutha (built 1886; ship, 3m), a.k.a. Pacific Queen, Star of Zealand (built 1900; 4m). There are a small number of other maritime related items.

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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center, Maritime Library, Maritime Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8021476

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Maritime Research Center, Maritime Library, Maritime Archives

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Pacific Queen (Ship)

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Watts, Charles, b. 1867.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6c552d2 (person)

Captain Charles A. Watts was born in Nova Scotia in 1867 and received his master's papers in 1888 before turning 21. He died in 1957 at age 90. A local Bay Area newspaper reported that at age 90 in 1957, he was the oldest living mariner. A biography of Captain Watts' maritime career was compiled by SFMNHP's founder and chief curator Karl Kortum in 1995. Capt. Watts reflects on his time on the Cadaretta and the Pacific Queen, ex-Star of Alaska, now Balclutha, in an interview in 1970 with SFMNHP K...

Balclutha (Ship)

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