Foss family collection, 20th century.

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Foss family collection, 20th century.

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Talks on maritime history (1958-1964) given by Harold G. Foss; notes written on paper from the office of the Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc.; letters, lists, maps, and clippings relating to the Maine Retired Skippers Race, held annually in the Penobscot Bay; "Hard lee, a true salt water narrative", typescript of live aboard the schooner John Paul, an autobiography by Harold G. Foss; narrative The schooner Sallie C. Marvil salvages the schooner Florence Shay; letter (1988) to Charles S. Morgan from a nephew of Harold G. Foss; clipping on the shipwreck of the schooner Harold G. Foss; two copies of article in Downeast Magazine on Harold G. Foss entitled From Shipmaster to Guano Merchant, about Foss's career; article (1975) on Capt. Gerry Purslow with desktop photo of Harold G. Foss; list of framed pictures in the Foss Gallery on the front page of the Mystic Seaport Pilot (1958 July); and materials about the career of Harold G. Foss, including photographs and his appointments as an officer in the the U.S. Navy during World War I and World War II.

3 folders.

Penobscot Marine Museum

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Morgan, Charles S.

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Purslow, Gerry.

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Foss family.

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Florence Shay (Schooner)

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Harold G. Foss (Schooner)

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Maine Retired Skippers Race

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Eastern Steamship Lines

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Foss Gallery.

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Sallie C. Marvil (Schooner)

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John Paul (Schooner)

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Foss, Harold G., 1881-1965

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