Containers:

Boxes 1-11, Nitrate Storage

Extent:

493 photographs (933 physical forms: 144 nitrate negatives, 144 contact interpositives, 149 copy negatives, 41 safety negatives, 4 glass plate negatives, 437 black-and-white photographic prints, 6 black-and-white photographic postcards, 8 color photomechanical postcards)

Scope and content:

Primarily contains photographs of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company vessels from 1910-1945 including ALABAMAN (built 1921; freighter), AMERICAN (built 1916; freighter), CALIFORNIAN (built 1922; freighter), CAROLINIAN (built 1921; freighter), COLUMBIAN (built 1913; freighter), FLORIDIAN (built 1921; freighter), HENRY DEARBORN (built 1942; cargo vessel: Liberty ship), HONOLULAN (built 1921; freighter), KANSAN (built 1918; freighter), MEXICAN (built 1906; freighter), MISSOURIAN (built 1922; freighter), OHIOAN (built 1914; freighter), PENNSYLVANIAN (built 1913; freighter) and VIRGINIAN (built 1903; freighter), among others. The vessels are underway, at dock, and under repair.

There are some photographs of the first American-Hawaiian vessels including AMERICAN (built 1900; freighter), CALIFORNIAN (built 1900; freighter), ALASKAN (built 1902; freighter), ARIZONAN (built 1902; freighter), NEBRASKAN (built 1902; freighter) and TEXAN (built 1902; freighter). This Series also includes vessels that were part of subsidiary companies of American-Hawaiian, including the Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Company (O&O), a company jointly purchased by American-Hawaiian and Matson Navigation Company in 1928. O&O was in operation until 1938, at which point the vessels were dispersed between the two companies. There are also photographs of vessels that were part of the Williams Line, which American-Hawaiian purchased in 1929, and the Williams Steamship Corporation, which American-Hawaiian established after purchasing the Williams Line. Some of the vessels that were part of the subsidiary fleets include GOLDEN HORN (built 1919; freighter), GOLDEN PEAK (built 1919; freighter), GOLDEN RIVER (built 1918; freighter), GOLDEN STAR (built 1919; freighter), GOLDEN WALL (built 1920; freighter), WILLBORO (built 1920; freighter), WILLHILO (built 1919; freighter), WILLPOLO (built 1919; freighter) and WILLZIPO (built 1920; freighter).

This Series contains photographs of a few other vessels whose connection to American-Hawaiian and its subsidiary companies is unclear, which can be found in File Unit 73.

Series 1 also contains photographs of the following people:

• Chief Engineer Adair (Item 456);
• Captain C.E.A. Anderson (Items 472, 473);
• Commodore George W. Bauer (Items 264, 326, 327, 433, 434, 472, 479, 486, 539);
• Chief Engineer of GOLDEN STAR J.E. Blake (Item 110);
• Captain C.H. Bruun (Items 326-328);
• Vice President Cushing (Item 328);
• 2nd Officer A.M. Evjenth (Item 110);
• Marine Superintendent Kane (Items 326, 328);
• Roger Lapham (Item 328);
• Captain Ole Lee (commander of GOLDEN STAR) (Item 110);
• 3rd Officer M.L. Morrow (Item 110);
• Chief Officer A.M. Petersen (Item 110);
• Operating Manager T.G. Plant (Items 326, 328);
• Commander Reichmuth (Items 265, 326);
• Captain Orrick Rogers (commander of KANSAN) (Items 432-434);
• Captain Edlebert Smith (Item 456);
• Lt. Commander Tooze (Items 265, 326);
• Chief Engineer of COLUMBIAN (built 1913; freighter) (Items 326, 328).

Arrangement:

Arranged into 72 File Units alphabetically by vessel name. File Unit 73 contains other vessels whose connection to American-Hawaiian and its subsidiary companies is unclear.

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