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  Passenger Accommodations S.S. City of Puebla

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  The sheet shows plans for two full decks, not identified, and steerage on the City of Puebla; cabins are identified, as are crew quarters, mess room, hatches, etc. Hand drawn on vellum. "Passenger Accommodations S.S. City of Puebla"--title at top of sheet. "Scale 1/16 in = 1 foot"--scale given. "L.C."--intials in the right corner of the image. "Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5465s"--purple stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink. "Union Iron Works, Ship Yard Dec 1887 Drawer no. L2, Job No. 1624"-- purple stamp, lower right corner, date and numbers in ms., in ink. "C. of Puebla"--in ms., in ink, below stamped information, lower right corner. Focus of item: City of Puebla.

  priJHK 00148

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  P.M.S.S. [City of] Peking : general arrangement

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  The sheet shows a cutaway starboard profile and five decks of the vessel; the deck plans show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon, social hall, card room and other amenities. "P.M.S.S. Peking. General Arrangement"--title at the top of the drawing. "Scale 1/16" = 1 Foot"--scale given. "Case No. 361S Sheet No. 7159S"--lower right corner, stamped on original; numbers, in ms.; stamp and the case number are the similar to the one found on ephKMSP 006, indicating the origin of the drawing is Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco. "E2"--in lower right corner of the image. Unknown as to when the copy was made. "City of Peking"--on verso, in ms., in pencil. The City of Peking, built in 1874, was the first iron-hulled, propeller-driven steamer built for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company; she was chartered in 1898 by US Government as a troopship for Spanish-American War and sailed as part of group led by USS Charleston; laid up at San Francisco in 1908, she was broken up in 1910. Focus of item: City of Peking.

  priJHK 00153

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  Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'s Steamers "Acapulco" and "Colon"

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  The sheet shows the ship's profile and plans for three full decks, Promenade, Upper, and Main. Deck plans show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon, social hall, smoking room and other amenities. Hand drawn on vellum. Title in the top - center of the drawing. Scale at bottom of drawing. "Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5454s"--purple stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink. Stamp and the case number are similar as the one found on priJHK 00143, indicating the origin of the drawing is Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco. Focus of item: Acapulco (1873-1914) ; Colon (1873-1904).

  priJHK 00912

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  S.S. China

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  Companies: Pacific Mail Steamship Company ; [Union Iron Works Co. (San Francisco)]

  priJHK 00154

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  P.M.S.S. Peru : passenger plan

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  The sheet shows plans for two full decks, not identified, and steerage on the Peru; the deck plans show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon, social hall, smoking room and other amenities. Hand drawn on vellum; some color. "P.M.S.S. Peru. Passenger Plan"--title in the center of the drawing. "Scale 3/32 inch = one foot"--scale given. "Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5444s"--purple stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink; stamp and the case number are the same as the one found on priJHK 00143, indicating the origin of the drawing is Union Iron Works Co., San Francisco. The Peru operated for Pacific Mail between 1892 and 1919; built for PMSSCO by Union Iron Works in 1891-92; she was the second Pacific Mail vessel to carry this name. Focus of item: Peru (1892-1919).

  priJHK 00144

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  Passenger Accomodations : S.S. City of Panama

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  The sheet shows plans for two full decks, not identified, on the City of Panama; the deck plans show passenger accommodations, along with the dining saloon, social hall, smoking room and other amenities. Hand drawn on vellum; some color. Title at center of sheet. "3/32" = 1 foot"--scale given below title. "Union Iron Works, Shipyard, Dec 19, 1890, Drawer No. L2, Job No. S.S. City of Panama"--purple stamp, lower right corner, date an information in ms., in ink. "Case No. 406s Sheet No. 5458s"--purple stamp, lower right corner, numbers in ms., in ink. Focus of item: City of Panama (1873-1913).

  priJHK 00914