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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Log of the Euterpe, Volume 15, 1906-1907 |
| Author | Swanson, Captain George; Christianson, Captain Sam |
| Date | 14 Apr 1906 - 11 Sep 1907 |
| Document Type | Shipping Papers |
| Reference | A0245.1.15 |
| Library / Archive | Maritime Museum of San Diego |
| Collection Name | Euterpe/Star of India Log Book |
| Description | Euterpe logbook detailing the voyages between San Francisco and Alaska, United States. Includes details about stowaways, weather conditions and the transportation of migrant workers, Mongolians and fishermen. Over successive trips, Euterpe transports more than 400 Chinese and Japanese workers to Alaska for the canning industry. |
| Series Description | Series I - Log Books. |
| Biographical Note / History | In 1901 the Euterpe was sold to the Alaska Packers Association based in San Francisco. The Euterpe rigging was changed and fitted as a bark and began to ferry fisherman, cannery workers, coal, supplies and equipment from Oakland, California to Nushagak, Alaska in the Bering Sea. In 1906 the name of the Euterpe was changed to the Star of India to match the other vessels in the Alaska Packers Fleet. The Star of India made over 22 Alaskan voyages. |
| Theme(s) | Ships and Shipping Lines; Motives for Emigration |
| Country (from) | United States of America |
| Country (to) | United States of America |
| Ports | San Francisco, California, Bristol Bay, Alaska, United States |
| Nationality | Chinese; Japanese; Asian; Mongolian |
| Ships | Euterpe; SS Nushagak; Kvichak |
| People | Swanson, Captain George; Christianson, Captain Sam |
| Keywords | Alaska Packers Association, shipping, sailor, fishing and fishermen, immigration, emigration, industry, pull factors, bad weather, health and sickness, death, Nushagak Packing Company, alcohol, cargo, coal, livestock, salt, animals, stowaway |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Log of the Star of India, Volume 17, 1909-1911 |
| Copyright | Maritime Museum of San Diego |
