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Foss Maritime photograph collection, circa 1960s-1990s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Foss Maritime Company
- Title
- Foss Maritime photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1960s-1990s (inclusive)19601999
- Quantity
- 10 boxes of slides and photographs
- Collection Number
- PH2016-090
- Summary
- Photos and slides of boats, company presentations, and construction from the Foss Maritime Company
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Foss Maritime Company was started by a Norwegian immigrant in Tacoma, Washington in 1899, when Thea Foss bought a used rowboat, hoping to rent it out to help with the family’s finances. She sold it and used the money to buy several more boats which she used to rent out as well as delivering supplies and customers on the Tacoma area water routes.
Eventually Thea's husband Andrew began building boats and the fleet was increased to 200 boats. Thea then expanded the business by transporting logs with towboats, under the name Foss Launch and Tug Company. By 1904, the company boasted 10 launches, a shipyard, a 60-passenger oil powered boat, and a small rescue craft to help disabled vessels. After Thea Foss died in 1927, the family continued to operate the company. In 1987 Foss Maritime was bought by Saltchuk Resources, Inc., a privately owned family investment company that primarily focuses on maritime transportation.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Slides and photographs of construction and operation of tug boats and scenes from maritime Alaska.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Donor copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. Donor did not own copyright to the materials. The copyrights probably reside with the Foss company or with the individual photographers.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Slides Foss historical photos and advertisements, Alaska slides, Fal
gulf, and ship assists
|
|
| 2 | Photographs Photograph series "Foss SF" and photographs of Foss ocean
transportation. Slides of cargo vessel "Westward"
|
1969-1999 |
| 3 | Slides Slides of port cities in Alaska and ship assists
|
1960s-1980s |
| 4 | Slides Ocean Div. Concrete tech job, DMS slides, line handling, boat
"Thea Foss", and Foss railcar
|
1970s-1990s |
| 5 | Slides Richard Prudhoe Bay, Misc. cargoes and projects, storage
facilities, barges in tow, individual cargo vessels
|
1960s-1980s |
| 6 | Slides APL ship, Foss tractor tugs Henry Foss, Wedell Foss, and Arthur
Foss
|
1970s-1990s |
| 7 | Slides Dillingham Maritime presentation "Enhanced Earnings through
Marketing and Asset Management", McAllister Tugs and Barges, and tank barge
"McAllister # 128"
|
1970s-1990s |
| 8 | Slides Presentation: "Vessels of 1990s and beyond", Foss forest
products, gulf of Alaska, miscellaneous maps
|
1970s-1990s |
| 9 | Slides Foss Harbor Services, ocean towing, shipyard, Dillingham Maritime
Services presentation slides, Dillingham Shipping and Pacific Div.
|
1980s-1990s |
| 10 | Photographs Photographs of construction of vessels "Lindsey Foss" and "Garth
Foss"
|
1993 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Barges--Photographs
- Boats and boating--Design and construction--Photographs
- Harbors--Alaska--Photographs
- Tugboats--Photographs
Personal Names
- Foss, Thea Christiansen, 1857-1927--Archives
Corporate Names
- Foss Maritime Company--Archives
- Foss Maritime Company--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Alaska--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
- Slides (photography)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Foss, Thea Christiansen, 1857-1927, (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
