Robert Moran, 1890
Robert Moran was born in New York City and came to Seattle in 1875. After working on ships for a number of years, he and his brothers opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Over the years, Moran Brothers Company gained an excellent reputation for repairing and building ships. Am...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/6890 2023-05-15T18:45:58+02:00 Robert Moran, 1890 Wilse, Anders B. Seattle (Wash.) Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6890 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection shs1961 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6890 Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Seattle Historical Society Collection Businessmen Boat & ship industry Men Moran Brothers Company Offices Moran Robert 1857-1943 image; photograph ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:56:11Z Robert Moran was born in New York City and came to Seattle in 1875. After working on ships for a number of years, he and his brothers opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Over the years, Moran Brothers Company gained an excellent reputation for repairing and building ships. Among other vessels, the company built Yukon River steamboats for the gold rush and and the battleship "Nebraska" for the U.S. Navy. This photo shows Robert Moran in his office at the Moran Brothers Company. Moran was Mayor of Seattle at the time of the Great Fire of 1889. After selling the company in 1906, Moran retired to Rosario, his estate on Orcas Island. He died in 1943 at age 86. 1 photographic print: b&w; 14 x 19 cm. Other/Unknown Material Yukon river Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Battleship ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) Rosario ENVELOPE(-67.967,-67.967,-67.450,-67.450) Yukon |
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Businessmen Boat & ship industry Men Moran Brothers Company Offices Moran Robert 1857-1943 |
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Robert Moran was born in New York City and came to Seattle in 1875. After working on ships for a number of years, he and his brothers opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Over the years, Moran Brothers Company gained an excellent reputation for repairing and building ships. Among other vessels, the company built Yukon River steamboats for the gold rush and and the battleship "Nebraska" for the U.S. Navy. This photo shows Robert Moran in his office at the Moran Brothers Company. Moran was Mayor of Seattle at the time of the Great Fire of 1889. After selling the company in 1906, Moran retired to Rosario, his estate on Orcas Island. He died in 1943 at age 86. 1 photographic print: b&w; 14 x 19 cm. |
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Wilse, Anders B. |
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Wilse, Anders B. |
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Wilse, Anders B. |
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Robert Moran, 1890 |
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Robert Moran, 1890 |
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Robert Moran, 1890 |
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Robert Moran, 1890 |
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Robert Moran, 1890 |
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robert moran, 1890 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6890 |
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Seattle (Wash.) |
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ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) ENVELOPE(-67.967,-67.967,-67.450,-67.450) |
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Battleship Rosario Yukon |
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Battleship Rosario Yukon |
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Yukon river Yukon |
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Yukon river Yukon |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Seattle Historical Society Collection |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection shs1961 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/6890 |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
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