Moran Brothers Company employee with drill at the shipyard on Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1900

• Main Author: Jacobs, Frank , 1881-1979
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Boat & ship industry > Washington (State) > Seattle Drilling & boring machinery; Moran Brothers Company; Battleship; Pacific; Yukon; Yukon river
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8738

Robert Moran (1857-1943) and his brothers Frank and Sherman established Moran Bros. Marine and Sawmill Machinery Co. (later Moran Bros. Co.) in Seattle in 1882. In 1898, the firm built a fleet of 12 steamers and 10 barges, and delivered them on the Yukon River to carry food to the miners. The firm a...