Portrait of Robert Moran, circa 1900
After working on ships for a number of years Robert Moran (1857-1943) opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Shortly thereafter he established Moran Brothers Marine and Sawmill Machinery Company (later Moran Brothers Company) with his brothers, Frank Moran (1860-1934) and Sherma...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/8913 2023-05-15T18:45:58+02:00 Portrait of Robert Moran, circa 1900 United States--Washington (State)--Seattle 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 CC, JPEG quality measurement 5. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8913 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1995.49.259 1282/10 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8913 MOHAI, Moran Brothers Company Collection, [image number] Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Moran Brothers Company Collection Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Business people--Washington (State)--Seattle Philanthropists Moran Robert 1857-1943 photograph; image ftuwashingtonlib 2017-12-31T14:56:46Z After working on ships for a number of years Robert Moran (1857-1943) opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Shortly thereafter he established Moran Brothers Marine and Sawmill Machinery Company (later Moran Brothers Company) with his brothers, Frank Moran (1860-1934) and Sherman Moran (1865-1929). 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 also built many large steel and wood vessels, including the battleship USS Nebraska for the U. S. Navy. Moran served as mayor of Seattle from 1888 to 1890, and retired in 1906 to Orcas Island. In 1914, he donated 5,000 acres on Orcas Island to the State of Washington, which became Moran State Park. This image shows Robert Moran seated in a leather armchair, posed facing the camera. The photograph was likely taken in Seattle between 1894-1906, perhaps in Moran's professional capacity as President of Moran Brothers Company. 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard; b&w; 5.25 x 8.25 in. Other/Unknown Material Yukon river Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Battleship ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) Yukon |
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Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Business people--Washington (State)--Seattle Philanthropists Moran Robert 1857-1943 Portrait of Robert Moran, circa 1900 |
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Boat & ship industry--Washington (State)--Seattle Business people--Washington (State)--Seattle Philanthropists Moran Robert 1857-1943 |
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After working on ships for a number of years Robert Moran (1857-1943) opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Shortly thereafter he established Moran Brothers Marine and Sawmill Machinery Company (later Moran Brothers Company) with his brothers, Frank Moran (1860-1934) and Sherman Moran (1865-1929). 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 also built many large steel and wood vessels, including the battleship USS Nebraska for the U. S. Navy. Moran served as mayor of Seattle from 1888 to 1890, and retired in 1906 to Orcas Island. In 1914, he donated 5,000 acres on Orcas Island to the State of Washington, which became Moran State Park. This image shows Robert Moran seated in a leather armchair, posed facing the camera. The photograph was likely taken in Seattle between 1894-1906, perhaps in Moran's professional capacity as President of Moran Brothers Company. 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard; b&w; 5.25 x 8.25 in. |
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Portrait of Robert Moran, circa 1900 |
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Portrait of Robert Moran, circa 1900 |
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Portrait of Robert Moran, circa 1900 |
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Portrait of Robert Moran, circa 1900 |
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Portrait of Robert Moran, circa 1900 |
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portrait of robert moran, circa 1900 |
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United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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ENVELOPE(-160.917,-160.917,-76.917,-76.917) |
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Battleship Yukon |
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Battleship 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) Moran Brothers Company Collection |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1995.49.259 1282/10 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/8913 |
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MOHAI, Moran Brothers Company Collection, [image number] |
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