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Antique-Maritime-US Navy-Great White Fleet-USS Albany-Journals-Log Books-1908:
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1908-US Navy-USSAlbany-Great White Fleet-Rare Items-2 Log Books
Log #1 & Log #2 of Robert C. Brewer, Seaman, USN, serving onboard the U.S.S. Albany. 1st Log beginning 08/13/1908 & ending 11/18/1909. 2nd Log beginning 11/18/1909 & ending very mysteriously, 09/17/1910. They\'re the daily life of an ordinary Seaman serving on board the Albany Cruiser. These Logs have newspaper clippings, Stamps, Money from all of these ports of call. Attachments include: The San Diego Union Newspaper clipping-Albany, Winner of World\'s Target Record, is in Port-Newspaper article-Secondary Target Record is won by Albany-Article from the Naval Training Station in Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, CA- Gunnery in the Navy-Poem typed on Typewriter: ID be Satisfied For Life. 2 top sheets to a published Newsletter called The Enlisted Men, from September & October 1910, published by Enlisted Men Publishing Company, 152 Purchase St., Boston, MA-Picture of the U.S.S. Albany from the Newsletter-Picture of the U.S.S. New Orleans from the Newsletter-Picture of the launch of the Wisconsin, says-one of the eight first class battleships now under construction for the United States Navy, at the shipyard of the Union Iron Works, San Francisco-A Mexico tres centavos stamp-Type written Final Merit 1909 note-Trophy Ships, Torpedo Boat Class Trophy Winners-A Joroco Wine Mess Tag for a Cigar for $.05-A US postage stamp 6 cents-Station Billet Tag for the USS Albany-Newspaper clipping says-Saves Middy\'s Life by his long Swim.-Post Office Registered Letter Tag sent to someone in Taft, CA from USS Albany, USS Albany postal stamp from August 16, 1909-Newspaper Article-Says Thousands Join in Dedication of $108,000 Pier-Santa Monica’s Gigantic Civic Enterprise is Officially opened-Orators praise work-Triumph of Mechanical Art is 1710 Feet long by 35 ½ feet wide. Pictures on same paper says-Mayor Dudley untying flags at Santa Monica Pier & U.S. Sailors on Parade.-Newspaper Article says- Bow over Cutters-Kills Boat Race, United States Steamship Albany off Santa Monica, Sept. 9. The expected “Admission Day” boat race between the crews of the Albany & the St. Louis did not take place today.-Newspaper Article says-Pipe Bursts, Kills Two on Colorado-Postal $Order receipt stamped Vallejo, CAL on Sept. 27, 1909-OFFICIAL PROGRAM – DEDICATION OF MUNICIPAL PIER SANTA MONICA, Sept. 9, 1909, shows a picture of City Hall on the front, mentions the City Officials and the Reception Committee and their names. Inside, details on the Morning Exercises, Afternoon Program and on the back is Surrender of King Neptune, the story.-2 Yellow colored paper Programs, one of the Smoker and Entertainment at the Dreamland in San Francisco, October 20, 1909 at 8:00 pm and the other to the Portola Festival 1909 in San Francisco from October 19-23.-Wells Fargo & Co., $Order Receipt in the amount of $10 sent from the Naval Y. M. C. A. (Naval Young Men’s Christian Association) in San Francisco, October 26, 1909.-Summary of Time Keepers Reports, Battle Practice Nov. 23-29, 09 of USS Albany-Newspaper Article Cruiser is prepared to sail for station, New Orleans expected to leave Mare Island this week.-Article New Orleans Commissioned-A written Log of Officers of the USS Albany, December 5, 1909-A 5 & a 2 cent stamp from Mexico (Dos Centavos and Cinco Centavos)-Crew’s Library Book Receipt (form No. 38), USS Albany, December 12, 1909-Article from the Denver Post –Uncle Sam to send Peace Commission to Costa Rica-Newspaper clipping of a comic that says “Exciting Events in the Brief Career of Leroy Cannon, American Executed in Nicaragua”.-Newspaper Article says, Zelaya wants to Surrender-Article Bluejackets off the Galveston in the Country, new Yokohama, Japan-A 2, 4 & 20 centavos Nicaragua Stamp-1 & 50 Nicaragua Dollar Bills-A 1 centavo 1907 Honduras Stamp-A Form to Endorse & Send to your Congressman Letter-A “Investigate Now” Letter from the President of the Bluejackets Friends. From Bostonian Publishing Co., 133 Summer Street, March 1, 1910.-A map showing movements and positions of opposing armies-Article –American was hero of Nicaragua War- G. R. Fowler Captured & ordered shot; rescued by Countrymen.-A Republica of Panama ½ stamp.-A pay receipt from the USS Independence in the amount of $29, issued on June 5, 1910-A pay receipt from the Navy Yard Craft in the amount of $26, issued on August 5, 1910-Form No. 6- Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy folded & not filled out-Letter from the Department of the Navy in Washington D.C. on October 15, 1910, letter Yeoman 3rd class Brewer telling him that he was unable to reenlist.