Library
Title:
Wilbur brothers - maritime captains, The
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Wilber, John Palmer
Wilbur, Robert Palmer
Maritime Captains
Ship Dauntless
Object ID:
Kim01-051B
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
04/17/1986
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
On Aug. 21, 1874, Capt. John Palmer Wilbur commanding the Thomas Dana round Cape Horn to meet his brother Robert Palmer Wilbur sailing on the Dauntless, and excitement runs high among families and crew - Robert would live to retire from the sea and become a partner in his uncle's Noank shipyard
People:
Wilbur, John Palmer
Wilbur, Robert Palmer
Wilbur, William Allen
Palmer, John
Wilbur, Rossie
Clift
Search Terms:
Elizabeth Segar schooner
Noank
Thomas Dana
Cape Horn
Dauntless
Mystic
Farragut
Skipper Street
Calcutta
Robert Palmer's Noank shipyard