William Barnes (1 of 2) Viola Muse Transcription Zariah Grant Encoding and edition Mak Kapetanovic

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https://violamuse.unfdhi.org/items/show/61 USA Florida Jacksonville Jacksonville Historical Society Viola Muse Collection (1959-18) Folder 9, item 5 A description of a wooden ship made by William Barnes, with notes related to his personal history

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William Barnes, 1420 Jefferson St.Street, Jacksonville, Fla.Florida, a cigar maker by trade, has built a miniature ship from small pieces of wood carved with a pocket knife and put together with small screws. The length of the ship from bowSee bow. to sternSee stern. is fifty seven inches. From keel See keel. to bow sternbow stern should likely read instead bow stem, which is how Muse articulates this same measurement on William Barnes (2 of 2). See stem. it measures forty–eight inches. BeamSee beam. is eight inches and Draftdraft six and one halfone–half inches. There is a dining room with thirty sixthirty–six chairs, a reception hall, a radio̵ room, and state rooms for guests. It carries eight life boats and other necessary paraphernalia peculiar to ships. Mr. Barnes was born in Atlanta, GaGeorgia, 1875 —; came to Jax.Jacksonville, JanJanuary 1, 1886; &and has lived here continuously since. His ship is on display in his cigar factory on his residence, lot 1420 Jefferson St.Street.