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The Bishop's Search
This lengthy article (only the excerpt describing Palmyra has been transcribed), describes the search by the crew of the steam C.R. Bishop for the lost ship Lady Lampson and her crew.
They visited several islands and atolls in the Pacific, but…
They visited several islands and atolls in the Pacific, but…
Date: 1893-3-14
Tags: 1800s, 1890s, lady lampson, newspaper article, sharks, steamer
Flying Over South Sea Isles
This detailed article, writtent by Naval Lieutenant GA Ott, covers the operations of the US ship Eagle 40 as it traveled to and operated out of Palmyra in 1921. There mission was to take a small aircraft to the atoll, reassemble it in the lagoon, and…
Date: 1922-02
A Fish Story (pt. 1)
This is part 1 of 4, from an article series written by Lorrin Thurston, on his recent trip to Palmyra. Here he describes how large game fish are caught aboard a typical sampan fishing vessel. This particular event took place at Kingman Reef, on the…
Date: 1922-08-04
Tags: 1900s, 1920s, honolulu advertiser, newspaper article, sharks, thurston
A Fish Story (pt. 2)
This is part 2 of 4, from an article series written by Lorrin Thurston, on his recent trip to Palmyra. It describes, in colorful detail, several methods for dealing with sharks while wading on reefs like those at Palmyra.
Thurston owned the…
Thurston owned the…
Date: 1922-08-09
Tags: 1900s, 1920s, honolulu advertiser, newspaper article, sharks
A Fish Story (pt. 3)
This is part 3 of 4, from an article series written by Lorrin Thurston, on his recent trip to Palmyra. This colorful account describes a wrestling match between a young local, Teddy Dranga, and a large Tuna they hoped to have for dinner. …
Date: 1922-08-12
Tags: 1900s, 1920s, honolulu advertiser, newspaper article, sharks