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Music and Millions in his Swan Song
A short but wonderful piece dictating a conversation between an old sea captain called Captain Blanchard, and an unnamed reporter at the Honolulu Advertiser. Blanchard was a colorful character, and well know in the maritime community around…
Date: 1917-07-29
Magazine Photo of Man Observing Birds on Palmyra
Unfortunately, all we know of this photo is that it comes from a 1925 issue of Mid-Pacific magazine. The caption reads:
"Life pursuing life. The birds of Palmyra live on larger fish that devour the smaller species, and they in their turn live on…
"Life pursuing life. The birds of Palmyra live on larger fish that devour the smaller species, and they in their turn live on…
Date: 1925-04
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
Sooty Terns Breeding on Palmyra
This 1967 article was written for the Pacific Bird Observer,published in the late 1960s by the Smithsonian Institute as:"...anewsletter distributed to collaborators of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program of the Smithsonian Institution in…
Date: 1967-07
QSL from October 30th, 1960
Palmyra Designation: KP6
Operator: Warren
Special thanks to the Club Log Team for sharing this QSL with us!
Operator: Warren
Special thanks to the Club Log Team for sharing this QSL with us!
Date: 1960-10-30
QSL from June 1st, 1940
Palmyra Designation: KP6
Operator: Warner Hoboy
This QSL represents the first documented DxPedition to Palmyra, and we're very excited to house a digital copy of it in our archive.
Special thanks to the Club Log Team for sharing this QSL with…
Operator: Warner Hoboy
This QSL represents the first documented DxPedition to Palmyra, and we're very excited to house a digital copy of it in our archive.
Special thanks to the Club Log Team for sharing this QSL with…
Date: 1940-06-01
QSL from March 9th, 1948
Palmyra Designation: KP6
Operator: William H. Dirk
Special thanks to the Club Log Team for sharing this QSL with us!
Operator: William H. Dirk
Special thanks to the Club Log Team for sharing this QSL with us!
Date: 1948-03-09
Ships Log of the Heroine
This excerpt from the ships log of the Heroine, describes their sighting Palmyra on their way through the Pacific in 1844. While not the most descriptive account, it's always great to see passing ships mention Palmyra.
Special thanks to the New…
Special thanks to the New…
Date: 1844-03-25
QSL from June 17th, 1947
Palmyra Designation: KH6KL
Operator: W2HHF
This QSL was likely created by a CAA (forerunner to the FAA) employee, who lived and worked on Palmyra as part of the colony. Amateur radio would have been an ideal hobby for someone there at the time,…
Operator: W2HHF
This QSL was likely created by a CAA (forerunner to the FAA) employee, who lived and worked on Palmyra as part of the colony. Amateur radio would have been an ideal hobby for someone there at the time,…
Date: 1947-06-17
Mid-1800s Era Sunken Anchor
During production of the documentary Hidden Pacific, released in 2019, divers photographed this anchor off the western reefs. While the anchor itself was not a new discovery, these high resolution images offer a very detailed look at one of the most…
Date: 2017
Pan American Airways Private Code Book
This book was used by radiomen and navigators working for Pan Am Airways, during the 1930's. Anyone listening in to the transmission, who didn't have a copy of these codes, would not have understood the message. This excerpt features the code word…
Date: 1936-08-01
Terrestrial Biota Survey Photo Collection
Starting in February of 1992, a team of US Fish and Wildlife scientists visited Palmyra. The summary report describes the purpose of the visit as follows:
"Our goal was to characterize the terrestrial biota of the atoll in terms of species…
"Our goal was to characterize the terrestrial biota of the atoll in terms of species…
Date: 1992-02-18
Account of Admiral Nimitz Visiting Palmyra
This personal account is of Waitsell Leon GIvens, a Navy Radioman, 2nd Class who was stationed on Palmyra during World War 2. Throughout his life, he would often tell his family the attached story, as relayed by his daughter.
Confirmation of…
Confirmation of…
Date: 1943-06-18
Wayne Avery Collection
These photos were sent to us by world class sailor and "yachtie", Wayne Avery. He visited Palmyra with his wife in 1985 and again in 1994.
Beyond the photos, Wayne shared several stories from his time on Palmyra, we're very grateful for his…
Beyond the photos, Wayne shared several stories from his time on Palmyra, we're very grateful for his…
Date: 1984
Letter from Judge Cooper to the Governor of Hawaii
This letter, with a 1922 preface and explanation from the Navy (who retained the original letter), was written by Judge Henry E. Cooper of Hawaii, to then Governor of Hawaii, W.F. Frear. According to the letter, Cooper was concerned that a British…
Date: 1912-01-12
Clipper Makes Unscheduled "Mercy" Landing at Palmyra
Brief article about a CAA (forerunner to the FAA) employee who had to be emergency airlifted to Honolulu after a fish bone became lodged in his throat. Lucky for him, the Pan Am Clipper Celestial (a Douglas DC-4) was nearby and able to divert to…
Date: 1948-05-05
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Soceity, Vol. 14, No. 1
Several brief excerpts from this report (as highlighted in blue), describe expeditions to Palmyra to study the fly and mosquito populations. These are the only mention of these expeditions we know of, and are also the first scientific confirmation…
Date: 1950-03
Friends Wave and Whistles Salute as Voyagers Sail
This article describes the scene as Captain Weisbarth and his crew set sail for Tapiteauea, where his wife and several of the other passengers were born. This article is especially unique, because of its photograph showing Mrs. Weisbarth, who is…
Date: 1914-07-06
Notes on the Birds of Palmyra
This account by ornithologist Dr. Frank Richardson, describes the observed bird species and behaviors during a short visit to Palmyra in 1953. Dr. Richardson was part of a 45 member team, led by investor Richard Kimball, to evaluate Palmyra as a…
Date: 1953
Pacific Islands, Vol. III, Sailing Directions
For much of maritime history, sailors relied on their first hand experience, and hand drawn charts to plot their course across the oceans. Volumes like this, Sailing Directions for Pacific Islands, helped them not only find or avoid islands, but…
Date: 1900
