Pardon B. Gifford Collection G-498
[G-498 John Z. Silvia]
Captain John Z. Silvia of packet Sunbeam, 1911
Pardon B. Gifford (American)
4 x 5 inch glass negative

JOHN Z. SILVIA
When this picture was taken in 1911, Captain Silvia was master and owner of the bark Sunbeam, which he bought in 1909 when she was withdrawn from whaling. He also owned the merchant schooner Ambrose Snow from 1916 until she was lost in 1925.