Amy Waters & Children (1861)
Amy Waters with her children. L to R: Amy, Thomas Jr., baby John, Alice. 1861. See also P. 252 of the By Sea, By Land book.
Possible Thomas Waters Jr. Sketch
This sketch appears in Thomas Waters Jr.'s wife Amy’s scrapbook. Though we can’t be certain he drew it, it seems likely. We don’t know what the sketch is of; there…
Indentured “Coolies” Mining Guano (1800s)
Indentured “coolies” mining guano. Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Thomas Waters Jr. would've observed this process from his ship, Wealth of Nations, which made more than one trip to…
Guano Chute at Chinchera Islands
A guano chute or “manguera” on the Chincha Islands. Guano loaded by hand from indentured workers on the islands would be sent down the chute into the holds of waiting…
Church of Santa Maria Novella Near Jane Waters’ Home in Florence, Italy (1890)
Below this image in the Amy (Dakin) Waters Scrapbook, written by Jane Waters, is this description: “The Church of Santa Maria Novella, called by Michelangelo “the Bride” on account of…
The Reverend Thomas Pyne
A sketch of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Waters Pyne's husband, Rev. Thomas Pyne, which appeared in the 1861 Record of proceedings of the Peace & Temperance Festival. Can also be found on…