Alaska Steamship Company Collection 1900-1980

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Alaska Steamship Company Collection 1900-1980

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The Alaska Steamship Company Collection consists of 44 boxes of material relating primarily to the Alaska Steamship Company, but also to the Northland Transportation Company and the Alaska Trainship Corporation. Materials include company files, press releases, advertisements, cargo manifests, articles, blueprints, and photographs.

16 cubic feet

eng,

University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Polar Regions Collections & Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6363811

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Alaska Steamship Co.

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The Alaska Steamship Company, incorporated in 1894, shipped freight and passengers between Seattle and southeast Alaska, ca. 1901-1950. In 1953 the company expanded into container service, but due to increased fuel and insurance costs, strong competition from other types of container vessels such as barges and tugboats, and union demands, the Alaska Steamship Company ceased operations in 1971. From the description of Alaska Steamship Company photograph collection, 1939-1971 (bulk 195...

Peace Under Water (Society)

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Alaska Treadwell Gold Mining Company

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Alaska Trainship Corporation

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Alaska Steamship Company

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Established in 1895, the Alaska Steamship Company plied Alaskan waters for many years hauling gold stampeders, supplies, tourists, copper and people and goods for WWII, Korea and Vietnam. In later years their focus shifted to shipping freight exclusively. In January, 1971, after 75 years in business, the company ceased all operations, making it the longest-running shipping firm in history up to that point. From the guide to the Alaska Steamship Company Collection, 1900-1...

Northland Transportation Company.

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