Corporate records, 1900-1957 (bulk 1900-1917).

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Corporate records, 1900-1957 (bulk 1900-1917).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313837764

Subject files of the marine superintendent (1900-1917) and president James J. Hill (1900-1902), treasurer's letters (1900-1913), minutes (1900-1927), journal and ledger (1900-1905), miscellaneous voyage records, historical sketches and notes (1936-1957), some photographs and advertising brochures, and other miscellaneous records of a Great Northern Railway subsidiary that operated passenger and cargo steamships between the West Coast and Japan.

9.25 cu. ft. (9 boxes and 4 folders in 2 partial boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7315052

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Minnesota (Steamship).

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6f82dkz (corporateBody)

Great Northern Steamship Company.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62p13m1 (corporateBody)

The company, incorporated in 1900, purchased (1905) and operated two large steamships on the Pacific Ocean, carrying cargo and passengers between ports in Washington and the Orient, primarily Japan. One ship, the Dakota, was wrecked on the Japanese coast in 1907. The remaining ship, the Minnesota, was sold in 1917 and the company ceased doing active business. It was dissolved in 1927. From the description of Corporate records, 1900-1957 (bulk 1900-1917). (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Dakota (Steamship).

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Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)

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The Rexford, Mont., station of the Great Northern Railway was established in 1903. It was closed in 1972 when the railroad was rerouted due to the flooding of the area behind the Libby Dam. The building was moved to Eureka where it became part of the Tobacco Valley Historical Village Museum. From the description of Records of the Rexford Station, Rexford, Mont., 1952-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962045 On 23 Feb. 1910 two Great Northern Railway trains--the "Seattle...

Hill, James Jerome 1838-1916

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Railroad financier. From the description of Addresses, 1902-1916. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853289 Businessman and railroad executive, James J. Hill (1838-1916), was founder of the Great Northern Railway Company, which incorporated and extended an important transcontinental line, running from St. Paul, Minnesota to Seattle, Washington by 1893. Frequently called the "Empire Builder," Hill amassed a personal fortune through h...