Alaska ferry, "Wickersham," photograph collection, 1968-1974. [graphic].

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Alaska ferry, "Wickersham," photograph collection, 1968-1974. [graphic].

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13 photoprints : b&w + ship specifications sheet.

Alaska State Library

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Wickersham (Ferry)

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Alaska. Division of Marine Transportation

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The Alaska ferry, "Wickersham," was purchased by the State of Alaska from the Swedish Stena Line for $6,960,000.00 in April, 1968, having only been built and in service for 6 months. Originally named "M.V. Stena Brittanica," the ferry left Gothenberg, Sweden, on May 7, 1968, and upon arriving in Vancouver, B.C., the name was changed to "Wickersham" after Judge James Wickersham, a Alaskan pioneer miner and judge. The "Wickersham" operated an express schedule between Prince Rupert and Haines, with...