Materials concerning the sinking of the S.S. Alaska, 1921.

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Materials concerning the sinking of the S.S. Alaska, 1921.

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Contains: photocopy of handwritten account of sinking of S.S. Alaska, written by Edgar Horner, dated August 22, 1921 (twenty-four pages, plus photocopy of envelope addressed to Mr. David Horner, Estacada, Oregon); photocopy of transcript of handwritten account of sinking of S.S. Alaska by Edgar Horner, on stationery of "Julius W. Schradieck, Violin Maker and Repairer, Brooklyn, N.Y." (nine pages); twenty-one (21) 11" x 17" photocopied pages from both the Morning Oregon, The Oregonian, and the Oregon Journal, of features about the sinking of the S.S. Alaska, dates range from August 7 - 11, 1921; four (4) photocopied pages from the Humbolt Standard (Eureka, California), containing feature/story on the sinking of the S.S. Alaska, dated August 8, 1921.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Horner, Edgar.

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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...