Ship voyage from Seattle to Alaska photograph album [graphic], circa 1900-1905.

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Ship voyage from Seattle to Alaska photograph album [graphic], circa 1900-1905.

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Photographs taken by Turrill & Miller of San Francisco, Calif. of an early ship voyage from Seattle, Wash. to Alaska, possibly on a boat operated by either the Pacific Coast Steamship Company or the Alaska Steamship Company. The photographs depict the various places where the ship stopped, including Port Townsend, Wash.; Victoria, B.C.; Queen Charlotte Sound; Gravina Island at Ketchikan, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska, and other locations. There are also some photographs of Native Americans in Ketchikan, Alaska, as well as of glaciers.

Approx. 0.12 cubic feet (99 photographs in 1 volume).

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8266017

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Pacific Coast Steamship Company

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Biographical / Historical Notes The Pacific Coast Steamship Company (PCSC) was founded in September 1882 under the name Pacific Steamship Company. This passenger and freight company was based in San Francisco. They shipped a variety of cargo such as vegetables, grain, lumber, coal and iron, and boasted modern, luxurious facilities for their passengers. In the early 1890s, the name Pacific Coast Steamship Company gained permanent resonance, un...

Alaska Steamship Co.

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Turrill & Miller (San Francisco, Calif.),

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