POLITKOFSKY at sea, Puget Sound, Washington, ca. 1895

• Main Author: Hester, Wilhelm, 1872-1947
• Other Authors: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Yukon; Steamboat; Hayward; St Michael; Yukon river; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/hester/id/629

The POLITKOFSKY was a side-wheel steamboat that operated as a tug in Puget Sound, formerly known as the Russian naval gunboat of the same name, and later nicknamed the POLLY. It was built in 1863 in Russian America, placed into service in 1865, sold into American service in 1867, converted to a barg...