Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898
The Alaska Steamship Company was formed in 1894, initially to ship passengers and fishing products between Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. In 1896 gold was discovered on the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, triggering a stampede of prospectors into Seattle and an era o...
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ftuwashingtonlib:oai:cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:imlsmohai/11009 2023-05-15T18:48:06+02:00 Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 United States--Washington (State)--Seattle circa 1898 Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 24-bit RGB color, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CC, JPEG quality measurement 5. http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11009 unknown Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1978.6603.1 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11009 http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en MOHAI, Bill Thorniley Collection on the Puget Sound Navigation Company, [image number] Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Bill Thorniley Collection on the Puget Sound Navigation Company Alaska Pacific Steamship Company Animal teams--Washington (State)--Seattle Carts & wagons--American--Washington (State)--Seattle Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle photograph; image 1898 ftuwashingtonlib 2018-04-28T23:06:36Z The Alaska Steamship Company was formed in 1894, initially to ship passengers and fishing products between Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. In 1896 gold was discovered on the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, triggering a stampede of prospectors into Seattle and an era of prosperity that lasted for more than a decade. The Alaska Steamship Company rapidly expanded their fleet of ships to meet the sudden demand for service, and began shipping supplies such as mining equipment, dog sleds, and cattle. This image features Northern Pacific Railroad Piers 1 and 2 on the Seattle waterfront, operating under the Alaska Steamship Company. The piers were rebuilt in 1902 and numbered 3 through 5 until World War II when the military renumbered them 54 through 56. Signs in image: Pier 1, Northern Pacific Railway Co., Alaska Pacific Steamship Co., Alaska Coast Company; Lloyd Transfer Co.; Drugs; The Seattle Transfer Co.; Pier 2, Northern Pacific Railway Co., Alaska Steamship Co., Steamers to all Alaska Ports; Express; Cigars; Pacific & Tropical Fruits; Steamer Chairs; Engineers' Supplies, Valves & Fittings. Caption information source: "Klondike Gold Rush," by Greg Lange, HistoryLink.org Essay 687 Caption information source: "Now & Then - Seattle Waterfront at Northern Pacific Railroad Piers (Pier 56)," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org Essay 2578 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 8.75 x 9.5 in. Other/Unknown Material Alaska Yukon University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections Klondike River ENVELOPE(-139.442,-139.442,64.054,64.054) Pacific Yukon |
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University of Washington, Seattle: Digital Collections |
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Alaska Pacific Steamship Company Animal teams--Washington (State)--Seattle Carts & wagons--American--Washington (State)--Seattle Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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Alaska Pacific Steamship Company Animal teams--Washington (State)--Seattle Carts & wagons--American--Washington (State)--Seattle Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 |
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Alaska Pacific Steamship Company Animal teams--Washington (State)--Seattle Carts & wagons--American--Washington (State)--Seattle Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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The Alaska Steamship Company was formed in 1894, initially to ship passengers and fishing products between Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. In 1896 gold was discovered on the banks of the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, triggering a stampede of prospectors into Seattle and an era of prosperity that lasted for more than a decade. The Alaska Steamship Company rapidly expanded their fleet of ships to meet the sudden demand for service, and began shipping supplies such as mining equipment, dog sleds, and cattle. This image features Northern Pacific Railroad Piers 1 and 2 on the Seattle waterfront, operating under the Alaska Steamship Company. The piers were rebuilt in 1902 and numbered 3 through 5 until World War II when the military renumbered them 54 through 56. Signs in image: Pier 1, Northern Pacific Railway Co., Alaska Pacific Steamship Co., Alaska Coast Company; Lloyd Transfer Co.; Drugs; The Seattle Transfer Co.; Pier 2, Northern Pacific Railway Co., Alaska Steamship Co., Steamers to all Alaska Ports; Express; Cigars; Pacific & Tropical Fruits; Steamer Chairs; Engineers' Supplies, Valves & Fittings. Caption information source: "Klondike Gold Rush," by Greg Lange, HistoryLink.org Essay 687 Caption information source: "Now & Then - Seattle Waterfront at Northern Pacific Railroad Piers (Pier 56)," by Paul Dorpat, HistoryLink.org Essay 2578 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 8.75 x 9.5 in. |
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Other/Unknown Material |
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Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 |
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Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 |
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Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 |
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Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 |
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Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 |
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alaska steamship company at piers 1 and 2, seattle, circa 1898 |
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1898 |
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http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11009 |
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United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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ENVELOPE(-139.442,-139.442,64.054,64.054) |
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Klondike River Pacific Yukon |
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Klondike River Pacific Yukon |
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Alaska Yukon |
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Alaska Yukon |
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Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Bill Thorniley Collection on the Puget Sound Navigation Company |
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Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection 1978.6603.1 http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/11009 |
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http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en MOHAI, Bill Thorniley Collection on the Puget Sound Navigation Company, [image number] |
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