File:Portland-San Franciso Passenger Steamboat Service (1889) (ADVERT 246).jpeg

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By 1882, the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company had established a line from Portland to eastern Washington and Oregon, forcing a decline in steamboat traffic along the Columbia River. In 1889, Union Pacific Railroad purchased the majority of the stock in the OR&N.

  • Geographic coverage: United States--Washington (State)--Tacoma
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Steamboats--United States
  • Subjects (LCSH): Steamboat lines--United States
  • Categories: Steamships, ferries and boats; Transportation and communication; Time schedules
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English: Early Advertising of the West Collection
Author
English: Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Permission
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Institution
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institution QS:P195,Q219563
Department
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University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
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246
Inscriptions
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Text:
The only steamship line between Portland and San Francisco. The fine steamers of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company run between Portland and San Francisco every fourth day...Rates are low and accomodations good. Portland and Astoria. Steamers carrying the U.S. mails run daily...Steamer are also run in regular service on the Willamette River, the Upper Columbia River and the Snake River.
Publisher
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R.L. Polk & Company
Digital ID Number
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ADV0276
Company/Advertising Agency
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Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Publisher
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R.L. Polk & Company
Publisher Location
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Tacoma, Washington
Publication Source
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Tacoma city directory, p. 41

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