File:Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 (MOHAI 11009).jpg
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[edit]English: Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
English: Alaska Steamship Company at Piers 1 and 2, Seattle, circa 1898 |
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Description |
English: 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
Animal teams--Washington (State)--Seattle Carts & wagons--American--Washington (State)--Seattle Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle
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Depicted place |
English: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
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Date |
circa 1898 date QS:P571,+1898-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium |
English: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w |
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Dimensions |
height: 8.7 in (22.2 cm); width: 9.5 in (24.1 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,8.75U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,9.5U218593 |
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institution QS:P195,Q219563 |
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English: Museum of History and Industry |
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Credit Line InfoField | MOHAI, Bill Thorniley Collection on the Puget Sound Navigation Company, 1978.6603.1 |
Annotations InfoField | This image is annotated: View the annotations at Commons |
sign: "[Canad]ian Pacific Steamship Co."
sign: "Pier 2 | [illegible] | Alaska Steamship Co. | Steamers to all Alaska ports" (followed by a long list of ports)
sign: "Engineers' Supplies | Ship Ch[an]dl[er]"
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