File:S.S. Victoria leaving for Nome, ca. 1904 - DPLA - c2b036311f0f00c9ec79262a8be5f3c0 (page 1).jpg

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S.S. Victoria leaving for Nome, ca. 1904 (

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Creator

Webster & Stevens

Title

S.S. Victoria leaving for Nome, ca. 1904

Description

The Victoria was purchased by the Northwest Improvement Company in 1904 and placed on a route from Seattle to Alaska. In 1908, the Northwest Improvement Company merged with the Alaska Steamship Company. The Victoria continue it's Alaska route through 1937 and was responsible for transporting both passengers and cargo from the Alaskan gold fields.

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This and File:Scene at the dock during Alaska gold rush, 1898 - DPLA - d7a64b50ba3bd9721c58be96a7fba740.jpg are clearly the same photo, but dated six years apart.

"Scene at the dock during Alaska gold rush, 1898"
"S.S. Victoria leaving for Nome, ca. 1904"

Date

circa 1904

Collection

Seattle Public Library

	Location	Seattle , United States of America
	Coordinates	47° 36′ 24″ N, 122° 19′ 58″ W
	Established	1890
	Website	www.spl.org
	Authority file	: Q7442157 VIAF: 147059007 ISNI: 0000000107435179 LCCN: n50059684 GND: 4841883-3 SUDOC: 163986193 WorldCat

Source/Photographer

This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Seattle Public Library as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Northwest Digital Heritage.

Record in source catalog
DPLA identifier: c2b036311f0f00c9ec79262a8be5f3c0
Seattle Public Library identifier: spl_pc_09020

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