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| Title | Steamship "President Jackson" sailing, ca. 1925 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1925 |
| Caption | The "President Jackson" carried passengers and freight between Seattle and Asian ports in the 1920s and 1930s. One of its most important cargoes was Japanese raw silk, headed for mills in the eastern United States. The "President Jackson" served as a naval transport during World War II.
In this photo, people on the dock at Seattle's Smith Cove Terminal wave to passengers on the deck of the "President Jackson." In addition to freight, the ship carried 260 first class passengers and 300 third class passengers. It had a crew of 203. |
| Subjects | Piers & Wharves; Ships; Arrivals & departures; President Jackson (Ship) |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.11920.2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : glass, b&w; 5 x 7 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 109, 039 |
