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| Advertisement | Puget Sound Mail and Freight Steamships (1904) |
| Company/Advertising Agency | Puget Sound Navigation Company |
| Publication Source | Seattle city directory, p. 35 |
| Publisher | Polk's Seattle Directory Company |
| Publisher Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Publication Date | 1904
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| Advertisement Text | Operating mail steamers: Rosalie, Alice Gertrude, Garland, Prosper, Lydia Thompson, Samson. Between Seattle and Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Madison, Kingston, Port Gamble, Port Ludlow, Fort Flagler, Fort Casey, Fort Worden, Port Williams...Steamer Samson specially adapted for extra heavy freighting. Gear for lifting pieces weighing 60 tons. For full information apply to the Puget Sound Navigation Co. |
| Contextual Notes | The Puget Sound Navigation Company was organized in 1898. Nicknamed the Black Ball Line, it gained control of all Puget Sound ferry service in 1935.
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| Category | Transportation and communication
Steamships, ferries and boats
Commercial and professional services |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Mail steamers--Washington (State); Postal service--Washington (State) |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Shipping--Washington (State) |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
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| Digital Collection | Early Advertising |
| Digital ID Number | ADV0287 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Pacific Northwest Collection. F899.S43 S42 1904 |
| Object Type | Advertisement |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from text at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2008 |
