14 results for: Admiral Line
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Seattle waterfront from Elliott Bay, 1917
The panoramic image shown here was taken from Elliott Bay, facing east towards the Seattle waterfront. Magnolia and Queen Anne Hill are visible at the left edge of the frame, and Capitol Hill and First Hill can be seen behind the Pioneer Square area near the right edge of the frame. Handwritten on image: The Seattle Waterfront, Pierson & Co.…
ID Number:1966.3862.1
Date:1917
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Julean Arnold and China Club of Seattle aboard S.S. President Grant, Seattle, April 7, 1923
Julean Herbert Arnold was a U. S. Commercial Attache in China and Japan from 1914-1940, and a founder of the China Club in Seattle. Established in 1916, the China Club of Seattle still operates today and is committed to promoting closer trade and cultural relations with China. In 1923, Mr. Arnold spent four months touring the United States, including Seattle,…
ID Number:1967.4171.1
Date:1923
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Employees inside Admiral Line terminal at Pier D, Seattle, 1925
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company was an important early shipping company that operated steamships on the west coast of North America. Organized in 1867 under the name of Goodall, Nelson and Perkins, the company effectively ceased business in 1916 when its vessels were purchased by the Admiral Line. The Admiral Line (also American Mail Line, and later Admiral Oriental Line)…
ID Number:1970.4892.3
Date:1925
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Admiral Line terminal at Pier D, Seattle, 1925
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company was an important early shipping company that operated steamships on the west coast of North America. Organized in 1867 under the name of Goodall, Nelson and Perkins, the company effectively ceased business in 1916 when its vessels were purchased by the Admiral Line. The Admiral Line (also American Mail Line, and later Admiral Oriental Line)…
ID Number:1970.4892.10
Date:1925
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Admiral Line ship and terminal at Pier D, Seattle, 1925
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company was an important early shipping company that operated steamships on the west coast of North America. Organized in 1867 under the name of Goodall, Nelson and Perkins, the company effectively ceased business in 1916 when its vessels were purchased by the Admiral Line. The Admiral Line (also American Mail Line, and later Admiral Oriental Line)…
ID Number:1970.4892.13
Date:1925
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Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Pier D from Railroad Avenue, Seattle, circa 1916
The Pacific Coast Company was organized in 1897, and comprised several existing organizations, most notably the Pacific Coast Steamship Co., Pacific Coast Coal Co. and the Pacific Coast Railway. Handwritten on image: 17533. Embossed photographer's mark: F.H. Nowell/1212 Fourth Ave/Seattle, USA.Signs in image: T.F. Clark Co. Inc. Copper Sheet Metal Works/ Copper Smithing, Draper Engine Works, Pier D/ The Admiral…
ID Number:1978.6585.7a
Date:Circa 1916
Ephemera
Admiral Line Ma-Chiong score card, circa 1925
The Admiral Line (also American Mail Line, and later Admiral Oriental Line) was a steamship company based in Seattle which operated five ocean liners sailing from Seattle to Japan and China. Pictured here is a stationery card provided to passengers aboard the S. S. President McKinley, which was built in 1921 and in 1922 became part of the Admiral Line…
ID Number:1978.6667.1
Date:Circa 1925
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Workers in galley of steamship President Jackson, probably in Seattle, circa 1923
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 workers in the galley shown in this photo are probably from the Philippines. Handwritten on sleeve: Admiral Oriental Line Co., President Jackson, storage quarters,…
ID Number:1983.10.123.2
Date:Circa 1923
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Group portrait of Russian immigrants arriving on President Jackson, Seattle, July 7, 1923
By early 1924, there were about 5000 Russians living in Seattle, most of whom arrived as refugees fleeing the Russian Revolution and Civil War of 1917-1922. Many were well-educated, including professionals, former government and military officers, or former aristocrats. The Russian community in Seattle centered on the Orthodox church on Lakeview Boulevard, which hosted classes on citizenship and the English…
ID Number:1983.10.18266
Date:1923
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Russian immigrants arriving on President Jackson, Seattle, July 7, 1923
By early 1924, there were about 5000 Russians living in Seattle, most of whom arrived as refugees fleeing the Russian Revolution and Civil War of 1917-1922. Many were well-educated, including professionals, former government and military officers, or former aristocrats. The Russian community in Seattle centered on the Orthodox church on Lakeview Boulevard, which hosted classes on citizenship and the English…
ID Number:1983.10.18348
Date:1923