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Gorst Air Transport Air Ferry brochure, circa 1928
Vernon C. Gorst, who previously had founded Pacific Air Transport in 1926, (which provided the first airmail service between Los Angeles and Seattle), established Gorst Air Transport, Inc., sometime in the late 1920s. In addition to providing hourly commuter flights for passengers, the air service carried parcels, letters and small packages. This leaflet advertises Gorst's "Air Ferry" service, a 12-minute…
ID Number:2018.3.3.26
Date:Circa 1928
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Seattle trolley coach brochure, 1940
In 1940, the Transportation Commission of the City of Seattle (now King County Metro) debuted Seattle's trolley bus system, which in 2018 is the second largest in the country. This leaflet announces the new trolley coaches added to Seattle's public transportation system, billed as "America's Most Modern Method of Urban Transportation." Caption information source: "Metro: Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle," by…
ID Number:2018.3.3.27
Date:1940
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Fly on the Flyer advertising leaflet, 1909
The Flyer was an American steamboat that served from 1891-1929 on Puget Sound, a time in which passenger traffic via boat was very high. The Flyer (later the Washington) was able to complete the 28 miles between Seattle and Tacoma in 77 minutes.This brochure lists the Flyer's departure times from both Seattle and Tacoma, and when opened forms the shape…
ID Number:2018.3.3.28
Date:1909
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Ballard-Ludlow Ferry Co. ferry schedule, 1939
The Ballard - Ludlow Ferry Co. was one of several auto and passenger ferry and steamer lines operating on Puget Sound. A subsidiary of Kitsap County Transportation Company, the company operated ferries between Seattle's Ballard neighborhood and Port Ludlow, at the time a logging and sawmill community on the Olympic Peninsula.
ID Number:2018.3.3.29
Date:1939
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Black Ball Line ferry schedule, 1933
The Black Ball Line began operating ferries on Puget Sound in 1928. In 1933, when this schedule was published, the company ran ferries between downtown Seattle's Colman Dock and both Bremerton and Port Orchard, and between Seabeck and Brinnon. The company still operates the M.V. Coho, a car and passenger ferry, between Port Angeles and Victoria, British Columbia. Caption information…
ID Number:2018.3.3.30
Date:1933
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Invitation to opening of Cable Railroad, September 29, 1888
In September 1888, Seattle's second street railway line was built by Pacific Cable Construction Company as a single-track cable car line, running in a loop from Pioneer Square to Leschi Park. This line, the Yesler Way line, effectively linked the steamers docking at Elliott Bay with the ferries crossing Lake Washington. When the line was built the residential and recreational…
ID Number:2018.3.3.75
Date:1888
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Alaska Department of Seattle Chamber of Commerce card, circa 1925
On April 17, 1882, 26 leading Seattle citizens and businessmen organized the Seattle Chamber of Commerce with the intent of protecting local interests. The Chamber reorganized in 1910 to broaden its scope, taking the name “New Seattle Chamber of Commerce.” Among the goals of the new Chamber were “to promote the growth and development of the State of Washington, the…
ID Number:2018.3.3.113
Date:Circa 1925
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Admiral Oriental Line Ma-Chiong instruction booklet, March 1, 1923
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 an instruction manual for Ma-Chiong, a game played on the Admiral Line ships which appears to be similar to Mahjong. The booklet was issued to passengers…
ID Number:2018.3.3.118
Date:1923
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Alaska Steamship Company brochure, circa 1925
The Alaska Steamship Company was formed in 1894, initially to ship passengers and fishing products between Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The company was able to quickly expand service to the Yukon during the 1896-1899 gold rush, and the company prospered until World War II, when the government took over the company's ships.The brochure pictured here is in the shape…
ID Number:2018.3.3.119
Date:Circa 1925
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SLS&E Ry Time Table No. 23, August 16, 1891
The Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railway (SLS&E) was a railroad that operated in Seattle from 1885-1896. A group of local investors lead by Thomas Burke (1849-1925) and Daniel Hunt Gilman (1845-1913) founded the railroad as a solution to the problem of connecting Seattle to the Canadian border. The line's seven-year history reflects the paramount importance of the railroad during…
ID Number:2018.3.3.144
Date:1891