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Steamship "Princess Kathleen" at the B.C. Steamship Company wharf, August 15, 1930

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By the early 1930s, Seattle's waterfront near Lenora Street had roadways and parking areas on wooden trestles. Ships in the Canadian trade docked in this area.

This 1930 photo shows the B.C. Coast Steamship Company's "Princess Kathleen" (right) at the Lenora Street Pier. The vessel carried passengers between Victoria, Vancouver, and Seattle. The "Border King" (left) carried general freight between Puget Sound and British Columbia.

Description in handwritten inventory: Port of Seattle Lenora St. Pier55 Princess Kathleen 8/15/30
Photographer's Reference Number: 135662
ID Number: 1983.10.4177.1
Date: 1930
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.4177.1
Copyright: All Rights Reserved