Passage to Alaska, 1908

Heading: (Alaska)
Author:
Title: Nine original newspapers/leaflets produced aboard the SS Spokane during an Alaska trip
Place Published: At sea
Publisher:
Date Published: Aug. 16-Aug. 26, 1908
Description:

Nine mimeographed, illustrated leaflets, giving the projected passage for the subsequent 24 hours. Each 28x21.5 cm (11x8½"), printed on rectos only.

Leaflets given to passengers aboard the steamer, with amusing illustrations.

The S.S. Spokane was built at the Union Iron Works in San Francisco in 1902 for the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. She was designed specifically for the growing Alaskan tourist excursion trade. The Spokane was fitted out to carry 171 first-class passengers, generally tourists, and 100 passengers in steerage, used for cannery worker transportation. On June 29, 1911, the Spokane struck an uncharted rock in Seymour Narrows, Alaska, partially sinking and drowning one passenger. The Spokane was later refloated by the British Columbia Salvage Co.
Condition Report: Moderate wear, old folds, generally very good.