Thomas H C Commander (1 results)

Significant collection of bulletins clarifying the route of the S.S. Spokane in the summer of 1908. Each is naively illustrated with views from the ship - Sitka, Seymour Narrows, Taku Glacier, Patterson Glacier, and Devil's Thumb - as well as Alaska Natives, and even baseball. An elegant passenger liner, the S.S. Spokane was constructed by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. The vessel was launch in San Francisco in 1901 and made her first voyage to Seattle in 1902. A year later, she had the distinction of transporting President Theodore Roosevelt and his party to Seattle. The Spokane was able to carry nearly 300 passengers at a time, including 171 in first class. From these broadsides, we learn the S.S. Spokane sailed from the Strait of Juan de Fuca and on to Kasaan, Discovery Passage, Queen Charlotte Sound, and Juneau in August 1908. Three years later, the ship was wrecked on an uncharted rock in Seymour Narrows with the loss of two lives. The Spokane was later raised and repaired, returning to service in early 1912. Nine broadsides (8 1/2" x 11" or 280 x 215 mm), printed on the recto only of the blue or white paper. Old folds, with evidence of stapling to the upper left corner and some minor edgewear.