Alaska! [Sail sheltered seas. . . .]
by [ALASKA -- TRAVEL]. [FISHER, E.L., ANDREWS, E., STEWARD, H.W., MARLER BROTHERS, CANN STUDIO, et al]; BAKER, L.W. (Traffic Manager)]
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[Seattle, WA & Portland, OR]: The Alaska Line, Alaska Steamship Co., American Express Co., Travel Dept.[Printers, Frank McCaffrey, ca. 1930]. 4to. [20 pp (unpaginated).], printed on textured paper stock. Photo illustrations, and photo plates for the Alaska Line steamships, map on rear cover recto. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers, Art Deco cover art of steamship next to towering Alaska glaciers and mountains, w/ superimposed totem pole (minor shelfwear, slight rubbing), still VG copy. First edition, thus, of this photo-illustrated brochure for the famed Alaska Steamship Co., which greatly benefited from a near monopoly of passenger and freight service to Alaska after the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. Included are photographic views of the steamships, scenic landscapes, Native American crafts, gold mining, Alaska airmail planes, and more. Worldcat locates 1 copy (U of AK, Rasmuson Lib.).
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- Title
- Alaska! [Sail sheltered seas. . . .]
- Author
- [ALASKA -- TRAVEL]. [FISHER, E.L., ANDREWS, E., STEWARD, H.W., MARLER BROTHERS, CANN STUDIO, et al]; BAKER, L.W. (Traffic Manager)]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Alaska Line, Alaska Steamship Co., American Express Co., Travel Dept.[Printers, Frank McCaffrey,
- Place of Publication
- [Seattle, WA & Portland, OR]:
- Date Published
- ca. 1930].
- Keywords
- Alaska, Alaskana, Sitka, Ketchikan, Native Americans, American Indians, Western Americana, Pacific Northwest, Travel, Voyages, ocean Liners, steamships, Alaska Line, Alaska Steamship Company, Nautical, Maritime, Photographs, Photography, Photogravures, S
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