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Post by Kahloke on Nov 21, 2009 9:31:55 GMT -8
I know I've posted these somewhere before, but now that we have this historic ferries board, this seems like the proper place to place these old photos of early 20th Century ferries/steamships that operated in the San Juans: Islander and Rosalie at Westsound, Orcas Island, sometime in the 1910s Buckeye, circa 1910 Rosalie & Yankee Doodle at Friday Harbor, circa 1910 City of Angeles in Wasp Passage, circa 1920 Great old postcard and timetable for City of Anacortes, circa 1925
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Post by Neil on Dec 16, 2011 13:04:02 GMT -8
And my favorite--the first Tacoma of 1913. She was for many years the fastest single-propeller vessel (according to Lloyds of London) easily cruising at 22 knots, and often making 25. The Tacoma was indeed a fine looking vessel, and I agree with your comment on the Olympic, above; not many boats fared as well having their bows altered for vehicle loading. I don't find the standardization of today's WSF very interesting, but Puget Sound certainly had a wealth of handsome steamers in the first half of the last century. A footnote to Kahloke's posting of a couple of Rosalie pictures; that was my maternal grandparents' love boat. The Friday Harbour Journal of October 28, 1909 reports them leaving onboard her the previous Wednesday evening to start their honeymoon, before returning to live on Orcas.
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Post by mrdot on Dec 16, 2011 14:47:06 GMT -8
:)this ferry was condidered the greyhound of Puget Sound in her heyday, as I recall! mrdot.
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Post by Barnacle on Dec 18, 2011 20:59:44 GMT -8
The first Olympic, formerly the Sioux. ... Captain Peterson on board in September, 1940. I just realized that Captain Peterson is sporting mate's stripes on the sleeve. Perhaps he's freshly upgraded to Master.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jan 28, 2012 20:41:21 GMT -8
An EBay for-sale image of the Iroquois
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Post by FNS on Jun 9, 2013 19:48:03 GMT -8
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Post by SS San Mateo on Feb 21, 2014 13:41:24 GMT -8
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Post by Kahloke on Feb 12, 2015 19:44:47 GMT -8
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Post by EGfleet on Mar 27, 2015 9:58:23 GMT -8
Menu from the Iroquois from 1940. Looks like they went with the cream of wheat. I've always had a soft spot of the old Iroquois, clunky thing that she was when she was remodeled as the "night boat" from Seattle. While on the Anacortes-Sidney run I talked to a fellow who had honeymooned on board in the 1940's. He said it had been foggy and the bridal suite was in close proximity to the stacks and the whistles blew all night long. The bridal suite had, for some inexplicable reason, twin beds.
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Post by Starsteward on Mar 27, 2015 13:18:25 GMT -8
Menu from the Iroquois from 1940. Looks like they went with the cream of wheat. I've always had a soft spot of the old Iroquois, clunky thing that she was when she was remodeled as the "night boat" from Seattle. While on the Anacortes-Sidney run I talked to a fellow who had honeymooned on board in the 1940's. He said it had been foggy and the bridal suite was in close proximity to the stacks and the whistles blew all night long. The bridal suite had, for some inexplicable reason, twin beds. Americans always surprised me as to their love of cream of wheat and rolled oats when we had it on the 'QPR's' breakfast menu. They always had a thing for Canadian bacon too, (which I still don't see what all the fuss is about)
The twin beds in the bridal suite were probably just the vestiges of the 'Victorian Era', bestowed on both her 'Children' by the Brits. Can't one just imagine the couple hastily shoving the twin beds together? Dear Dear Great old photos of a bygone era for sure. Love them.
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Post by Barnacle on Mar 27, 2015 15:33:30 GMT -8
While on the Anacortes-Sidney run I talked to a fellow who had honeymooned on board in the 1940's. He said it had been foggy and the bridal suite was in close proximity to the stacks and the whistles blew all night long. The bridal suite had, for some inexplicable reason, twin beds.
The twin beds in the bridal suite were probably just the vestiges of the 'Victorian Era', bestowed on both her 'Children' by the Brits. Can't one just imagine the couple hastily shoving the twin beds together? Dear Dear
Typically, on board ships, the beds are firmly attached to the deck or bulkhead, so good luck with that.
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Post by EGfleet on Jul 22, 2015 6:47:49 GMT -8
Here's an odd little one, and what is a fairly rare photo. Starting life as the Florence K in 1903, the steamer was rebuilt as the steam-ferry Gloria and finally for Captain Crosby as the Beeline. The Beeline was absorbed by Black Ball and worked on various routes, including the Keystone run. I'm not sure where this photo was taken, and given the livery and the cars on the dock, it looks like it's before Black Ball took her over and possibly even Captain Crosby. It could very well be she is still the Gloria here. Sadly being right at the edge of the photo, it's slightly blurred and even a tight scan didn't reveal what the name board says.
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Post by EGfleet on Apr 1, 2016 6:36:16 GMT -8
Interesting old linen postcard I picked up. Not too many featured the Iroquois front and center. (Actually, I think this might be the first postcard of her in Victoria as the 'night boat' that I have.) Given how long she operated on that route, I'm kind of surprised there aren't more postcards of her in Victoria, but compared to the CP ships, she was rather clunky looking.
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Post by smiley on Jul 3, 2016 7:26:31 GMT -8
I know I've posted these somewhere before, but now that we have this historic ferries board, this seems like the proper place to place these old photos of early 20th Century ferries/steamships that operated in the San Juans: Islander and Rosalie at Westsound, Orcas Island, sometime in the 1910s Buckeye, circa 1910 Rosalie & Yankee Doodle at Friday Harbor, circa 1910 City of Angeles in Wasp Passage, circa 1920 Great old postcard and timetable for City of Anacortes, circa 1925 I have been doing a little research on my Great grandfather William H Kasch and i am so excited to see these photos of his ships. The Yankee Doodle is the one I knew of from stories i heard growing up. I am now learning that the City of Anacortes is also one of his. If anyone else has knowledge of more pictures or articles i would be so grateful to see them. I am wanting to put this together for my family so that the history stays alive. Read more: ferriesbc.proboards.com/thread/7798/early-1900s-ferries-steamers#ixzz4DQCzUI00
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Post by northwesterner on Sept 15, 2016 16:48:51 GMT -8
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