The Alaska Steamship Company
On Board S.S. Jefferson
Fast Service to Ketchikan, Juneau, Douglas City, Haines, Skagway, White Horse, Atlin, Dawson, etc.
postally used from Seattle, Washington, October 22, 1904 to
Miss Alice Tuck, Gloucester, Massachusetts
According to The ShipsList, in August 3, 1894, the Alaska Steamship Company was formed. It would eventually enjoy a near monopoly of freight and passenger service to Alaska.. “As the turn of the century was approaching, several events were causing tremendous increases in Southeast Alaskan marine travel: religious missions were being established, fish canneries were being built and gold had been discovered. The Inside Passage was a major route to overland staging areas for the gold fields.”
In 1904, the S.S. Jefferson, a 1,615 ton steamer, was built by E. W. Heath, Tacoma, and was scrapped at Seattle in 1925..
Below, the reverse of the card.
