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In 1897, Amos Oscar Benjamin started the Alaska Company, Inc. The business specialized in raising sunken ships and other vessels, including locomotive cars.

  • Geographic coverage: United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
  • Subjects (LCTGM): Salvage; Shipping; Marine accidents; Shipwrecks
  • Categories: Steamships, ferries and boats; Machinery, equipment and appliances; Commercial and professional services
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English: Early Advertising of the West Collection
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English: Inc. Alaska Company
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institution QS:P195,Q219563
Department
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University of Washington: Special Collections
Accession number
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190
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Text:
A.O. Benjamin, Pres. and Mngr. Divers and Wreckers. Bolt helmet. Buys, sells and trades steamers. Engines, boilers, pumps, wenches, etc., etc. Diving gear kept in stock, dredging, towing. Estimates on heavy work. Steamer Lydia Thompson as she lay on Shag Rock.
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Polk's Seattle Directory Company
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ADV0009
Company/Advertising Agency
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Alaska Company, Inc.
Publisher
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Polk's Seattle Directory Company
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Seattle
Publication Source
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Seattle city directory, p. 98
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