Steamship Roanoke Gold Rush And California 1910 Real Photo Postcard Rppc for Sale

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Steamship Roanoke Gold Rush And California 1910 Real Photo Postcard Rppc For Sale

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Steamship Roanoke Gold Rush And California 1910 Real Photo Postcard Rppc:
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5.5 X 3.5 inch real photo postcard. dog ear fold to top left hand side of card. wear from use age and being posted. Guaranteed Original. Please see photos they are a key part of the item and condition description. We will get back to you ASAP with answers to any questions you may have prior to offerding.
SS Roanoke (1882–1916) was a passenger and cargo ship built by John Roach & Sons in Chester, Pennsylvania. The Roanoke was built for the Old Dominion Steamship Company\'s service from New York to Norfolk Virginia. In 1898 the ship was sold to the North American Transportation and Trading Company to take miners, supplies and gold between Seattle and ports in Alaska. Later the Roanoke was sold to the Oregon-based North Pacific Steamship Company. In 1907, the Roanoke helped to rescue the survivors of her former running mate Columbia. On May 9, 1916, the Roanoke sank in heavy seas off the California coast near San Luis Obispo with the loss of 47 lives. There were only three survivors. Following the discovery of gold in Klondike, Yukon during 1896, the Klondike Gold Rush brought a flood of trade during 1897 to the Pacific Northwest. This boom encouraged shipping companies to bring steamers to the region for the 1898 season. The Roanoke, bound from Baltimore, was one of 17 steamers listed in the February 28, 1898 edition of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer as heading for Seattle to transport miners and their supplies to the gold fields.[13]The lead story in the July 20, 1898 edition of the Post-Intelligencer was the docking of the Roanoke in Seattle with four tons of gold from Alaska aboard.[15] After the discovery of gold at Nome, Alaska in September 1898 precipitated the Nome Gold Rush, the Roanoke\'s route was modified to end at Nome. The Roanoke remained serving the Alaska route until at least June 1904.[16][17] In August 1904, the Roanoke was reported to be laid up for repairs.[18] By 1905, the Roanoke was serving ports in California and Oregon. On November 27, 1905, the ship lost its rudder and stern post while crossing the harbor bar at Eureka, California in heavy seas during an ebb tide.[19]By 1906, the Roanoke was owned by the North Pacific Steamship Company, which also owned the George W. Elder another nightboat built for the Old Dominion Steamship Company. For the next decade, the George W. Elder and Roanoke worked the NPSC\'s primary route from Portland, via Eureka and San Francisco to Los Angeles.
A life raft from the Columbia after being hauled aboard the Roanoke.On July 21, 1907, the Roanoke and the George W. Elder were involved in the rescue of survivors from the Columbia, another ship from the Delaware River yard. The Columbia had collided with the lumber schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, causing the Columbia to sink, killing 88 people. Both the George W. Elder and Roanoke arrived at the site of the disaster and picked up Columbia\'s survivors from the badly damaged San Pedro.[20] source - wikipedia 5.5 X 3.5 inch real photo postcard. dog ear fold to top left hand side of card. wear from use age and being posted. Guaranteed Original. Please see photos they are a key part of the item and condition description. We will get back to you ASAP with answers to any questions you may have prior to offerding.