This is the 1834 Beaver, first steamer on Puget Sound. Much smaller, and side-wheel propelled

pacific steamer beaver postcard ca. 1910s

"seattle steamers at vancouver, bc" postmarked 11 feb 1910

uss oregon in dry dock, puget sound postcard ca. 1900s

princess patricia and mt. baker postcard ca. 1950s

Astoria - Megler Ferry aka The Astoria to Washington Ferries

These are some of the pictures I thought I lost in the hard drive crash of 2015. They were taken by my father  between 1947 and 1950 before they built the bridge.

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See also: The Astoria to Washington Ferries

@sherrylephotography

Tordenskjold Seattle, WA April 2023

Crew of the Hyak.

EL PRIMERO (Union Iw, 41.15m, 1893)

The Thea Foss. . . *** #theafoss #pnwboating #latesummer #dusklight #oldboat #classicboat (at Filucy Bay, Puget Sound, WA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQZk6hrPzN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

SSHSA’s 1995 Ship of the Year, the Virginia V celebrates 100 year this month! She made her first voyage on June 11, 1922 from Elliott Bay in Seattle to Tacoma. She continued to make this voyage daily until 1938. She is the last of her kind, the sole survivor of the “mosquito fleet” and has overcome odds and obstacles for years in large part through the work of the Foundation, who have themselves been through tough times, facing ill-advised maintenance and repairs, and the tedious care and feeding of a wooden hull. At the time of this award, the hull had reached crisis condition. By the mid-1980s it was clear that the hull needed major restoration to ensure continued operation. The stern and the bow were renewed, but fundraising did not allow for hull repairs. In mid-February 1996, Virginia V ceased, for the first time in her career, to be licensed to carry passengers. Instead, she steamed from time to time carrying crew only to fundraising events around Puget Sound. For the public she is available for viewing while docked. In 2002, after a six-year $6.5 million restoration, the Foundation was able to put Virginia V back in service. She now provides public excursions, private charters and visits to local maritime festivals in and around Puget Sound. Learn more at https://www.virginiav.org/ship/history/. Read this great tribute to the ship in Sea History Today at conta.cc/3tTHCOg . Image: Steamer VIRGINIA V docked on the Seattle waterfront. Photo taken May 19, 1986. Braun Brothers Collection, SSHSA Archives. See more images from this collection at bit.ly/BraunBrothers. (at The Steamship Historical Society of America) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJ6kdusCSc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

On an extraordinarily cold, foggy morning — I’ll post the reminder from September. . . *** #joethetug #cabintime #keypeninsula #beachshack #thegreatescape #southsoundlife #beachshack #guenthercabin #pugetsound #nauticallife #kayaklife #kayaklife #mtrainier (at Filucy Bay, Puget Sound, WA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYmH5yOlYSr/?utm_medium=tumblr

Seattle Waterfront circa 1900.

Source: Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company photograph collection ,

Tacoma dock and ships. (c. 1901)

(via 1st Avenue South Bridge, 1930 | Item 2278, Engineering Depar… | Flickr)

Joe. . . *** #historic #oldtug #hangingatthemarina #boatrestoration #southsound #cabinlife #pugetsound #marinalife #nautical #messingaboutonboats (at Filucy Bay, Puget Sound, WA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBJC0piAQMR/?igshid=1wdg8ceqb3ixd

Tacoma dock and ships. (c. 1901)