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Oregon Steamboat Navigation Company, Wallula Agency, Records, 1861-1862
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon Steam Navigation Company
- Title
- Oregon Steamboat Navigation Company, Wallula Agency, Records
- Dates
- 1861-1862 (inclusive)18611862
- Quantity
- 1.8 linear feet, (1 flat box)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.532
- Summary
- The Oregon Steam Navigation Company, Wallula Agency, Records, which date from 1861 to 1862, contain a manifest book maintained by the Wallula office of the O.S.N.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Oregon Steam Navigation Company (O.S.N.) was founded in Washington in 1860 by J. S. Ruckle, Henry Olmstead, and J. O. Van Bergen. The company operated steamships between San Francisco and The Dalles, serving the lumber and salmon fishing industries all along the California coast and the Columbia River. The O.S.N. enjoyed a prosperous monopoly for a number of years, until rate wars with competitors and expensive portage renovations rendered them defunct in 1879.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Oregon Steam Navigation Company (O.S.N.) was founded in Washington in 1860 by Joseph S. Ruckle, Henry Olmstead, and J. O. Van Bergen. The Oregon Steam Navigation Company, Wallula Agency, records, which date from 1861 to 1862, contain a manifest book maintained by the Wallula office of the O.S.N.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Steam-navigation
Geographical Names
- Wallula (Wash.)