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Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Passenger Lists
MS 873
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Description
This collection is the statement of all tickets issued via the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for the San Francisco Overland
route, dating from December 1905-December 1913.
Background
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was established on April 12, 1848 to carry US mail on the Pacific leg of a transcontinental
route via Panama. Chief Officers of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company were: Aspinwall, William Henry, 1807-1875; Bartlett,
Edwin, 1796-1867, Chauncey, Henry; Howland, Gardiner Greene, 1787-1851
Extent
143 Sheets
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives.
Availability
Collection is open for research by appointment.