Pacific Mail Steamship Company - Revision history

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	''Map: courtesy David Rumsey map collection''		''Map: courtesy David Rumsey map collection''

			[[Image:Pacific-Mail-Dock-circa-1872 opensfhistory wnp71.2170.jpg]]

			'''Pacific Mail Dock, c. 1872, in distance. Hill in foreground is remnant of Malakoff Hill.'''

			''Photo: OpenSFHistory.org wnp71.2170''

	[[Image:Pacific-Mail-Steamship-Co-docks-1871-Carleton-Watkins.jpg]]		[[Image:Pacific-Mail-Steamship-Co-docks-1871-Carleton-Watkins.jpg]]

Ccarlsson at 05:24, 30 April 2023

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	Photo: San Francisco National Maritime Museum, A12.18.322n''		Photo: San Francisco National Maritime Museum, A12.18.322n''

			[[Image:PMSS-docks-and-south-beach-1874-rr-map.jpg]]

			'''1874 map showing Pacific Mail Steamship Company docks off South Beach area.'''

			''Map: courtesy David Rumsey map collection''

	[[Image:Pacific-Mail-Steamship-Co-docks-1871-Carleton-Watkins.jpg]]		[[Image:Pacific-Mail-Steamship-Co-docks-1871-Carleton-Watkins.jpg]]

Ccarlsson: added photos and a category

2020-05-27T04:55:46Z

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	Photo: San Francisco National Maritime Museum, A12.18.322n''		Photo: San Francisco National Maritime Museum, A12.18.322n''

			[[Image:Pacific-Mail-Steamship-Co-docks-1871-Carleton-Watkins.jpg]]

			'''Pacific Mail Steamship Company docks, 1871.'''

			''Photo: Carleton Watkins''

	The history of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company (PMSSC) (1848-1925) is synonymous with that of San Francisco, where the line was based throughout most of its history. Its history is also synonymous with Gold Rush transportation and with Pacific Basin trade and migrations. Here are some 19th Century lithographs and paintings depicting PMSSC ships, all of which helped contribute to the City's economic and social development.		The history of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company (PMSSC) (1848-1925) is synonymous with that of San Francisco, where the line was based throughout most of its history. Its history is also synonymous with Gold Rush transportation and with Pacific Basin trade and migrations. Here are some 19th Century lithographs and paintings depicting PMSSC ships, all of which helped contribute to the City's economic and social development.
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	[[A VISIT TO THE BAY AREA IN 1835\|Prev. Document]] [[A Sailor's Life\|Next Document]]		[[A VISIT TO THE BAY AREA IN 1835\|Prev. Document]] [[A Sailor's Life\|Next Document]]

	[[category:Encyclopedia]] [[category:transit]] [[category:Chinese]] [[category:immigration]] [[category:Gold Rush]] [[category:1850s]] [[category:1860s]] [[category:Power and Money]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:Corporations]]		[[category:Encyclopedia]] [[category:transit]] [[category:Chinese]] [[category:immigration]] [[category:Gold Rush]] [[category:1850s]] [[category:1860s]] [[category:1870s]] [[category:Power and Money]] [[category:1930s]] [[category:Corporations]]

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2017-03-02T06:57:16Z

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2014-07-07T23:53:10Z

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	P.S. Additional source: Kemble, John: ''The Panama Route, 1848-1869''		P.S. Additional source: Kemble, John: ''The Panama Route, 1848-1869''

			[[Image:Pacific-Mail-Company's-Offices,-South-East-Corner,-First-and-Market-Streets,-San-Francisco.-In-1896.jpg]]

			'''Pacific Mail Company's offices on the southeast corner of First and Market, 1896.'''

			''Photo: Shaping San Francisco''

	[[A VISIT TO THE BAY AREA IN 1835\|Prev. Document]] [[A Sailor's Life\|Next Document]]		[[A VISIT TO THE BAY AREA IN 1835\|Prev. Document]] [[A Sailor's Life\|Next Document]]

	[[category:Encyclopedia]] [[category:transit]] [[category:Chinese]] [[category:immigration]] [[category:Gold Rush]] [[category:1850s]] [[category:1860s]] [[category:Power and Money]] [[category:1930s]]		[[category:Encyclopedia]] [[category:transit]] [[category:Chinese]] [[category:immigration]] [[category:Gold Rush]] [[category:1850s]] [[category:1860s]] [[category:Power and Money]] [[category:1930s]]

Ccarlsson: added link

2011-11-20T03:09:03Z

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	[[Image:PMSS-Colorado-and-PMSS-Senator-at-old-docks-Pacific-Mail-SS-Co-nd-A12.18.322n.jpg]]		[[Image:PMSS-Colorado-and-PMSS-Senator-at-old-docks-Pacific-Mail-SS-Co-nd-A12.18.322n.jpg]]

	'''Pacific Mail Steamships "Colorado" and "Senator" at the Pacific Mail docks off South Beach, c. 1880s.''' ''Pacific Mail was the backbone of trans-Pacific shipping during the 1860s and 1870s. Not only did Pacific Mail have a guaranteed contract from the U.S. government to carry mail across the seas, they were also the primary carrier of immigrant Chinese labor. Thus, in July, 1877 during three days of riots by [[The Workingmen’s Party & The Dennis Kearney Agitation\|unemployed white workers]], starting in the [[1877 unemployed in the sandlots\|sandlots]] near the then-under construction [[Old City Hall of SF\|City Hall]], deputized members of the “Pick-Handle Brigade” fought off rioters intent on setting these docks aflame to deter further Chinese immigration. Repelled, the rioters set a nearby lumberyard on fire, probably on Mission Creek.''		'''Pacific Mail Steamships "Colorado" and "Senator" at the [[Pacific Mail Docks\|Pacific Mail docks]] off South Beach, c. 1880s.''' ''Pacific Mail was the backbone of trans-Pacific shipping during the 1860s and 1870s. Not only did Pacific Mail have a guaranteed contract from the U.S. government to carry mail across the seas, they were also the primary carrier of immigrant Chinese labor. Thus, in July, 1877 during three days of riots by [[The Workingmen’s Party & The Dennis Kearney Agitation\|unemployed white workers]], starting in the [[1877 unemployed in the sandlots\|sandlots]] near the then-under construction [[Old City Hall of SF\|City Hall]], deputized members of the “Pick-Handle Brigade” fought off rioters intent on setting these docks aflame to deter further Chinese immigration. Repelled, the rioters set a nearby lumberyard on fire, probably on Mission Creek.''

	Photo: San Francisco National Maritime Museum, A12.18.322n''		Photo: San Francisco National Maritime Museum, A12.18.322n''

Ccarlsson: added better caption to a photo

2011-02-01T01:59:32Z

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	'''Pacific Mail Steamships "Colorado" and "Senator" at the Pacific Mail docks off South Beach, c. 1880s.'''		'''Pacific Mail Steamships "Colorado" and "Senator" at the Pacific Mail docks off South Beach, c. 1880s.''' ''Pacific Mail was the backbone of trans-Pacific shipping during the 1860s and 1870s. Not only did Pacific Mail have a guaranteed contract from the U.S. government to carry mail across the seas, they were also the primary carrier of immigrant Chinese labor. Thus, in July, 1877 during three days of riots by [[The Workingmen’s Party & The Dennis Kearney Agitation\|unemployed white workers]], starting in the [[1877 unemployed in the sandlots\|sandlots]] near the then-under construction [[Old City Hall of SF\|City Hall]], deputized members of the “Pick-Handle Brigade” fought off rioters intent on setting these docks aflame to deter further Chinese immigration. Repelled, the rioters set a nearby lumberyard on fire, probably on Mission Creek.''

	Photo: San Francisco National Maritime Museum, A12.18.322n''		Photo: San Francisco National Maritime Museum, A12.18.322n''

Ccarlsson: moved Pacific Mail Steampship Company to Pacific Mail Steamship Company

2011-01-04T06:29:40Z

moved Pacific Mail Steampship Company to Pacific Mail Steamship Company

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Ccarlsson: added photo

2011-01-04T06:13:30Z

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	''by Steve Potash''		''by Steve Potash''

			[[Image:PMSS-Colorado-and-PMSS-Senator-at-old-docks-Pacific-Mail-SS-Co-nd-A12.18.322n.jpg]]

			'''Pacific Mail Steamships "Colorado" and "Senator" at the Pacific Mail docks off South Beach, c. 1880s.'''

			Photo: San Francisco National Maritime Museum, A12.18.322n''

	The history of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company (PMSSC) (1848-1925) is synonymous with that of San Francisco, where the line was based throughout most of its history. Its history is also synonymous with Gold Rush transportation and with Pacific Basin trade and migrations. Here are some 19th Century lithographs and paintings depicting PMSSC ships, all of which helped contribute to the City's economic and social development.		The history of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company (PMSSC) (1848-1925) is synonymous with that of San Francisco, where the line was based throughout most of its history. Its history is also synonymous with Gold Rush transportation and with Pacific Basin trade and migrations. Here are some 19th Century lithographs and paintings depicting PMSSC ships, all of which helped contribute to the City's economic and social development.

Ccarlsson at 07:09, 12 June 2009

2009-06-12T07:09:56Z

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			<p><b><font face="Papyrus"> <font color="maroon"> <font size="4">Historical Essay</font></font> </font></b></p>

	''by Steve Potash''		''by Steve Potash''

	~~<p><b><font face="Papyrus"> <font color="maroon"> <font size="4">Historical Essay</font></font> </font></b></p>~~

	The history of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company (PMSSC) (1848-1925) is synonymous with that of San Francisco, where the line was based throughout most of its history. Its history is also synonymous with Gold Rush transportation and with Pacific Basin trade and migrations. Here are some 19th Century lithographs and paintings depicting PMSSC ships, all of which helped contribute to the City's economic and social development.		The history of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company (PMSSC) (1848-1925) is synonymous with that of San Francisco, where the line was based throughout most of its history. Its history is also synonymous with Gold Rush transportation and with Pacific Basin trade and migrations. Here are some 19th Century lithographs and paintings depicting PMSSC ships, all of which helped contribute to the City's economic and social development.