Steamer "Alert" at Alleghany Landing on the Millicoma River in Coos County, Oregon

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PHOTO ID	EG01
TITLE	Steamer "Alert" at Alleghany Landing on the Millicoma River in Coos County, Oregon
COLLECTION	Special Collections
DESCRIPTION	This photo of the steamer "Alert" was taken at Alleghany Landing on the Millicoma River in Coos County on the southern Oregon coast.. There were two steamboats named " Alert", one a sternwheeler built in Oswego, Oregon in 1865 and wrecked in 1875. It operated between Portland and Oregon City. In 1890 the sternwheeler pictured was built in Bandon on the southern Oregon coast and operated on the southern Oregon rivers until it wrecked in 1919. It was 69 feet long and carried 96 tons. Several of the men and a woman in this group appear to be membes of a masonic order.
DATE	1890-1919
SUBJECTS	sternwheeler; Millicoma River; Coos County; Oregon
PHOTOGRAPHER	unknown
COLLECTOR	Graham, Elwood A.
OBJECT	b/w photo
DIMENSIONS	6-1/2" x 9-1/2"
STORAGE	Salem Public Library
CONTENTdm file name	1967.jpg
Date created	2003-08-14
Date modified	2003-08-14
CONTENTdm number	1965