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A Tribute To A Queen  ~ MV Kalakala

1928~1939

MV Peralta ~ 1928-1934
(predecessor to Kalakala)
San Francisco, California

1928
1930

1932
1933

1933
1933

1933
1933

1933 ~ Peralta hull being towed to Seattle
1934 ~ Peralta hull in Seattle

1934 ~ Peralta hull being conditioned for Kalakala

 


A rendition of a Black Ball Line flag

 


A rendition of a Black Ball Line flag


1930 ~ Alexander Peabody
Puget Sound Navigation Company


Black Ball Line Building
Seattle, Washington


1934 ~ Mrs. Alexander Peabody
Puget Sound Navigation Company

 

MV Kalakala ~ 1935-1939
Puget Sound Navigation Company
Seattle, Washington


Interiors

Interiors


Interiors


Interiors


Interiors


Interiors


Interiors


Interiors


Interiors


Interiors

 

MV Kalakala ~ 1935-1939
Puget Sound Navigation Company
Seattle, Washington


1935 under construction

July 3, 1935 - The Kalakala makes her maiden voyage from the Coleman Dock in Seattle to Bremerton


1935


1935


1935
1935

1935 c
1936 ~ Ferry Chippewa after collision with Kalakala

1936 c
1937 c


1937 c


1937 c

1937 c


1937 c


1938
1938 image appearing in
National Geographic Magazine

1939 c
1939 c

1939 c ~ Kalakala Flying Bird Orchestra
1939 c ~ Kalakala Cafe Staff
 

 

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