Vintage Chicago Maru Ship Photo Snapshot OSK Line Japanese Ocean Liner Dock For Sale

Vintage 1920s Chicago Maru Ship Photo Snapshot OSK Line Japanese Ocean Liner Tacoma Washington DockThis is anoriginal vintage vernacular snapshotof the historic Japanese passenger-cargo liner, theS.S. Chicago Maru docked at the port in Tacoma, Washington (as seen in the pattern of the railroad tracks in the photo).
This authentic, period-correct photograph captures the vessel docked flush against the commercial rail pier, showing excellent detail of the hull lettering, bow infrastructure, and dockside tracks. Launched in 1910 for theOsaka Shosen Kaisha (OSK) Line, theChicago Maruplayed a prominent role in trans-Pacific merchant commerce before being requisitioned as a military transport during World War II, where she was ultimately sunk in 1943.This snapshot photograph was taken between 1915 - 1928, as evidenced by the details in and processing of this photograph.The multi-track railway lines built directly onto the wooden pier are a perfect visual match for theChicago, Milwaukee, & Puget Sound Railway Oriental Dockin Tacoma. OSK Line specifically built theTacoma Maru-class fleet—including theChicago Maru—as part of a major joint venture with the Milwaukee Railroad. Thesetracks were used to offload raw Asian silk and tea from the ship\'s hold directly into waiting train cars, which then rushed the cargo across the country to East Coast markets.Buyer pays flat rate shipping $4 for USPS Ground Advantage in cardboard mailer.Vintage Japanese Ship Snapshot, SS Chicago Maru Photo, Osaka Shosen Kaisha, OSK Line Ocean Liner, Tacoma Washington Docks, Milwaukee Railroad Oriental Dock, Pacific Northwest Maritime History, 1910s 1920s Vernacular Photography, 120 Film Contact Print,