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Lyonel Feininger - Paddle Steamer at the Landing, 1912. Oil on canvas, 40.3 x 48.5 cm
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Edward Hopper (US 1882-1962) Tramp Steamer (1908) Oil on canvas (51 x 74 cm)
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In 1887, the steamship City of Montreal was destroyed by fire 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland on her way from New York to Liverpool. The ship was carrying a cargo of 8,000 bales of raw American cotton as well as 94 crew members and 147 passengers.
Shipping the flammable cotton was a dangerous job and the ship was the 73rd with such cargo to catch fire in a five-month period. Miraculously, all passengers and the crew were rescued.
The Inman Line, which operated from 1850 to 1893, was one of the largest British passenger shipping companies in the Atlantic Ocean. By 1870, the company landed more passengers in New York than any other line, most of whom were immigrating to the United States.
Excursion Steamer JS Metropolis, Illinois hand colored postcard
The New York Times; Published June 27, 1910: THREE EXCURSIONISTS DEAD; Rest of 1,500 on Steamer JS Metropolis Manage to Get Ashore When She Burns
Circa 1897. "USS Brooklyn apprentice boys." Just remember, sailors: Bronx up, Battery down. 8x10 inch glass negative by Edward H. Hart. View full size on Shorpy
USS Brooklyn (ACR-3/CA-3) was a United States Navy armored cruiser launched on 2 October 1895 by William Cramp and Sons Ship and Engine Building Company of Philadelphia; it served in the Spanish–American War.
Brooklyn was placed out of commission at Mare Island Navy Yard on 9 March 1921 and sold for disposal on 20 December.
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From A Book of Giants, written and engraved by William Strang, 1898.
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Harry Morrison. murky morning 1953