Block print of a PMSSCO vessel in letter head to the left; size is for this small image. Printed form with manuscript additions and notations. Bill of lading also covers trans-shipment of the cargo across the Isthmus of Panama on the Panama Railroad Company. Focus of item: Colon.
Extent
Print ; image 3.5 x 7 cm (1 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.) ; overall 21.6 x 27.8 cm (8 1/2 x 10 15/16 in.)
Bills of lading--United States Shipping--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--History--19th century Shipping--Pacific Coast (U.S.)--History--19th century Fire alarms--Miscellanea Pacific Mail Steamship Company Panama Railroad Co Bills of lading
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Prints Pacific Mail Steamship Company Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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