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Title: Hamburg American Packet Company. Imperial German U.S. mail steamships
Creator: Rand McNally and Company, printer
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1873
1874
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1885
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a steamsship sailing the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by promotional text advertising the Hamburg American Packet Company steamship routes, including lines from New York City to France, England, and various locations in Germany; decorative borders and banners with text surround the image; "H.A.P.A.G." on shield surrounded by flags at top center.
Date supplied by cataloger based on history of businesses. "Rand, McNally & Co., Printers and Engravers, Chicago."--text, bottom center margin. "New York - Hamburg / Leave New York / Every Thursday / Calling at Plymouth and Cherbourg / And Taking Passengers For / England, Scotland, Paris, and Hamburg..."--text, bottom center of image. "Kunhardt & Co. / General Agents. / 61 Broadstreet, / New York."--text, bottom left of image. "C.B. Richard & Boas / Gen. Passage Agts. / 61 Broadway, New York."--text, bottom right of image.
Type: image
Extent: 1 woodcut : color printed ; overall 70.8 x 55.72 cm (27 7/8 x 21 15/16 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_MAR_002606
466508
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/2812
Language: English
Subject: Advertising--Transportation
Ships--Pictorial works
Hamburg American Packet Company
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Maritime
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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