The John L. Stephens was launched on 21 September 1852; she cleared New York for San Francisco on 17 December 1852, and arrived on 3 April 1853 with passengers from Panama; was in service, 1853-1860, San Francisco to Panama; sold, 1878, to Sisson, Wallace & Co., sent to Alaska as a cannery; broken up 1879. Focus of item: John L. Stephens.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Print ; image 49.8 x 80.5 cm (19 5/8 x 31 11/16 in.) ; overall 55.5 x 86 cm (21 7/8 x 33 7/8 in.)
John L. Stephens (Steamship : 1852-1878) Paddle steamers--19th century--Pictorial works Steamboats--United States--Pictorial works Passenger ships--United States--19th century--Pictorial works Ships--19th century--Pictorial works Shipping--History--19th century Marine prints--19th century Pacific Mail Steamship Company Illustrations
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Prints Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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