"153.--"--lower corner, in ms. in pencil. The print shows the first San Francisco, built in 1853 by William H. Webb, and lost on her maiden voyage from New York to San Francisco after foundering on 23 December 1853 in the Atlantic; she was finally abandoned on 4 January 1853. Focus of item: San Francisco.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Print ; image 46.7 x 79.2 cm (18 3/8 x 31 3/16 in.) ; overall 55.9 x 85.2 cm (22 x 33 9/16 in.)
San Francisco (Steamship : 1853-1854) 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--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--History--19th century Shipping--Pacific Coast (U.S.)--History--19th century Marine prints--19th century Pacific Mail Steamship Company Illustrations
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Prints Vessels Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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