Visual Materials

Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company's steamer China

Description: Image of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company's steamer China sailing with another vessel visible in the background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1867-1879
Call number: priJLC_MAR_001456
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company's steamer Great Republic

Visual Materials

Image of Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company's steamer Great Republic; passengers visible on two decks; rowboat with several people in Chinese costume waving to passengers on the ship at left; several other vessels sailing nearby in background.

priJLC_MAR_001454

Steam ship of War Regent

Visual Materials

Image of the steam ship Regent built for Spain in 1841 sailing through choppy water; several sailors visible on deck; other ships and a coastline visible in background; dimensions of ship and engine statistics in bottom margin.

priJLC_MIL_001439

Steam ship of War Regent

Visual Materials

priJLC_MIL_001440

Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company's Steamer, Japan

Visual Materials

There are junks in the foreground, and to the left in the background. Victoria Peak with semaphore at top in background, center right. Vessel is flying American flag from the stern, a Pacific Mail house-flag from the middle mast, a pennant with the vessels name from the aft mast; from the first mast is a flag flying what appears to be a red dragon on a yellow field. Print includes vessel statistics and the name of the builder, Henry Steers. Copyright information below the image in the center" "Entered ... 1868 ... by Louis R. Menger ...". Focus of item: Japan.

priJHK 00354