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Entwicklung der seeschiffahrt

Description: Seven Hamburg America vessels are portrayed on the poster: Deutschland, 1848, the first vessel, sail; Hammonia, 1883, steam; Borussia, 1885, steam; Fürst Bismarck, 1892, steam; Deutschland, 1900, steam; President Lincoln, 1907, steam; and Hamburg, 1926, steam. Title Entwicklung der seeschiffahrt is in black letter ; title translates to Developement of ocean navigation. "Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg"--text at bottom of poster in blackletter. "Hans Bohrdt"--artist's signature reproduced, lower left corner. "Offsetdruck Mühlmeister & Johler, Hamburg, Dep. 4021"--text, printed small type, lower left corner, below artist's signature.
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Date: ca. 1926
Call number: priJHK 00034
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priJHK 00079

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"W.S. Bagdatopolos"--artist's signature, lower right corner of the image. "Printed by the Sungravure Process"--on original poster, lower right corner. "©1976 Portal Publications Ltd. Corte Madera, California 94925"--small text, lower left corner. "Litho in U.S.A."--very small text next to copyright statement. Note: signature appears to be Bagdstopolos, without the "u", however Benezit has the name as Bagdatopoulos.

priJHK 00050

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priJHK 00088

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"Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg"--text at bottom of poster. "Offsetdruck Förster & Borries, Hamburg + Zwickau/SA"--publisher information, lower right corner, small text.

priJHK 00037

Bates goes Viking

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"Steve Leslie David Kimberly Jason Oliver William I love you Dad"--signal flags running stern to bow translated. "Bates ©1985 Bill Bates"--artist's signature, lower right corner of the image. "Copyright ©1985 by Bill Bates Box 4227 Carmel, CA 93921 U.S.A."--text, small type, lower left corner of the image. "All rights reserved. This poster or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form without permission of the artist"--text, small type, lower right corner of the image, below the artist's signature.

priJHK 00098

Pennsylvania Railroad : partners in National defense

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"Grif Teller"--artist's signature, lower left corner of the image. "©Pennsylvania Railroad 1941"--printed text, next to artist's signature, lower left corner of the image. Cut from a calendar. "Pennsylvania Calendar 1942"--on verso, in ms., in pencil.

priJHK 00089

Entwicklung der seeschiffahrt

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