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Hamburg-American Line

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"HAPAG"--text in shield upper right corner; HAPAG is the abbreviation for the original German name for the company, Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft. "R. Schmidt - Hamburg"--artist's signature reproduced in image, lower edge, center. "Printed in Germany by J.C. König & Ebhardt, Hannover"--text below image, lower left corner, margin. This may have been the backing for a small calendar, there is a string through the top for hanging on a wall and two parallel slits in the lower center of the print. Focus of item: Albert Ballin.
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Date
ca. 1925
Call number
priJHK 00036
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