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Hamburg-American Line

Description: "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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1925
Call number: priJHK 00036
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Hamburg-American Line

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Artists: Schmidt, R. Publishers: J.C. König & Ebhardt Companies: Hamburg-American Line

priJHK 00036

American Line : New York [to] Southampton

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"Printed by The Falcon Press, Philadelphia"--text below the image, lower left corner. "From and original poster in the collection of the Peabody Museum of Salem ©1979"--text below the image, lower right corner.

priJHK 00083

Den norske Amerikalinje : Norwegian American Line

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"K. Dahl 48"--artist's signature reproduce in the lower right corner of the image. "Printed in Norway by Emil Moestue A/S"--text, small type, lower right corner. The Oslofjord, the third NAL vessel with this name, was launched in 1948, in Amsterdam. Focus of item: Oslofjord.

priJHK 00069

"Mauretania" a' Cherbourg

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"Ligne Cunard"--text in white block lettering, lower right corner of the image. "K.D. Shoesmith"--artist's signature reproduced in image, lower right. "Mauretania a'Cherbourg / private collection / Ref. no. 23-2039"--text, center of margin, below image. "Published by Graphic Arts Unlimited, Inc., N.Y.C."--text, lower left corner, below image. "Printed in Italy"--text, lower right corner, below image. Focus of item: Mauretania.

priJHK 00028

Längsschnitt eines HAPAG-dampfers der "Albert Ballin" klasse

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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

Standard colors Great Lakes fleets : chart prepared by the Sherwin-Williams Co., Marine Division

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"Sherwin Williams Marine Paints and Varnishs"--text with the Sherwin-Williams logo, a globe with a can of paint spilling over it, printed within center image. "Photo courtesy of American Steamship Co."--text, below center image, lower right corner. "SC-607"--text, small type, lower right corner. Dimensions are for printed area, roughly, not for the main image in the center. The John J. Boland, a self-unloading bulk carrier, was launched in 1953 for the American Steamship Company; the bulk carrier was sold in 1999 to Lower Lakes Towing Ltd., a Canadian company, and renamed the Saginaw.

priJHK 00106

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