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"British Queen" Steam Ship.
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
Object type: print
Maker: Ackermann & Co.
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1860-1920
Materials: paper; photographic process
Measurements: 6 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in
Nomenclature: steamships
Classification: ship portraits
CC-P-0194
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
Object type: print
Maker: Ackermann & Co.
Place made: unknown
Date made: 1860-1920
Materials: paper; photographic process
Measurements: 6 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in
Nomenclature: steamships
Classification: ship portraits
Photograph of an 1836 print, depicting the steam ship "British Queen" in side view, flying both American and British flags. Title, ship measurements, and production information printed on either side of a crest in the lower margin of the print. Red-toned monochrome photograph.
CC-P-0194