Castner Scrapbook v.10, Transportation, page 73
Historical Images of Philadelphia Castner Scrapbook CollectionItem Info
Item No: pdcc02598
Title: Castner Scrapbook v.10, Transportation, page 73
Media Type:
Scrapbooks
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
Item pdcc00981, full page [image dimensions 22.0 cm x 30.0 cm]:
Section of sheet music cover depicting a steamship under full sail in choppy water. Other sailboats and ships abound in this colored print, which was published in 1853 by Lee & Walker, 188 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. The City of Glasgow, launched in 1850 in Glasgow Scotland, sailed for the Inman Line between Liverpool and Philadelphia, and was the first ocean going iron steamship. On March 1st 1854, the vessel left Liverpool and went missing with the loss of 480 passengers and crew.
Source: http://www.gregormacgregor.com/Tod&Macgregor/City_of_Glasgow_73.htm
Call Number: A917.481 P536 v.10
Creator Name: Castner, Samuel, Jr., 1843-1929 - Compiler
Sinclair, Thomas S., ca. 1805-1881 - Lithographer