- Collection:
- V. & J. Duncan Postcard Collection
- Title:
- Steamship Savannah, Savannah, Ga.--127 First Steamship to cross Atlantic Ocean
- Date of Original:
- 1870/2009
- Subject:
- Steamboats--Georgia--Savannah
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- postcards
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Steamship 'Savannah,' Savannah, Ga.--127 First Steamship to cross Atlantic Ocean Annotated on back: The Steamship 'Savannah' was the first steamship that crossed the Atlantic Ocean. It was built in New York and sailed March 28th, 1819, arriving in Savannah after a passage of six days, thence to Liverpool in eighteen days. This colorized postcard depicts the Steamship Savannah on the ocean with another ship in the background.
- Metadata URL:
- http://savannahga.pastperfectonline.com/photo/2845A7FE-86E5-4048-BBC3-243633939691
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright has not been assigned to the City of Savannah. All requests for permission to publish or quote from the collections must be submitted in writing to the Research Library & Municipal Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the City of Savannah as owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Original Collection:
- 1121-057, V. & J. Duncan Postcard Collection, City of Savannah Research Library and Municipal Archives
- Holding Institution:
- City of Savannah Municipal Archives
- Rights:
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