The largest ships to and from California. S. S. California, S. S. Virginia, S. S. Pennsylvania bostonpubliclibrary – Antique Wall Art
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The largest ships to and from California. S. S. California, S. S. Virginia, S. S. Pennsylvania bostonpubliclibrary comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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The picture names three steamships, the S. S. *California*, *Virginia*, and *Pennsylvania*, which the caption describes as the largest vessels serving California. Their names point to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, which ran passenger and mail steamers between San Francisco and Panama in the decades after the Gold Rush, when the sea route was the fastest way to reach the state from the East Coast. Ships like these carried miners, merchants, and settlers, and their size reflected how much the port and the trade had grown. The image is a useful reminder that steam shipping, not the railroad, linked California to the rest of the country before the transcontinental line was completed.
| Original scan | 991 × 1,500 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 3530709915_349da38256_o The largest ships to and from California. S. S. California, S. S. Virginia, S. S. Pennsylvania bostonpubliclibrary |
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