Collection of American Maritime and Historical Ephemera

Collection of five late 19th and early 20th-century paper items related to American steamship travel and railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington. The group includes a mounted black and white photograph, a postal cover, two service booklets, and a passenger memorandum. The mounted photograph depicts a man in period attire on a ship deck, with a handwritten ink caption on the lower mount reading On Board U.S.M.S. St. Louis: C. P. Huntington, Esq.: August 27th, 1897. The reverse bears a handwritten inscription in cursive ink reading J. H. Kimball, Mr. Armstrong, Paul Arthur of the Leading Lady of the Cecilia Girl. From Broadman Scovell. A Clyde Steamship Co. postal cover features a circular blue stamp reading COASTWISE AND WEST INDIA STEAMSHIP LINES / WM. P. CLYDE & CO. GENERAL AGENTS PHILADELPHIA. The envelope is addressed to Mrs. S. R. Haldeman and bears a Philadelphia postmark dated October 29, 1895, with a corresponding Harleysville receiving stamp on the reverse. A pair of Ship Service booklets for the Merchants & Miners Transportation Co. contain details on shipboard amenities such as wireless service, golf, and meal hours, alongside a News Stand Service menu listing period pricing for beverages and sundries. A Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company memorandum features a printed schedule for the Potomac River-Chesapeake Bay-Hampton Roads route on the reverse, with handwritten fare and tax calculations on the face. Dimensions: See Desc. Provenance: Museum of Miami Collection, known for its extensive archives, manuscripts, and visual materials documenting the region's history. Condition Request Condition Report Good.

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