Page from Harper's Weekly July 24, 1869, issue with print of woodcut of "The 'Great Eastern' steamship"
Caption reads: "The Great Eastern steamship leaving Sheerness with the French Atlantic Cable - see first page." The massive ship is a combination sail (6 masts) and steam (4 masts), with the flags of America, Italy, Germany and France flying from masts.
Object Details
Creators/Contributors
- Biery, Galen - Collector open_in_new Biery, Galen's website (opens in new tab)
- Woodcut - Photographer
Collection
collections Biery (Galen) Papers and Photographs
Date Created
July 24th, 1869
Extent
- 1 black and white print
- 10 x 8
Publisher
Digital objects made available by the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Physical location
- WaBeCP
- Western Washington University
Repository
Resource type
Related to
Galen Biery papers and photographs
Access conditions
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Identifier
gb0564
Subject Geographic
Genre
Images
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