May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 201

Unsold
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
(HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE.) "Imperator." Group of over 60 photographs related to the ship, being a mix of vintage and copy photos, the vintage photos generally in 8x10 inch format, the copy photos in various formats, some with captions on versos. Includes vintage photos of artist's conceptions of common rooms on the ship. 1910s-20

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The quadruple-screw ship was the largest in the world when she was launched. She was ceded to Great Britain after the war and became the "Berengaria" in the Cunard fleet. One of the best-known ships in liner history.