May 22, 2008 - Sale 2147

Sale 2147 - Lot 299

Price Realized: $ 210
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(NORTH GERMAN LLOYD LINE.) "George Washington." Group of 11 pieces related to the ship while she was in the NGL fleet, including 9 vintage photographs (5 interior views, 3 of the ship, one of the ship's band), deck plan (January 1913), and an advertising brochure (1910). 1910s

Additional Details

The twin-screw "George Washington" had a short career with the North German Line. She began her maiden voyage on 12 June 1909. She was seized by the United States in 1917 and spent the rest of her long life working for the United States government or American owners. For material representing her later life see United States Lines.