?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 250 - $ 350
(PROVIDENCE & STONINGTON STEAMSHIP CO.) "Narragansett." Color lithographed portrait of the steam-driven paddle-wheeler, probably issued for promotional purposes, 18x33 inches sheet size; margins possibly trimmed to image; entirely mounted to a stiff sheet; some repairs on image; old frame with metal coat room check token from the ship attached. not examined out of frame. Circa 1880?
"Narragansett" was built in 1867. On 11 June 1880 it collided with the "Stonington" in Long Island Sound. It was a double blow for the Providence & Stonington Steamship firm as both ships were members of its fleet. 30 people died in the ensuing fire on "Narragansett," though neither ship sank.
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