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On September 26, 1934, the Queen Mary was launched. A note says they are putting the ‘finishing touches on the letters.’ Image from the Everett E. Viez Collection, SSHSA Archives. ⚓️ . . . . . #otd #onthisday #thisdayinhistory #queenmary #rmsqueenmary #cunard #cunardline #shiphistory #shipsters #sshsa #shiphistorycenter #archives #nonprofit #maritime #maritimephotography (at The Steamship Historical Society of America) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoNCplUjwnR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3pnq1m18ik5o

USS Sussex (AK 213) Photo: NHHC Photo # 80-G-1078412)

From our crew to yours, we hope you have a safe and happy 4th of July! ⚓️ . . . . #4thofjuly #independenceday #fireworks #dc #shiphistory #shiphistorycenter #sshsa #shipsters #history #nonprofit

The next issue of PowerShips is coming soon featuring an article on the Kalakala Ferry. Join or renew today to get this membership benefit. www.shiphistory.org/join/index.html. Image of the West Coast ferry Kalakala, Edward O. Clark collection, SSHSA Archives. . . . #join #membership #powerships #magazine #maritime #kalakala #archives #shiphistory #archive #maritimephotography #sshsa #shipsters #nonprofit (at The Steamship Historical Society of America) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn6wA8KDu-e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=15epvt57hm7pz

On September 14, 1914, the Cunarder Campania engages and sinks the German Liner Cap Trafalgar off Trinidad. Image of a Cunard Line Brochure, c. 1910, SSHSA Archives. ⚓️ . . . . . #otd #onthisday #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #shiphistory #shiphistorycenter #shipsters #sshsa #cunardline #brochure #historicbrochure #maritime #maritimehistory #history #campania #captrafalgar #wwi #1914 #war #nonprofit #archive #archives (at The Steamship Historical Society of America) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bntz-N8hDNY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z3apcg62x9q3

Locals shipsters, check out some of SSHSA’s collection on display at the Warwick Center for the Arts ‘By the Sea’ exhibit available through September 27th. You can find posters, ephemera, Fall River Line items, and postcards. ⚓️ Image of a White Star Line poster, Stephen Barrett Chase Poster Collection, SSHSA Archives. . . . . . #art #poster #maritime #sshsa #shiphistory #shiphistorycenter #shipsters #archive #ephemera #whitestarline #history #warwick #rhodeisland #maritimehistory https://www.instagram.com/p/BnCHIECDnFY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1obe899lp32n4

Who’s excited to honor the Italian Line at the 4th Annual Ocean Liner Dinner on May 4, 2019? ⚓️ Image from Italian Line Brochure, Ephemera Collection, SSHSA Archives. . . . . #shiphistory #shiphistorycenter #sshsa #shipsters #italianline #oceanlinerdinner #maritime #history #maritimehistory #steamships #steamship #steam #education #nonprofit #archive #museum #library #research (at The Steamship Historical Society of America)