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Metropolitan Steamship Co. ship "General Whitney" lithograph

Creation: circa 1870-1880
 Collection
Accession: 2012-233

Abstract

The Metropolitan Steamship Co. was a steamship line which provided service between Boston and New York and later between San Francisco and Los Angeles. This item is a prnt of the steamship "General Whitney" from the Metropolitan Steamship Co.'s Outside Line between New York and Boston.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1870-1880

Creator

Extent

1 item(s)

General Physical Description

1 print : lithograph ; 22.5 x 34 in.

Historical Note

The Metropolitan Steamship Co. was a steamship line which provided service between Boston and New York and later between San Francisco and Los Angeles. It was founded in 1866 in New York and was taken over by Charles W. Morse (1856-1933) in 1905. Morse was a prominent businessman and speculator on Wall Street.

Morse established the Eastern Steamship Company in 1901 and organized the Consolidated Steamship Company in January 1907 as a holding company for the Eastern Steamship Company, Metropolitan Steamship Company, Clyde Steamship Company and Mallory Steamship Company.

In 1907 the United States experienced a financial panic following the collapse of the copper market, which led to a series of runs on banks, most notably the Knickerbocker Trust Company in New York. The failure of banks and trusts induced nationwide panic, economic repercussions and eventual transformation of banking systems. The Morse shipping empire collapsed during the 1907 panic leaving Metropolitan in bankruptcy. The company was absorbed into Eastern Steamship Lines in 1911.

Scope and Content

This item is a prnt of the steamship "General Whitney" from the Metropolitan Steamship Co.'s Outside Line between New York and Boston. Printed by Endicott & Co., lithographers, 57 Beekman St. New York.

Location

Drawer A-37.

Access Restrictions

This item is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General Note

This print was framed and hanging in the Library Conservation Lab until April 9, 2011.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Metropolitan Steamship Co. ship "General Whitney" lithograph
Date:
2015
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

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