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NH 59357 S.S. Great Eastern

Photo #: NH 59357 S.S. Great Eastern
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Title: S.S. Great Eastern
Description: (British Steamship, 1859) Cartoon from a contemporary publication, humorously speculating on possible future shipbuilding developments, inspired by the then-huge size of the Great Eastern. Note the cartoonist's use of an agricultural plow as an ice breaking device. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 59357
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