Steamships & Passenger Liners

Steamships America and United States
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The SS America shown in foreground was built 1939. The United States in the background was built 1952. Both vessels are shown against the Manhattan skyline in New York. PB29153

Explore all aspects of the design, construction, and history of steam, nuclear and diesel powered ships. Trace the history of steamships from transportation to a means of recreation. Browse through photographic images, steamship line histories, scrapbooks, newspaper articles and business correspondence.

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