Author: [Photograph Album]
Title: On BOARD The SS MONGOLIA. San Francisco to New York, via the Panama Canal
Description: : , 1925. Commerical black pebbled leather screw-post binder. 28 leaves of black construction paper, the first with an introductory 5 line verse & graphic [in white ink]. 27 leaves with 2 b/w photographs [4-1/2" x 3-3/8"] per side [= 108 photos]. Numerous blank leaves at rear. Captioning to approximately 20% of the images. Map of journey affixed to inside of front cover. Oblong format: 8-1/8" x 11-3/4". General wear to album covers. Some photographs show a bit of fading & yellowing, though most quite clear. Overall, Very Good. A family of 5's photo-record of a trip starting from San Francisco March 21st, through the Panama Canal, to the west of Cuba, then up the east Coast to New York, arriving April 8th. Photos show all aspects of the journey, from those involved ["Our taxi-driver on Twin Peaks - San Francisco"], to picturesque scenry [train station at "Observatory on Mt. Tamalpais"], to aspects of the ship ["On the port side, looking toward sherry. The bar is astern .."].

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