Daguerreotype of "Seaman's Bride" a Baltimore clipper. The ship was launched in 1851 from the shipyard of E & J Bell for Thomas J. Handy of New York. The clipper entered the California trade under Captain Joseph Myrick, and was sold circa 1855-1858 to become the Carl Staegoman of Hamburg.

Seaman’s Bride daguerreotype

Description

Daguerreotype of "Seaman's Bride" a Baltimore clipper. The ship was launched in 1851 from the shipyard of E & J Bell for Thomas J. Handy of New York. The clipper entered the California trade under Captain Joseph Myrick, and was sold circa 1855-1858 to become the Carl Staegoman of Hamburg.

Date

circa 1851

Collection Number

CSPH

Dimensions

4 3/4 x 6 inches

Object ID

CSPH 149

Resource ID

17581

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.