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The Beautiful New 1st Class Clipper Ship Volunteer

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Clipper card for the ship "Volunteer", heading to San Francisco "on or about December 12th"; her commander is not listed.
On verso, in Clark's hand, a list of clipper ship names has been inscribed.

Classification

shipping

Date Made

1850-01-02

Legal Status

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Major Collection

Hart Nautical

Maker

Glidden & William's Line; Bufford, John Henry

Materials

ink; paper; color wash

Measurements

5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in

Place Made

United States: Boston

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