R. S. PIKE (DATES UNKNOWN)
28
●
“THE AMERICAN WAY TO EUROPE” / UNITED STATES LINES. Circa 1923.
38x25
1
/
2
inches, 96
1
/
2
x64
3
/
4
cm.
Condition B+: repaired tears at edges, some affecting image and text; creases in image; restoration and
overpainting at edges and corners.
The
Leviathan
was originally a German ship named the
Vaterland
that was seized by the United States
during World War I and renamed. In 1923, the United States Shipping Board transferred the ship over
to the United States Lines. Though not in fact “The largest ship in the world,” (she was second to
White Star’s
Majestic
), the ship was a headline-maker and considered to be one of the best-known liners
in the western world. This image exists with several different text variations.
[2,000/3,000]
