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Atlantic Steam Ship Co., From Washington to New York:
All aboard for New York! Until the late 1800s, Georgetown was a busy port for passenger travel and cargo shipping. Comfortable steamships offered travelers a pleasant alternative to stagecoach rides over rutted roads and noisy, dirty railroads. In 1865 passage to New York, including meals and board, cost just $10.
Printed broadside by Gibson Bros., Washington DC, ca 1865. |