Atlantic Ocean water label, 1873
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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This label was on a can of Atlantic Ocean water that accompanied a small trunk shipped across the country by Henry Thurston Clark in 1873.
It reads: " can [words missing] with water of [words missing] harbor of Halifax [missing] emptied into San Franc [rest missing] harbor, then refilled with w[rest missing] water of the Pacific Ocean and emptied into the Atlantic Ocean at Halifax Sept. 1873"
Other Information
- Title: Atlantic Ocean water label, 1873
- Creator: Clark, Henry Thurston
- Creation Date: 1873
- Subject Date: 1873
- Town: Halifax, San Francisco
- State: CA, NS
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: 2005-01.01
- Object Type: Text
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Delivery of goods
Luggage
Gifts
Railroad employees
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Letters
Seawater
Shipment of goods
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