Launch of the Sea Steamer "Great Republic", pub. 24 November 1866. Creator: Charles Parsons (1821 - 1910).

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Launch of the Sea Steamer "Great Republic", from Harpers Weekly, pub. 24 November 1866 (colour engraving). Launch of the Sea Steamer "Great Republic"on 8th November 1866 from Henry Steer's Shipyard, Long Island, New York; Commissioned by the Pacific Mail Steampship Company to run between San Francisco and China.

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