. Old shipping days in Boston. CLIPPER SHIP LIGHTNING, A MERCHANTMAN OF 1854, AND HOLDEROF THE WORLDS SAILING RECORD Built by Donald McKay at East Boston and owned by James Baines & Co. TheLightning holds the worlds record for a days run, 436 nautical miles, an average of over18 knots an hour. The cut is from an original painting by Capt. W. B. Whall and was ob-tained through the courtesy of Lester H. Monks, From a photograph taken just after launching Courtesy of Harris Livermore, Esq. THE SUDBURY, ONE OF BOSTONS LATEST MERCHANTMEN Owned by the Shawmut Steamship Co., of which W. H. Rand
. Old shipping days in Boston. CLIPPER SHIP LIGHTNING, A MERCHANTMAN OF 1854, AND HOLDEROF THE WORLDS SAILING RECORD Built by Donald McKay at East Boston and owned by James Baines & Co. TheLightning holds the worlds record for a days run, 436 nautical miles, an average of over18 knots an hour. The cut is from an original painting by Capt. W. B. Whall and was ob-tained through the courtesy of Lester H. Monks, From a photograph taken just after launching Courtesy of Harris Livermore, Esq. THE SUDBURY, ONE OF BOSTONS LATEST MERCHANTMEN Owned by the Shawmut Steamship Co., of which W. H. Randall & Co. are agents. One of the part owners of the Sudbury is a relative of James Baines who ownedthe Lightning. OLD SHIPPING DAYS IN BOSTON
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