29116. [cabinet photograph] SEAMAN / CADET, UNITED STATES REVENUE STEAMER “SALMON P. CHASE”.
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29116. [cabinet photograph] SEAMAN / CADET, UNITED STATES REVENUE STEAMER “SALMON P. CHASE”.
29116. [cabinet photograph] SEAMAN / CADET, UNITED STATES REVENUE STEAMER “SALMON P. CHASE”. Rare cabinet photograph by O’Neil (photographers) of New Bedford, Mass. shows a young seaman or cadet posing for the camera. On the seaman’s hat tally is clearly visible the name “CHASE”. The Salmon P. Chase, named after Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of the Treasury, was built as a three-masted barque at Philadelphia in 1878 with a hull length of 106-feet, accommodations for a dozen cadets, and the lines of a clipper ship. The Chase went into service in the summer of 1878, with its home port at New Bedford, Massachusetts. Here she served as the Revenue Cutter School of Instruction’s training ship. She made cadet cruises to Europe, the Azores, the West Indies, and along the eastern coast of the U.S. Photo measures 4 ¼” x 6 ½” on mount, and shows great detail of the uniform and backdrop. Photo has just a bit of light foxing, but is otherwise clear and quite presentable. (VG+). $134.