March 13, 2025
Tag: SS Comanche
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October 18, 1925
The last day of the S.S. Comanche
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In the last two decades of the 19th century and well into the 1930s, the best route to Florida was by sea on a ship operated by the Clyde Steamship Company. Clyde was a transportation line connecting New York City with several ports in Florida, but primarily Jacksonville. William “Bill” Clyde founded the company in…
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October 6, 2021 7 Comments
A postcard purchased in error becomes the centrepiece of a tale of life in London Town during the Great War. A message written only days after the night of the Theatreland Raid tells how two British ingénue deal with the reality of war.