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  • October 18, 1925The last day of the S.S. Comanche

    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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Ray Hahn
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An American Navy admiral and a very wealthy Pontevedrian widow are certainly two characters that would seem to be a colossal mismatch. However, when a postcard is added to this story of patriotism, romance, and opera everything cyclones into a fabulous story. Enjoy!

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