Steamship Historical Society of America Collection
1420 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201Map
Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore
+1 410 837 4268
email: archives@ubalt.edu
Neighborhood: Downtown
Overview
This society is dedicated to preserving artifacts and memories from the steamship days of yore. Its members promote conservation and preservation efforts, maintain a library, create exhibits and publish a quarterly journal. The collection contains approximately 200,000 photographs of cargo vessels, cruise ships, lake and coastal ships, military transports, passenger liners, river steam boats, tugboats and work boats. There are also 25,000 postcards, brochures and other items devoted exclusively to the history of engine-powered vessels. Visitors are requested to make an appointment.
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