departure

Given the year, would it be this George Washington?

Ocean Liner George Washington (1909-1917 - 25,570 gross tons) of Norddeutsche Lloyd (NDL) (North German Lloyd) www.simplonpc.co.uk/NDL2.html

Photo is marked 3/7/11. Washington Post from March 7, 1911 lists the George Washington arriving in Bremen, Germany from New York. New York Times from February 25, 1911 lists George Washington as sailing at 10am that morning. Guess is that the story ran on 3/7/1911, but the photo was taken on 2/25/1911.

Thanks! We'll fix the date information in the source data and reload the description.

SS George Washington was an ocean liner built in 1908 for the Bremen-based North German Lloyd and was named after George Washington, the first President of the United States. The ship was also known as USS George Washington (ID-3018) and USAT George Washington in service of the United States Navy and United States Army, respectively, during World War I. In the interwar period, she reverted to her original name of SS George Washington. During World War II, the ship was known as both USAT George Washington and, briefly, as USS Catlin (AP-19), in a short, second stint in the U.S. Navy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_Washington_(1908)

I love this archway perspective. It suggests the moment before departure!

A beautifully composed photograph. According to wikipedia, there have been eight ships named HMS Undine in the Royal Navy. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Undine The third was: "HMS Undine was a schooner, previously in civilian service as the Morna. She was purchased in 1881 and was sold in 1888." Which dates this photograph between 1881 and 1888. I know of one other photograph of HMS Undine in the Australian War Memorial's collection, photograph 302177 which has this description: SYDNEY, NSW. 1887. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE SCREW CORVETTE HMS DIAMOND IN FARM COVE. SHE IS CELEBRATING THE JUBILEE OF QUEEN VICTORIA. THE SHIPS IN THE BACKGROUND ARE, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THE SCREW CORVETTE HMS RAPID, THE SAILING SCHOONER HMS UNDINE, THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT STEAMER HMVS LADY LOCH AND THE SCREW CORVETTE HMS OPAL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION) You can go to www.awm.gov.au and use the search function to find it.

The scene as seen through an arch is an old staple of photography. Here is a good example: www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/2677556089/

Here is HMS Undine again, same photographer (Henry King) at the same time (?) 1887- www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/3593600145/

Fantastic photo and superb framing though the archway !

this would be the Harvard and Yale crew teams leaving England after the crew contest at Oxford on the Thames query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B02E0D71031E2...