Pug was considered a member of the Rand family and, as you can see, traveled with his own luggage. The photograph was possibly taken while traveling to Southampton on the Hamburg American Line's SS Furst Bismarck steamship. Archivists have been unable to find with whom in the Rand family he was traveling, but Margaret Arnoild Rand applied for a passport a few months before the photograph was taken so it is possible that they shared the First Cabin Stateroom indicated in this picture.
Description: Pug was considered a member of the Rand family and, as you can see, traveled with his own luggage. The photograph was possibly taken while traveling to Southampton on the Hamburg American Line's SS Furst Bismarck steamship. Archivists have been unable to find with whom in the Rand family he was traveling, but Margaret Arnoild Rand applied for a passport a few months before the photograph was taken so it is possible that they shared the First Cabin Stateroom indicated in this picture. [show more]
N.Y.N. SS "St. Marys" - The New York Nautical School Ship "St. Mary's" Vessel Name – USS St. Marys Class – sloop of war Hull - wood Masts - 3 Carried – 16 - 32 pound cannons, 6 - 8” guns Designed by – Build date - 1844 Built by – Built at – U.S. Naval Yard, Washington, D.C. Built for – U.S. Navy Named for – the first colonial settlement in Maryland Displacement 958 tons Gross tons - 766 Length – 149’3” Beam – 37'4" Draught - 18' Sail area – Crew – 195 Number – Disposition - Laid up at Mare Island September 1866 Recommissioned fall of 1870 Placed in ordinary at Norfolk, VA., 3 June 1873 Transferred to the Public Marine School at New York in 1875 - served as school ship until June 1908 Final Disposition - sold for scrapping in August 1908 to Thomas Butler and Co., Boston November 1908 - dismasted and dismantled hull burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her.
Description: N.Y.N. SS "St. Marys" - The New York Nautical School Ship "St. Mary's" Vessel Name – USS St. Marys Class – sloop of war Hull - wood Masts - 3 Carried – 16 - 32 pound cannons, 6 - 8” guns Designed by – Build date - 1844 Built by – Built at – U.S. Naval Yard, Washington, D.C. Built for – U.S. Navy Named for – the first colonial settlement in Maryland Displacement 958 tons Gross tons - 766 Length – 149’3” Beam – 37'4" Draught - 18' Sail area – Crew – 195 Number – Disposition - Laid up at Mare Island September 1866 Recommissioned fall of 1870 Placed in ordinary at Norfolk, VA., 3 June 1873 Transferred to the Public Marine School at New York in 1875 - served as school ship until June 1908 Final Disposition - sold for scrapping in August 1908 to Thomas Butler and Co., Boston November 1908 - dismasted and dismantled hull burned at Point of Pines, Massachusetts, for the purpose of getting the copper that was in her. [show more]
“A pool of an acre or more lies in the centre of the bog. This was formerly an arm of the [Agawam] river called the “toad hole,” and often swarming with fish. It is still a breeding place for toads, and also a resort for herons, bitterns or shore birds in their seasons. Swamp sparrows, sharp tailed finches and rails frequent its marshy borders.” – “Annual report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture” by Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture – “Two Years With the Birds on a Farm” by Edward Howe Forbush, Ornithologist to the Board, 1902, pages 117-118.
Description: “A pool of an acre or more lies in the centre of the bog. This was formerly an arm of the [Agawam] river called the “toad hole,” and often swarming with fish. It is still a breeding place for toads, and also a resort for herons, bitterns or shore birds in their seasons. Swamp sparrows, sharp tailed finches and rails frequent its marshy borders.” – “Annual report of the Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture” by Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture – “Two Years With the Birds on a Farm” by Edward Howe Forbush, Ornithologist to the Board, 1902, pages 117-118. [show more]