Baily Enterprises - Adventures For Boys (complete readable comic)

Baily Enterprises - Adventures For Boys (complete readable comic)

Superior Stories 03: The Wreck of the Grosvenor The Wreck of the Grosvenor (1877) is a nautical novel by William Clark Russell, first published in 3 volumes. According to John Sutherland, it was “the most popular mid-Victorian melodrama of adventure and heroism at sea.” It remained popular and widely read in illustrated editions well into the first half of the 20th century. It was Russell’s best selling and most well known novel. READ The Wreck of the Grosvenor at Internet Archive (scanned books, original editions, color illustrated)

Superior Stories 03: The Wreck of the Grosvenor

The Wreck of the Grosvenor (1877) is a nautical novel by William Clark Russell, first published in 3 volumes. According to John Sutherland, it was “the most popular mid-Victorian melodrama of adventure and heroism at sea.”

It remained popular and widely read in illustrated editions well into the first half of the 20th century. It was Russell’s best selling and most well known novel.

READ The Wreck of the Grosvenor at Internet Archive (scanned books, original editions, color illustrated)

Hours of Reading Entertainment for Service Men

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second class petty officer

second class petty officer

Gwillhickers Philatelic Gallery

Gwillhickers Philatelic Gallery

Crown Comics 02; 1945 (Comic Book Plus)

Crown Comics 02; 1945 (Comic Book Plus)

W. R. Edwards, describing his first days aboard ship, wrote:    “Tues 14 2PM We had our watches changed Sun and I have the 8 to 12 which is a honey & I feel great. This is a fact, I was not seasick & I think by now I have my sea legs. You can’t really tell till we hit a storm. It’s no cinch trying to drink jamoke when this thing is canted over at 25° or do anything else …”The schoolship Saratoga operated as a nautical training school from 1890 to 1908 when the 65 year-old vessel was replaced by the 32 year-old sail and steam-powered 1,400 ton USS Adams. The schoolships Saratoga and Adams were operated jointly by the State of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia. A Short History of The Pennsylvania Nautical School and Pennsylvania Maritime Academy: Independence Seaport Museum

W. R. Edwards, describing his first days aboard ship, wrote:

    “Tues 14 2PM We had our watches changed Sun and I have the 8 to 12 which is a honey & I feel great. This is a fact, I was not seasick & I think by now I have my sea legs. You can’t really tell till we hit a storm. It’s no cinch trying to drink jamoke when this thing is canted over at 25° or do anything else …”

The schoolship Saratoga operated as a nautical training school from 1890 to 1908 when the 65 year-old vessel was replaced by the 32 year-old sail and steam-powered 1,400 ton USS Adams. The schoolships Saratoga and Adams were operated jointly by the State of Pennsylvania and the City of Philadelphia.

A Short History of The Pennsylvania Nautical School and Pennsylvania Maritime Academy: Independence Seaport Museum

postage stamp: US Merchant Marine 1946 issue

postage stamp: US Merchant Marine 1946 issue

Maritime Monday for October 8, 2012:Vintage Nautical Comics Aquaman (Nickname: King Of The Seven Seas) is a fictional character and superhero who stars in many comic book titles by DC Comics, and debuted in September 1941...

Maritime Monday for October 8, 2012:
Vintage Nautical Comics

Aquaman (Nickname: King Of The Seven Seas) is a fictional character and superhero who stars in many comic book titles by DC Comics, and debuted in September 1941...

Juan Centella 005; Public Domain Super Heroes; Non-English

Juan Centella 005; Public Domain Super Heroes; Non-English

movie poster for Long John Silver (1954) -Long John Silver on IMDb

movie poster for Long John Silver (1954)

-Long John Silver on IMDb

The Modern Boy #84 - An impression of Sydney Harbour Bridge two and a half years before it opened, in March 1932. Issue dated September 4, 1929.

The Modern Boy #84 - An impression of Sydney Harbour Bridge two and a half years before it opened, in March 1932. Issue dated September 4, 1929.

The World of Christopher Robin; published by Methuen in 1959 - (1336 x 1623)

The World of Christopher Robin; published by Methuen in 1959 - (1336 x 1623)

Meccano Magazine cover from March 1937; RotherhamThis is the blast furnace plant at the Works of the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company Ltd. Rotherham

Meccano Magazine cover from March 1937; Rotherham

This is the blast furnace plant at the Works of the Park Gate Iron and Steel Company Ltd. Rotherham

John Sinclair’s Cigarettes “British Sea Dogs” - (series of 50 issued in 1928) #34 Royal Marines Officer, 1830

John Sinclair’s Cigarettes “British Sea Dogs” - (series of 50 issued in 1928) #34 Royal Marines Officer, 1830