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European vacation

The June 7, 1865 issue of The New-York Times devoted two-thirds of its front page to publicizing steamship lines that offered Americans pleasant postbellum getaways: The Way to Europe. Enterprise and Prosperity of the Transatlantic Steamship Companies. Great Ferries Across … Continue reading

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