1920c **PANAMA PACIFIC LINE** {{OCEAN LINER}} NY./CA. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH! RARE!

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Seller: empire_stamp_company ✉️ (4,217) 100%, Location: Fort Worth, Texas, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE & many other countries, Item: 334884601319 1920c **PANAMA PACIFIC LINE** {{OCEAN LINER}} NY./CA. ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH! RARE!. 1920 - 1930s circa.  ***SCARCE*** ~PANAMA PACIFIC LINE~ {{EARLY OCEAN LINER}} ORIGINAL (BLACK AND WHITE) PHOTOGRAPH! Continue reading below: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SS Kroonland  transits the Panama Canal  in 1915.

Panama Pacific Line  was a subsidiary of International Mercantile Marine  (IMM) established to carry passengers and freight between the US East  and West Coasts  via the Panama Canal .[1]

Although IMM had begun preparations for this intercoastal service as far back as 1911,[2]  service began in May 1915 with the former Red Star Line  (another IMM subsidiary line) ships Kroonland and Finland .[1] [3]  When landslides in September 1915 closed the canal for an extended time, Kroonland  and Finland  were reassigned to the IMM's American Line .[4]  The outbreak of World War I  and its strain on international shipping caused the intercoastal service to be suspended.

Manchuria at  New municipal pier, San Diego, California 1925 where increased demand made San Diego a Panama Pacific port of call.

In 1923 Kroonland  and Finland  were returned to the reinstated intercoastal route along with the American Line passenger steamer Manchuria .[5] [6] Manchuria ' s sister ship Mongolia supplanted Kroonland  on the route in 1925.[7]

Three ships with steam turbo generators  and turbo-electric transmission  — California , Virginia and Pennsylvania  — came into service in 1928–29, replacing all the other ships on the intercoastal service. These three newest ships included a drive-on service for passengers' automobiles,[citation needed ] which allowed passengers to disembark with their cars at ports of call, such as Havana , a stop added in the early 1930s.

In 1936 California , docked at San Pedro, California , was the setting for the SS California strike , which contributed to the demise of the International Seamen's Union  and the creation of the National Maritime Union .

In June 1937 the United States Congress  withdrew all maritime mail subsidies, which by then included a total of $450,000 per year to Panama Pacific for its three liners.[8]  At the beginning of March 1938 the Panama Canal tolls  were revised, increasing Panama Pacific's costs by $37,000 per year.[8]  As a result of these cost increases and continuing labor difficulties, Panama Pacific ended its New York – California service and took all three liners out of service.[8]  California  was the last to leave service, joining Pennsylvania  and Virginia  in New York at the beginning of May 1938.[8]  The United States Maritime Commission  took over the three liners and transferred them to Moore-McCormack  Lines to start a New York — River Plate  service under Franklin D. Roosevelt 's Good Neighbor policy .

Ships of the Panama Pacific Line
  • SS California
  • SS Finland
  • SS Kroonland
  • SS Manchuria
  • SS Mongolia
  • SS Pennsylvania
  • SS Virginia

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  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: Crisp and clear print. Stains. Paper and glue remnants. small corner creases. Please refer to scans for item condition.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
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