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1910s antique TRAVEL PHOTO ALBUM CUNARD SAXONIA ship UK Ireland Scotland Paris
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ORIGINAL c.1910s TRAVEL PHOTO ALBUM — CUNARD LINE RMS SAXONIA + IRELAND, SCOTLAND, ENGLAND & PARIS
Album measures approx 7\" × 10\". Front cover is missing. Inside is the maker’s imprint: “WARD’S SOUVENIR ALBUM — No. 21 — Light Gray and Dark Gray Leaves.”
Contains dozens of original early silver-gelatin snapshot photographs documenting a full Cunard Line transatlantic crossing aboard the RMS Saxonia, followed by an extensive European tour through Ireland, Scotland, England, and France. Nearly all photos are manuscript-captioned in period ink or pencil.
This is a rich social-history album with shipboard life, steerage views, travel scenes, architecture, landscapes, and several family portraits.
HIGHLIGHTS & CONTENTS
ON BOARD – CUNARD LINE (RMS Saxonia)
“First Ship in Sight Going Over”
“Steerage Passengers calling of the dances” (excellent crowded deck scene)
“Changing watch”
Deck & rigging views, crew, passengers, lifeboats
Shipboard contests (as captioned in album):
“Whistling Coon race” (period shipboard game)
“Cock Fight” (deck game; not an animal fight)
Passengers relaxing in deck chairs
Two pages labeled “Saxonia Ship Cunard Lines”
IRELAND
Cork, Ireland — church & hillside views
Killarney / Kenmare donkey ride photo
“The Mountain coach stopped to change horses”
Muckross Abbey ruins
Irish towns, carriages, crowds, roadside scenes
SCOTLAND
Glasgow Cathedral / St. Mungo’s
Holyrood Abbey / Holyrood Castle ruins
Forth Bridge with family in foreground
Tree-lined lanes, abbey ruins, rural landscapes
ENGLAND
Stratford — including Shakespeare’s birthplace / market square
London Zoo — “An elephant ride London Zoo”
Houses of Parliament
Bridge at Oxford
Hertfordshire countryside
Urban streets, monuments, river scenes
FRANCE
Le Havre, France — harbor lighthouse & arrival views
Rural French rivers & farmland
Paris — captioned “Paris Louvre Museum” (large architectural building)
HOME & FINAL PAGES
Toddler outdoor portrait
Handwritten note describing E. Walker farm, sawmill, pond, wagon shed, and Olive Shores’s house
Final page includes:
Child standing in front of a brick building
Mountain/lake landscape
Inside back leaf retains original Ward’s Souvenir Album label
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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