Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah : records, 1874-1970.

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Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah : records, 1874-1970.

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The records of the Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah consist of: Minute books of the directors, stockholders, and executive committee (Indexed), 1874-1970; Annual report to the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1919-1962 (scattered); Annual reports to the stockholders, 1939-1961 (scattered); a general stock dedger book (Indexed), 1874-1939; Accounts ledger with banks, 1918-1920; Cashbook-accounts with banks, 1918-1924; Consultant's reports concerning the Ocean Steamship Company, 1942, 1950 (a report resulting from a study of the Company by F.J. Wall focusing on its ineffectiveness in business, along with comparisons with other steamship companies); and correspondence of various presidents and vice-presidents of the Company, 1916-1950.

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Savannah Port Authority (Ga.)

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Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah

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The Ocean Steamship Company of Savannah, which was generally known as the Savannah Line, was founded in 1872 to operate passenger and cargo steamships between Savannah, Georgia, and New York, New York. This company was a subsidiary of the Central of Georgia Railway and was integral in moving cotton from Georgia and Alabama to New York and Boston, Massachusetts over the next seventy years. In 1951, the company was liquidated due to the establishment of an effective national highway network. ...

Boston and Savannah Steamship Company.

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Wall, J. F.

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New England and Savannah steamship Company.

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Philadelphia and Southern Mail Steamship Company.

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