1910s Rare S.S. HEREDIA Ship Crew REAL PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC Freighter Nautical

Description

Scarce original divided-back real-photo postcard of a scene aboard the freighter S.S. Heredia, circa 1908–1918, unposted. A touch of mild handling wear (period identifying ink caption to reverse), and some very faint, fine scratching to negative (original to item), otherwise clean and near fine overall.
The image, in long perspective, depicts several crew members in uniform on deck, one aiming a large hose over the side. Launched in 1908 for the Tropical Fruit SS Co Ltd (United Fruit) of Glasgow, the Heredia was transferred to the U.S. in 1914. Renamed the General Pershing for States SS Co. in 1933, the vessel returned to the original owner (and name) in 1937. In 1942, en route from Galveston to New Orleans with a cargo of fruit, the Heredia was torpedoed by a German U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico and sank within three minutes, claiming 36 lives.
A rare image, likely a unique survival; I was unable to locate a single other example.
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