Mauretania 1 Launch & Fitting Out Photographs

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Steve Anderson

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Hello All:

I was just going through my collection and I found this series of Mauretania (I) construction and launch image photographs and postcards so I though I would post them as many are unpublished images.

Mauretania (I) leaving the ways on September 20, 1906 Publisher Unknown - Original Photo postcard mailed September 26, 1906

Steven B. Anderson Collection 2003
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A second photographic postcard showing the Mauretania (I) ready for launch and the launching platform in construction

Published by: Rolyat series. J. Taylor, 31 Carrick Street, Byker, Newcastle 1906

Steven B. Anderson Collection, 2003
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Another image in the series showing the stern view of the Mauretania (I) prior to her launch on September 20, 1906

Publisher Unknown - Privately published photographic image 1906

Steven B. Anderson Collection, 2003
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Now for some images of the Launch of the Mauretania (1) on September 20, 1906

Stern view of Launch Publisher: Unknown Private Photograph, 1906 Postmarked September 21, 1906

Steven B. Anderson Collection, 2003
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Another rare unpublished view of the launch of the Mauretania (1)

Stern view of Launch Publisher: Rolyat Series, J. Taylor, 31 Carrick Street, Byker, Newcastle

Steven B. Anderson Collection, 2003
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Now for a bow view of the Mauretania (I) Launch on September 20, 1906

Publisher: Unknown - Privately Published Photograph, 1906

Steven B. Anderson Collection, 2003
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A rare photographic image of the Mauretania in the fitting out basin in final stages of construction

Publisher: Rolyat Series, J. Taylor, 31 Carrick Street, Byker, Newcastle, 1906

Steven B. Anderson Collection, 2003
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A rare photographic image of the Mauretania Leaving her Builders Yard on the Tyne

Publisher: Unknown - Privately Published Photograph

Steven B. Anderson Collection, 2003
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An a rare postcard image of the Mauretania as a Hospital ship during World War I. I have only come across three of this type of card in my years of collecting

Publisher: Unknown

Steven B. Anderson Collection, 2003
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Gavin:

As for where this images came from, I have managed to collect/purchase them over the last twenty or so years, from various postcard and ocean liner dealers.

As for photos and postcards, I currently have several thousand in my personnel collection, many like these above are quite rare and unpublished so to say.

I tend to stick with images of the Cunard Liner "Aquitania" and the other various Cunard Liners.

However another special interest is any Four Stacker, or the Big Three from Germany.
 
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