Pope & Talbot, Inc.
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Pope & Talbot, Inc. was a lumber company and shipping company founded by Andrew Jackson Pope and Frederic Talbot in 1849 in San Francisco, California. Pope and Talbot came to California in 1849 from E
Port Gamble lumber mill, 1904
A Victory ship of World War II
Liberty ship of World War II
World War II United States Merchant Navy was the largest civilian Navy in the world, which operated during World War II. With the United States fighting a world war in all the world oceans, the demand
Pope & Talbot, Inc.
…with charter shipping with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. Pope & Talbot operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its Pope & Talbot crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio. SS Absaroka…
A United States World War II recruiting poster for the merchant marine
SS Lane Victory at dock, a museum ship Los Angeles, California