This Is A Rare Antique Photograph Album Made Between 1890 To 1905 (My Best Guess). It has Photos Of The SS SHERMAN, With Various Officers, LURLIN YACHT, Sights In San Francisco, Harbor Views, TUG FEARLESS, USS IOWA, SS PENNSYLVANIA (Leaving For Manila), Views Of The Seas - Including Rough Weather,Photo Of A Cadaver - American From The Sherman Returning From Manila, Large Views Of The Sherman. Pictures From Japan, Honolulu, Zamboango, Cebu, Jolo, Mindanao, Samas, Antwerp And Picture Of C.W. Bismarck, Hong Kong. There Are Over 100 Photographs. The Binding Is Ripped And Pages Loose, But Many Of The Photos Are Clear And In Good Condition. The Cover Stamped PHOTOGRAPHS No. 5 And James Charles Read. Book Size Approximately 12 3/4" x 10 1/2".
Below From: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
S.S. Sherman (American Freighter, 1893). Previously named Senator and Gobernador Bories. Served as USS Sherman and USS Durham (ID # 3345) in 1918-1919. S.S. Sherman, a 4725 gross ton freighter, was built at Belfast, Ireland, in 1893. Previously named Senator and Gobernador Bories, by 1918 she was owned by the Sherman Steamship Corporation of New York. In late August of that year she was taken over by the Navy and placed in commission as USS Sherman (ID # 3345). As a unit of the Naval Overseas Transportation Service, she made two trips to France from the U.S. during September-December 1918, and in November was renamed Durham. Another European voyage was carried out between January and April 1919, this one taking food to ports in the Adriatic Sea. USS Durham was decommissioned in late April 1919 and transferred to the U.S. Shipping Board for return to her owners.