If anyone has access to maritime photos or memorabilia that might be of interest to the viewers of this site, please contact us.

We got an email from Fred Koster of Seattle. He scanned some photos from an old scrapbook that has been laying around the MMP union hall for at least 20 years. They show the Beaver State, the Steel Seafarer, the Thunderbird and the Hawaiian Trader (Matson?). We love old photos. Thanks for thinking of us, Fred. Click here to see the photos.

Fred is also a skilled builder of ship models. Click here to see the model of the Garden State that took him four months to build.

Seattle Office

circa 1966

Doris Holce, Fred Wilson, Roni Jones, Ted Plessner and Eva. Jeannine Pomeroy (in front).

S.S. Pelican State

circa 1962

Photo of shifting on-deck cargo, at sea.

S.S. Pelican State

circa 1962

Photo of shifting on-deck cargo, at sea.

Sailing Schedule

Trans-Pacific
20 June 1949

N.S. Savannah

Launch
1959

That is Mamie Eisenhower swinging the champagne bottle.

N.S. Savannah

Maiden voyage mail.
1962

N.S. Savannah

Maiden voyage mail.
1962

Edward A. Terres

Robert Stone

States Marine office in Korea

S.S. Hoosier State

Sailing Board

David writes,
"It was given to me by Capt. R. O. Elsensohn's widow a couple of years ago. I sailed with Capt. E. on the "COTTON STATE" and the "LUCILE BLOOMFIELD" (under SML house flag). He died a few years ago in Spokane and my wife and I had been to visit him a few times when he was ill."

Erie Basin Terminal

At the foot of Columbia Street, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY. Governor's Island and lower Manhattan Island in the background. Circa early 1950s? Before States Marine Lines bought Isthmian.

S.S. Sea Perch

Later, the S.S. Gopher State.

Commisary Prices
circa 1945

Cigarettes ..... 50 cents a carton.

S.S. Sea Perch

Later, the S.S. Gopher State.

Drawing by SSgt. O.L. Davis
(Judy's dad)

The information on this web site is the kind contribution of our Historian, Skip Lewis, © 2003. Skip, whose dad sailed for Isthmian, is an avid collector and researcher of everything Isthmian and States Marine. In his quest, he has used many sources and publications including Lloyd's of London and Imperial Steel by John Atherton.