Anglo Saxon Clipper sailing ship Postcard

Anglo Saxon Clipper sailing ship card 19th century, WM T Coleman & Co. William Tell Coleman (1824–1893) was an American pioneer in the settlement of California After opening a branch in New York City, Coleman established a steamship line between that city and San Francisco in 1856. In 1857 he moved to New York and conducted his business from that city until 1864. East river NY to San Francisco Clipper ships travelled at speeds of up to 30 kilometres per hour. Clipper ships were faster than average merchant ships. A voyage from the East Coast to California around Cape Horn was 17,000 miles long and could easily take five months. Travel by sea in the late 18th and early 19th centuries was arduous, uncomfortable, and at times extremely dangerous. The period of clipper ships lasted from the early 1840s to the early 1890s over time features such as the hull evolved from wooden to composite. The Cutty Sark is one of only two clipper ships that survive today.