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A letter from Elder Dempster and Co. ship and insurance brokers discussing payment for and transfer of shares in Lagos Stores Ltd., dated April 1900.
A postcard of S.S. SALWEEN on the River Mersey in Liverpool.
A postcard depicting a painted image of M.V. AUREOL alongside other boats on the River Mersey with Liverpool visible in the background.
A postcard of the ship, TALTHYBIUS, on the River Mersey near Liverpool.
A postcard illustration of Colonial House, Liverpool. The reverse has a printed message stating a change of address to Colonial House on Water Street, Liverpool, and a handwritten date states 23rd September 1905.
A postcard of two ships on the River Mersey sailing by the Liver Buildings, Liverpool.
A postcard of a ship close to land, with a handwritten message on the reverse detailing an event concerning S.S. JEBBA on 18.3.1907. The message reads, "RS 0600 at Bigbury Bay, Ramillies Cove in dense fog on way from West Africa to Liverpool via Plymouth. all 79 passengers & 76 crew saved by means of ROCKET APPARATUS lifting them up the 200 foot cliffs of Hope Cove".
A postcard illustration of the ship, SARPEDON at Liverpool docks.
A postcard of M.V. AGAMEMNON with Liverpool's Liver Buildings in background.
An unused postcard with a colour image of people watching a West African Liner at the Landing Stage, Liverpool.
A used postcard with an image of Liverpool's landing stage. It is postmarked Liverpool.
A monchromatic aerial photograph of the docks in Birkenhead.
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The headquarters for Elder Dempster Lines was situated on Water Street in Liverpool for many years. According to the December 1952 edition of The Sea, the pale cream offices were spacious with a thermostatic control and telephone system, and the modern advancements created a very comfortable head office.