Thursday, August 14, 2014

The Jeannie Johnson


Some advice for those going to the United States in the 1840s.The poster is on display aboard the Jeannie Johnson, a replica "Coffin ship" museum, docked on the Liffey.

An Irish passenger on her way to America
What the passengers got to eat on the voyage, though on most of these ships the food amounted to a starvation ration.

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