Black and white photograph of an Italian city.

Black and white photograph of Pegli Beach. People are seen walking along on a boardwalk on the left of the frame, and buildings and mountains are visible in the background.

Black and white photograph of five men sitting and eating at a table in the officers mess of the Steamer Montello.

Black and white photograph of the steamship Fleetwood in the Bay of Gibraltar. The Rock of Gibraltar is barely visible in the distance.

Black and white photograph of a sailboat at sea. The Rock of Gibraltar is visible in the distance.

Black and white photograph of a Robert H. Merrill reading the bearing of pigeon flight toward Cape Trafalgar.

Black and white photograph of four men painting the stack of the Steamer Montello.

Black and white photograph of seven people on the Steamer Montello. One man is standing on the upper walkway. Four men are standing on the lower walkway with one man standing at a window. One woman is visible in the window and another woman is…

Black and white photograph of the Steamer Montello from the stern of the ship.

Black and white photograph of a man holding a carrier pigeon.

Black and white photograph of the foremast of the Steamer Montello. Three people are visible painting the mast.

Black and white photograph of four officers standing on a railed walkway. Three of the four men are observing the latitude of the ship.

Black and white photograph of the Steamer Montello taken from the foredeck.

Black and white photograph of the Steamship Montello at Galveston Dock.

Coronado Courts for auto-tourists Galveston beach. Most of the trailers however patronize the Miramar Courts

Buccaneer Hotel - Called by Galveston's radio broadcaster 'the pleasure spot on Treasure Island'

Hotel Galvez where Rotary Club meets, Galveston, Texas.

Jackson oak tree near Fairhope, Alabama, covered in Spanish moss. A woman is visible standing under the tree.

Jackson oak tree near Fairhope, Alabama, covered in Spanish moss.

Pensacola Beach, Florida. The image was taken from the pier.

Steamship Montello, 6400 tons loading at Mobile, Alabama.

Steamship Montello, 6400 tons loading at Mobile, Alabama.

Black and white photograph of a Chinese building inside a walled area.

Black and white photograph of people riding horses in a dirt field with groups of people standing in the background. A building can be seen in the distance.