Steamship Montello, 6400 tons loading at Mobile, Alabama.

Black and white lantern slide (dark) of a sailor holding a carrier pigeon.

Black and white lantern slide of a man reading the compass bearing on the deck of the S.S. 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 foremast of the Steamer Montello. Three people are visible painting the mast.

Black and white lantern slide of the mast of the S.S. Montello.

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

Black and white lantern slide of a line of steamship officers standing along a railing surveying the horizon with sextants.

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 lantern slide of the smokestack on the S.S. Montello.

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

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

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

Black and white photograph showing front view of Montmorency Falls in Québec.

Black and white photograph showing side view of Montmorency Falls in Québec. Train cars are partially visible in the foreground.

Black and white photograph of Montmorency Falls in Québec. Taken by Robert Merrill from steamer. Water damage is visible on the image, which was scanned from the negative.

Black and white photograph of the Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vermont. The photo is taken from the street and an automobile is visible in the bottom right of the image. A person can be seen sitting in the automobile.

Black and white photograph showing view of Montreal, Québec from Observatory Point.

Black and white photograph of the Montreal, Québec cityscape. Taken by Robert Merrill from the top of the Notre-Dame Basilica.

Black and white photograph of a person sitting on the edge of a terrace overlooking a pyramid in a field.

Black and white photograph of a line of beachfront cottages. Debris is visible on the beach in front of the houses.

Black and white photograph of a woman standing in a forest.

Black and white photograph of Lena Billington Merrill standing with Mr. and Mrs. Durham in front of a log cabin.

Black and white lantern slide copy of a postcard of Mt. Fuji, Japan. Produced by the Baker-Coster Photo Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan.