English: Martha Washington, New York Harbor excursion steamer, later sold to the U.S. Lighthouse service, functioned as lighthouse tender under the name Violet.
Original was at the Mariner's Museum in Newport News, Virginia (as of 1997). Also reproduced in: Mariner's Museum and Peluso, Anthony J., Jr., The Bard Brothers -- Painting America under Steam and Sail, Abrams, New York 1997 ISBN0-8109-1240-6. A pencil drawing, also by James Bard, also exists, and was held at the Mariners' Museum as of 1997.
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