Around the World with Colonel Tate - Part 1

On March 11 , 1927, Col Sam Tate boarded the S.S. Homeric, a White Star Line ocean liner. He crossed the Atlantic and arrived in Southampton, England eight days later. Col. Tate visited England and Scotland before heading to Monaco, Pompeii, and Egypt. His return voyage for New York departed on March 30, 1927 and he arrived on April 7, 1927. According to the Pickens Progress, dated April 14, 1927, it took him two days to return to Tate on Saturday the 9th.

The S.S. Homeric arrives in New York City.

Apart from the places mentioned in the article Colonel Tate visited Monaco, the ruins of Pompeii in Italy, and Egypt on this adventure.

By good fortune, a member of the Tate family recently and I recently met. They shared many previously unreleased photographs of Colonel Tate's travels. They are presented here for the first time.

Col. Sam Tate at Giza, Egypt with the Sphinx and Great Pyramids

A second angle taken on the same day.

The Sphinx at Memphis, Egypt.

The Dancing Hall of Pompeii.

The amphitheater at Pompeii.

Of all the places Colonel Sam visited, all are remarkably intact, even 99 years later.

The Sphinx and great pyramid today

The Sphinx at Memphis today.

The Dancing Hall (House of the Faun) at Pompeii today

The amphitheater at Pompeii today.

More to follow!