Digital Collection
Negative, Glass-plate
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2011.040.127

Negative, Glass-plate

Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Western Transit Company New York Central and Hudson River Railroad line freighter DULUTH, under steam. Two crew members are on the flying bridge, while two more are near the coal bunker, from which a large coal pile protrudes. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background.

Date
c. 1910
Year Range From
1903
Year Range To
1916
Collection
Print Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Freighters, Boats, DULUTH, Western Transit Company, Great Lakes Transit Corporation, U.S. Maritime Commission, Peninsula Packers, Pittsburgh Steamship Company, U.S. Steel Corporation
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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