2011.040.162
Negative, Glass-plate
Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Montreal Transportation Company freighter FAIRMOUNT, under steam. Five figures are visible along the length of the port side railing. A tree-lined shoreline, dotted with houses, is in the background. "Montreal Transp. Co. to coat 1915. Wrecked on one of the Bahama islands. Coal laden. Newport News to Cienfuegos August 23, 1915" handwritten on non-archival envelope which previously held the plate.
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