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Negative, Glass-plate
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2011.040.201

Negative, Glass-plate

Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter ROBERT FULTON, under steam. Crew members are gathered along the port side of the boat, where several of them lean over the railing toward a man and a woman in a rowboat below. The stern of another vessel and a tree-lined shoreline are visible in the background.

Date
c. 1910
Collection
Print Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Freighters, Boats, ROBERT FULTON, Detroit Dry Dock Company, Bessemer Steamship Company, Pittsburgh Steamship Company, U.S. Maritime Commission
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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