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Negative, Glass-plate
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2011.040.310

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 FRANCIS E. HOUSE, under steam. A group of roughly ten figures is gathered outside of the aft cabin. In the foreground, the small boat DELOS carries three passengers beneath its canopy. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1916."

Date
1916
Collection
Print Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Freighters, Boats, WILLIAM B. KERR, Weston Transit Company, Pittsburgh Steamship Company, U.S. Steel Corporation, Kinsman Marine Transit Company, Marine Salvage, Limited, FRANCIS E. HOUSE, KINSMAN INDEPENDENT, DELOS
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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