Digital Collection
Negative, Glass-plate
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2011.040.425

Negative, Glass-plate

Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Milwaukee-Western Steamship Company freighter MANCHESTER, under steam. Two people are on deck at the bow, two more are on the flying bridge, and a fifth figure is near the stern. A small boat carrying two people is along the port side of the MANCHESTER. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The non-archival envelope which previously housed the plate included the following hand-written details:

Later - U.S. J.W. SIMPSON
" Can. - MINDEMOYA
" " - YANKCANUCK

Date
c. 1915
Year Range From
1907
Year Range To
1923
Collection
Print Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Freighters, Boats, MANCHESTER, Detroit Dry Dock Company, Inter-Ocean Steamship Company, Milwaukee-Western Steamship Company, Reiss Steamship Company, Madden Coal Corporation, J.W. Simpson Steamship Company, Mindemoya Transportation Company, Limited, Albatross Steamship Company, Limited, Yankcanuck Transportation Company, Limited, Yankcanuck Steamships, Limited, JOSEPH W. SIMPSON, MINDEMOYA, YANKCANUCK
People
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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