Digital Collection
Negative, Glass-plate
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2011.040.021

Negative, Glass-plate

Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting port side of the Continental Steamship Company freighter WILLIAM L. BROWN, under steam. Several crew members are on deck. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background.
Original non-archival envelope included the handwritten note, "#81747 Blt. 1901 Chicago, Ill., renamed GEORGE H. INGALLS, rebuilt as auto carrier for D&C Line Apr. 1940."

Date
c. 1905
Collection
Film Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Freighters, Boats, Federal Steamship Company, John Mitchell & Company, Republic Transportation Company, Eastern Steamship Corporation, Western Steamship Corporation, Automotive Trades Steamship Corporation, T.J. McCarthy Steamship Company, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, GEORGE H. INGALLS, WILLIAM L. BROWN
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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