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Str. Sir William Fairbairn – Historic Reproduction

Str. Sir William Fairbairn, [between 1905 and 1915] — historic photograph
Str. Sir William Fairbairn, [between 1905 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Str. Sir William Fairbairn

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This view shows the steamer *Sir William Fairbairn*, a ship named for the 19th-century British engineer whose work on iron hulls, bridges, and machinery helped shape modern shipbuilding. The picture was made as a large 8 x 10 inch glass dry plate negative, which gave the Detroit Publishing Company sharp detail for its prints. The company photographed American and Canadian scenery, towns, and transportation in the years before 1915, and vessels like this one were a common subject, reflecting how central steamships were to moving freight and passengers across the Great Lakes and inland waterways.

Created / published[between 1905 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 022751. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 796 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65610

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