Northwestern Fuel Co. superior dock #2 6 ton clam – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Northwestern Fuel Co. superior dock #2 6 ton clam, [between 1916 and 1917] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/17/172c4673397a-L.webp)
(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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This historic photograph of Northwestern Fuel Co. superior dock #2 6 ton clam brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Northwestern Fuel Co. superior dock #2 6 ton clam
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A 6 ton clam, the steel grab bucket named in the title, stands at Northwestern Fuel Company's No. 2 dock, which the record places at Superior. Clamshell buckets like this one lifted bulk coal from lake freighters and dropped it into rail cars or storage piles, so the machine was the working heart of a dock like this. The National Photo Company, a Washington, D.C., firm that sent photographers across the country in the early twentieth century, made the view around 1916 or 1917 to document cities, rail lines and industry. The glass negative shows streaks and blemishes from its coating breaking down over time, which add a faint texture to the scene.
| Created / published | [between 1916 and 1917] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 6,972 × 5,367 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-262199 |
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