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S.S. James Reed – Antique Print

S.S. James Reed, [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
S.S. James Reed, [between 1900 and 1910]. 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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Step back in time with S.S. James Reed, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The vessel named in this glass dry plate negative, the S.S. James Reed, is identified by a title and a Detroit Publishing Company number, 022516, that place it within the firm's large catalog of American scenes. The plate, an 8 by 10 inch negative, carries a handwritten "118"" note, which may record a dimension of the ship or the print. Photographers working for the Detroit Publishing Company between about 1900 and 1910 documented steamers, rail lines, and towns across the country, and their negatives were later used to make prints and photochrom views for sale to a broad public. The plate was given to the State Historical Society of Colorado in 1949, which helps explain how such a commercial record came to rest in a western collection.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes118" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022516. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-65400

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