Launch on which 7 men crossed gulf from Tampico – Vintage Wall Art
(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 Launch on which 7 men crossed gulf from Tampico 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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Launch on which 7 men crossed gulf from Tampico
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A launch, a small open motorboat, is the subject here, and the record says it carried seven men across the Gulf of Mexico from Tampico, Mexico. The title comes from unverified notes made by the Bain News Service, so the crossing's details and date remain uncertain. Tampico was a major oil port in the 1910s, and the city was tied to the turmoil of the Mexican Revolution and to the 1914 Tampico Affair. The Bain News Service, a New York agency, circulated pictures of such newsworthy episodes to newspapers across the country.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch four loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,835 × 4,229 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-17080 |
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