Commissioner Young and pilots on steam pilot boat New York – Vintage Wall Art
![Commissioner Young and pilots on steam pilot boat New York, [between 1900 and 1905] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/1f/1f12f1ef0941-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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Commissioner Young and pilots on steam pilot boat New York comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Commissioner Young and pilots on steam pilot boat New York
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Commissioner Young and the pilots of the steam pilot boat *New York* are the focus of this glass negative, which places the men on the deck of a working vessel rather than in a studio setting. Pilot boats cruised beyond the harbor to meet incoming ships and put a licensed pilot aboard, who then guided the vessel through the channels to port. Steam-powered boats like this one could reach ships faster than the older sailing craft. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its wide-ranging views of American life around 1900, made the image.
| Created / published | [between 1900 and 1905] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 6.5 x 8.5 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | 2" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 040317. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | New York (Pilot boat) Pilot boats. Seamen--American. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 765 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-69407 |
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