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U.S.S. Enterprise – Vintage Print

U.S.S. Enterprise, [between 1890 and 1901] — historic photograph
U.S.S. Enterprise, [between 1890 and 1901]. Historic photograph from the Battleships 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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U.S.S. Enterprise comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Unlike the steel battleships this board is built around, the U.S.S. Enterprise was a transitional vessel from the 1870s, a warship that carried both sails and steam engines. Its photograph dates from the years between 1890 and 1901, when the Navy was rapidly replacing such ships with modern armored fleets. The print was issued by the Detroit Photographic Company, a firm known for commercial views of American places and ships that were sold to a broad public. Looking closely, you can see how the tall masts and rigging sit alongside the funnel and hull of a steam-powered ship.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1901]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1910.
NotesCopyright by Detroit Photographic Company. No. 020369.
SubjectsEnterprise (Warship) Warships--American--1890-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,093 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-169720

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