Signal bridge, U.S.S. Montana – Historic Print
![Signal bridge, U.S.S. Montana, [between 1909 and 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/37/37db38eb488a-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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Signal bridge, U.S.S. Montana 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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Signal bridge, U.S.S. Montana
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This view looks up at the signal bridge, the raised platform where a battleship's officers ran flag hoists and signal lamps. The title names the U.S.S. Montana, but the record marks that name as unverified, and the Montana-class battleships were never completed, so the ship shown may be another dreadnought of the period. The National Photo Company, a commercial firm that made many views of naval ships and American cities, took the picture sometime between 1909 and 1920. Streaks and small blemishes on the glass come from the original coating breaking down, so they are worth noticing when judging the detail.
| Created / published | [between 1909 and 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller |
| 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 five. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,960 × 4,322 px · prints to 20 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-249419 |
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