LA FRANCE w/ tug boat in harbor – Historic Print
(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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A window into the past: LA FRANCE w/ tug boat in harbor, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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LA FRANCE w/ tug boat in harbor
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The vessel named in the title is La France, a French transatlantic liner, shown here with a tugboat working alongside in the harbor. Ocean steamers of this era were hard to maneuver in crowded waters, so tugs were essential for guiding them to their piers. The Bain News Service, a New York photo agency active in the early twentieth century, made this glass negative, though the record gives no exact date and the title comes from unverified caption cards. The contrast between the small, busy tug and the high hull of the liner is what makes the scene worth a closer look.
| 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 three loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,747 × 4,217 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-12961 |
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