IMPERATOR docking – Historic Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with IMPERATOR docking, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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IMPERATOR docking
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Few liners of its day drew as much attention on the New York waterfront as the Imperator, the Hamburg America Line ship that was the largest vessel afloat when it entered service in 1913. This glass negative from the Bain News Service is titled as the ship docking, a routine but closely watched task for a hull of that size. Bain's photographers worked the city's piers constantly, and images like this one show how much manpower and careful maneuvering a giant liner needed to reach its berth. The record gives no date, so the picture is best read as a glimpse of the prewar era of transatlantic prestige.
| 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 | 4,172 × 5,735 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-14601 |
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