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U.S.S. Baltimore, Admiral Watson, 1900 – Historic Reproduction

U.S.S. Baltimore, Admiral Watson, 1900, c1900. — historic photograph
U.S.S. Baltimore, Admiral Watson, 1900, c1900.. Historic photograph from the Baltimore 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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Step back in time with U.S.S. Baltimore, Admiral Watson, 1900, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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U.S.S. Baltimore, Admiral Watson, 1900

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This portrait shows Rear Admiral John Crittenden Watson, photographed aboard or in connection with the U.S.S. Baltimore around 1900. Watson (1842-1923) was a career naval officer whose service spanned the Civil War and the modernization of the American fleet. The Baltimore was a steel protected cruiser commissioned in the late 1880s, when the Navy was replacing its wooden ships with steel vessels. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its large-format views of American places and people, issued this image from a glass plate negative.

Created / publishedc1900.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenrePortrait photographs.Dry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 020134. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsWatson, John Crittenden,--1842-1923. Baltimore (Cruiser) United States.--Navy. Cruisers (Warships)--American. Admirals--American.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-63436

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