A Glimpse of Cramp's [i.e. William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company] shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa. – Antique Photo Print
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(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of A Glimpse of Cramp's [i.e. William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company] shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A Glimpse of Cramp's [i.e. William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company] shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa.
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The William Cramp & Sons yard was one of the largest shipbuilders on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, and this view shows its wharves and working waterfront. The Detroit Publishing Company recorded the scene on an 8 by 10 inch glass plate negative, and its date of about 1905 is estimated from the company's own 1906 catalog. Cramp's built both merchant steamers and warships over several decades, so images like this document an industry that shaped the city's economy and its role in American shipping.
| Created / published | [1905?] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Date based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). G 2748" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018563. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Boat & ship industry. Piers & wharves.United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 791 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-62073 |
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