U.S.S. Kentucky, Capt. Chester in his cabin – Historic 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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U.S.S. Kentucky, Capt. Chester in his cabin
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Captain Colby M. Chester's cabin aboard the battleship *Kentucky* is the focus here, a view of a commanding officer's private quarters rather than the ship's decks or guns. The *Kentucky* was a Kearsarge-class battleship commissioned in 1900, and its interiors were not often photographed for public viewing at the time. The picture offers a glimpse of the furnishings and daily surroundings of a senior naval officer at sea around 1900 to 1901. It was made by the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers traveled widely to document American scenes for sale to the public.
| Created / published | [1900 or 1901] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs.Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Jacket title: U.S.S. Kentucky, Capt. Colby Chester. Attribution to Hart based on negative D4-20496. Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020508. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | Chester, Colby Mitchell,--1844-1932. Kentucky (Battleship) United States.--Navy. Battleships--American. Officers' quarters. Military officers--American. Interiors. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 791 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-63754 |
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