Whaleback Str. A.D. Thompson [sic] – Antique Print
![Whaleback Str. A.D. Thompson [sic], c1905. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6b/6b6d8f8a17bb-L.webp)
(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: Whaleback Str. A.D. Thompson [sic], preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Whaleback Str. A.D. Thompson [sic]
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The Whaleback steamer *A.D. Thompson* stands out for its rounded, cigar-shaped hull, which sat low in the water. Alexander McDougall designed whalebacks so that waves would roll over the curved deck instead of breaking against a flat bow, and the type was built in the Duluth-Superior area for Great Lakes cargo work. This glass negative, dated around 1905, comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers documented American towns, scenery and industry. The catalog's "[sic]" notes that the ship's name was recorded in a form that may not match its usual spelling.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | G 2234" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022144. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 784 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-65150 |
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