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U.S.S. Kearsarge – Historic Print

U.S.S. Kearsarge, [between 1890 and 1901] — historic photograph
U.S.S. Kearsarge, [between 1890 and 1901]. Historic photograph from the Battleships 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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U.S.S. Kearsarge comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Named for the Union sloop that sank the Confederate raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France, in 1864, the U.S.S. Kearsarge carried a name with a pointed history into its service as a battleship. This view comes from a large glass negative, about 18 by 22 inches, made by the Detroit Publishing Company, which was known for its wide survey of American scenery, cities, and industry around 1900. Large plates like this one recorded fine detail, and battleships of that era were a popular subject as the United States expanded its navy.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1901]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 18 x 22 in.
GenreMammoth plates.Glass negatives.
NotesDetroit Photographic Co." and "015125" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 015125. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsKearsarge (Battleship) Battleships--American.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-80159

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