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[The Lusitania] – Historic Reproduction

[The Lusitania], [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
[The Lusitania], [between 1900 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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The Lusitania was one of the most celebrated ocean liners of its era. The Cunard steamship entered service in 1907 and soon won the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing. This 8 by 10 inch glass negative shows the ship in New York, where her transatlantic route from Liverpool ended. The Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for travel and promotional views, made many photographs of American cities and transportation, and this plate preserves a detailed look at the liner before she was sunk by a German U-boat off Ireland in 1915.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. H 323" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 034740. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsLusitania (Steamship) Ocean liners.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 800 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-67550

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