U.S.S. Minneapolis – Vintage Wall Art
![U.S.S. Minneapolis, [between 1894 and 1901] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/7a/7aa180ae62d1-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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This rare historic photograph captures U.S.S. Minneapolis in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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U.S.S. Minneapolis
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The cruiser *Minneapolis*, named for the Minnesota city on the Mississippi, appears in this view on a large 18 by 22 inch glass negative, a format the Detroit Photographic Company used for its most detailed work. The record dates the plate only to between 1894 and 1901, a span that likely falls before the ship entered active service, so the picture may show her as a new steel warship. The Detroit company, later known as Detroit Publishing, made thousands of such views of American places, ships and rail routes, and its large negatives preserve fine detail in hull, rigging and superstructure that smaller formats could not.
| Created / published | [between 1894 and 1901] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 18 x 22 in. |
| Genre | Mammoth plates.Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Detroit Photographic Co." and "015127" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 015127. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Minneapolis (Cruiser) Cruisers (Warships)--American. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 789 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-80160 |
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