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Docks, Cramps Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa., The – Vintage Print

Docks, Cramps Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa., The, [between 1900 and 1906] — historic photograph
Docks, Cramps Shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa., The, [between 1900 and 1906]. Historic photograph from the Philadelphia 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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Here the camera turns to the piers and yards of William Cramp & Sons, one of the great shipbuilders on the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The firm built both warships and ocean liners, and its docks were a major source of work and jobs along the river's industrial waterfront. The Detroit Publishing Company, which sent photographers across the country around the turn of the 20th century, made views like this one as commercial records of American cities and industry. The glass negative dates from roughly 1900 to 1906, a period when the shipyards were busy and steam-era ships were reshaping American maritime trade.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1906]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesG 2750" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018564. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsWilliam Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company. Piers & wharves. Boat & ship industry. Ships.United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 803 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62074

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