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Detroit on the ways – Vintage Wall Art

Detroit on the ways, [between 1890 and 1910] — historic photograph
Detroit on the ways, [between 1890 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit 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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A vessel named *Detroit* sits on the ways, the sloped timber cradle that carried a hull down into the water at launch, in this view of a Michigan shipyard. Detroit and its surrounding waters were a center of boatbuilding in the late 1800s, when steam-powered yachts and pleasure craft drew wealthy owners to the Great Lakes and the Detroit River. The Detroit Publishing Company made this 8 by 10 inch glass plate negative between about 1890 and 1910, as part of its broad record of American cities, industries and waterfronts. The picture is useful for seeing how large wooden hulls were supported and worked before launch.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesLocale based on negative D4-21095. 54 Glover" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021094. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsDetroit (Yacht) Yachts. Boat & ship industry.United States--Michigan.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 770 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-64265

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