S.S. Sierra, Oceanic S.S. Co. – Antique Wall Art
(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.)
Description
Step back in time with S.S. Sierra, Oceanic S.S. Co., a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
S.S. Sierra, Oceanic S.S. Co.
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
The S.S. Sierra was one of the steamers of the Oceanic Steamship Company, a line founded by the Spreckels family that carried passengers and freight between San Francisco and Hawaii and on to Australia. This view is a large-format glass negative, roughly 11 by 14 inches, made around 1900 by the Detroit Publishing Company, which sold travel views of cities, scenery and ships across the country. Negatives of this size were used to make high-quality prints, and the ship's hull and rigging offer a clear record of the steel passenger liners that linked the Pacific islands to the mainland.
| Created / published | c1900. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 11 x 14 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. no. 0608. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 779 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-77550 |
More from the Detroit Publishing Company collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![Horseshoe Canon [i.e. Canyon], Ill.](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/aa/aa379e6bd64e-400.webp)
![Normal School [Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute], Hampton, Va.](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/76/764191b1f133-400.webp)
