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[Steamer Norwich] – Vintage Print

[Steamer Norwich], [1909] — historic photograph
[Steamer Norwich], [1909]. Historic photograph from the Steamboats 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Steamer Norwich]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Lettering on the paddlewheel of this side-wheeler, the *Norwich*, proclaims it the "oldest steamboat in the world, built 1836," a boast its owners clearly wanted visitors to see. The picture was taken in 1909 on the Hudson River during the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, which marked the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's voyage and the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton's steamboat *Clermont*. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its color-tinted views of American scenery and travel, made the glass negative, and the naval parade subject heading suggests the vessel took part in the river's festivities.

Created / published[1909]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Lettering on paddlewheel: Oldest steamboat in the world, built 1836. G 6586" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039213. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsNorwich (Side wheeler) Side wheelers. Naval parades & ceremonies. Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909.United States--New York (State)--Hudson River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68895

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