U.S.S. Solace, ward room mess – Antique Wall Art
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U.S.S. Solace, ward room mess
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The U.S.S. Solace was the first vessel the U.S. Navy fitted out as a hospital ship, and this view shows her ward room, the officers' dining space. Converted from a merchant steamer during the Spanish-American War in 1898, she carried medical supplies and staff to tend sick and wounded sailors. The Detroit Publishing Company, which documented American towns, landscapes and everyday life around 1900, made the photograph on an 8 by 10 inch glass negative.
| Created / published | [1898] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Attribution to Hart based on negatives with similar numbers. Date based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). 5" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020970. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | Solace (Hospital ship) Hospital ships. Government vessels--American. Mess halls. Military officers--American. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 782 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-64163 |
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