Covering buoyancy boxes, deck of LUCIA – Historic Print
(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
This rare historic photograph captures Covering buoyancy boxes, deck of LUCIA in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Covering buoyancy boxes, deck of LUCIA
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Workers are shown covering the buoyancy boxes on the deck of the LUCIA, a detail that sets this view apart from the vessel portraits and harbor scenes that fill the Bain collection. Buoyancy boxes are sealed compartments built into a vessel's hull or deck to help keep it afloat, so the work pictured reflects the upkeep and fitting out that small craft required. George Grantham Bain's New York news photo service made thousands of such glass negatives in the early twentieth century, and the exact date and circumstances of this one remain unrecorded.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 5,710 × 4,141 px · prints to 19 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-27379 |
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