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U.S.S. Richmond, forecastle – Antique Wall Art

U.S.S. Richmond, forecastle, [between 1890 and 1901] — historic photograph
U.S.S. Richmond, forecastle, [between 1890 and 1901]. Historic photograph from the Richmond 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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Seamen sewing on the forecastle of the U.S.S. Richmond make this an unusually domestic scene on a warship's bow deck. The Richmond was a protected cruiser of the steel navy that the United States began building in the 1880s, and the ship's crew kept up everyday tasks like mending clothing far from home. The Detroit Publishing Company made this 8 by 10 inch glass negative as part of a large body of American views of ships, cities and landscapes, and the date range is estimated from the company's 1901 catalog.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1901]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDate based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020924. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsRichmond (Ship) United States.--Navy. Gunboats--American. Seamen--American. Sewing.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 784 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-64121

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