Leviathan – Historic Reproduction
(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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A window into the past: Leviathan, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Leviathan
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Titled "Leviathan," this glass negative most likely shows the ocean liner that carried that name, though the Bain News Service title is unverified and the record gives no date. The ship began as the German liner *Vaterland*, built for Hamburg America Line, and was seized by the United States after it entered the war in 1917. Renamed *Leviathan*, it became one of the largest ships in the American fleet and carried thousands of troops to France in 1918. Bain's photographers covered New York waterfront and shipping news, so the picture likely records the vessel in or around the port.
| 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 | 4,885 × 3,309 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-29850 |
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