Snapshots of the Past

[Steamer Juniata, Detroit, Mich.] – Historic Reproduction

[Steamer Juniata, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Steamer Juniata, Detroit, Mich.], [between 1900 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Detroit 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.)

Description

This rare historic photograph captures [Steamer Juniata, Detroit, Mich.] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Steamer Juniata, Detroit, Mich.]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

The steamer Juniata, pictured here at Detroit, was one of many vessels that carried freight and passengers through the Detroit River and the wider Great Lakes system in the early twentieth century. This 8 by 10 inch glass negative comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, which produced a large body of commercial views of the city and its waterfront, likely made between 1900 and 1915. Firms like this one sold such scenes as postcards and souvenirs, so the picture also records how working harbor life looked before motor trucks and highways took over much of the region's shipping. The plate was given to the State Historical Society of Colorado in 1949 and later came to the Library of Congress.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. G 6449" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 039256. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsJuniata (Steamship) Ships.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-68937

More from the Detroit collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Steamer Britannia, Detroit, Mich.][Steamer Britannia, Detroit, Mich.]D. & C. [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.] steamer at dock, Cheboygan, Mich.D. & C. [Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co.] steamer at dock, Cheboygan, Mich.[Detroit skyline at night from Windsor, Detroit, Mich.][Detroit skyline at night from Windsor, Detroit, Mich.][Regatta, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.][Regatta, Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.][Michigan Central Railroad tunnel, Detroit, Mich.][Michigan Central Railroad tunnel, Detroit, Mich.][Up the river from Belle Isle Bridge (Parke Davis Excursion), Detroit, Mich.][Up the river from Belle Isle Bridge (Parke Davis Excursion), Detroit, Mich.]