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Steam yacht Edith – Historic Print

Steam yacht Edith, [between 1900 and 1910] — historic photograph
Steam yacht Edith, [between 1900 and 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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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A steam yacht named *Edith* sits on the water off Belle Isle Park in this glass-plate view of the Detroit River. The island park, a public green space in the river just east of downtown, drew Detroiters to its shaded drives and waterfront, and the record suggests the scene may be part of a Detroit Boat Club yacht regatta, though that link is only a possibility. Steam yachts like this one were privately owned pleasure craft, and their presence shows how the river served as a summer playground for the city's wealthier families. The Detroit Publishing Company made large negatives like this one for its views of cities and landscapes across the country.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesOff Belle Isle Park, possibly part of Detroit Boat Club yacht regatta. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 062730. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsEdith (Steam yacht) Steam yachts.United States--Michigan--Detroit River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 791 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-71392

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