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U.S.S. Chicago going into commission, Dec. 1, 1898 – Historic Reproduction

U.S.S. Chicago going into commission, Dec. 1, 1898, 1898 — historic photograph
U.S.S. Chicago going into commission, Dec. 1, 1898, 1898. Historic photograph from the Chicago 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 window into the past: U.S.S. Chicago going into commission, Dec. 1, 1898, 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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U.S.S. Chicago going into commission, Dec. 1, 1898

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Taken as the U.S.S. Chicago was going into commission on December 1, 1898, this 8 by 10 inch glass negative shows a cruiser at a point of transition. The ship had first been commissioned in 1889 and was remodeled between 1895 and 1898, so the picture marks its return to service after a major refit. Cruisers of this era were central to the expanding American navy, and the Detroit Publishing Company, which made the negative, photographed ships, cities and landscapes across the country. The numbers and the name "Hart" inscribed on the glass hint at how the plate was logged and handled.

Created / published1898
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesChicago was commissioned April 17, 1889; remodeled 1895-1898. 910" and "Hart" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020287. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsChicago (Cruiser) Cruisers (Warships)--American.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 798 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-63574

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