U.S.S. Baltimore, Captain Forsythe [sic] – Antique Wall Art
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(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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Step back in time with U.S.S. Baltimore, Captain Forsythe [sic], a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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U.S.S. Baltimore, Captain Forsythe [sic]
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Captain James McQueen Forsyth, whose name appears as "Forsythe" in the original title, is the subject of this 1900 glass-plate portrait, made while he commanded the cruiser U.S.S. Baltimore. The steel protected cruiser, launched in the late 1880s, spent much of its service in Asian waters, where American naval forces were busy protecting U.S. interests during a period of unrest in China. The picture comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm better known for its large-format views of cities, railroads, and landscapes across the United States.
| Created / published | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs.Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020137. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | Forsyth, James McQueen,--1842-1915. Baltimore (Cruiser) United States.--Navy. Cruisers (Warships)--American. Military officers--American. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 789 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-63439 |
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