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U.S.S. TENNESSEE [port view] – Vintage Print

U.S.S. TENNESSEE [port view], [between 1895 and 1900] — historic photograph
U.S.S. TENNESSEE [port view], [between 1895 and 1900]. Historic photograph from the Battleships 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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Step back in time with U.S.S. TENNESSEE [port view], a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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U.S.S. TENNESSEE [port view]

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This view shows the U.S.S. Tennessee from the port side, a vantage that lets the viewer see the ship's profile, hull lines, and superstructure. The Navy named its warships after states, and the Tennessee name recurred across several vessels over the years. The photograph is by the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its large commercial output of American views in the late 1800s and early 1900s, which sold images of ships, cities, and landscapes to a broad public. The date of about 1895 to 1900 comes from an unverified caption card, so it is best read as an estimate. The print is a useful record of how the Navy presented its steel fleet to the public at the turn of the century.

Created / published[between 1895 and 1900]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhotograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 020976. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ships, U.S. Govt.--Tennessee--1895-1900; Detr. Shelf; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,196 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-151342

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