Sailing vessel of about 1840 – Vintage Wall Art
![Sailing vessel of about 1840, [between 1910 and 1926] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d8/d8c5cd454f65-L.webp)
(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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This historic photograph of Sailing vessel of about 1840 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Sailing vessel of about 1840
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The title describes a sailing vessel of about 1840, but the glass negative was made sometime between 1910 and 1926, so the picture records a ship that was already decades old or of an older design when the photographer pressed the shutter. The title came from data the National Photo Company wrote on the negative or its sleeve and has not been verified, so the vessel's exact age and identity remain uncertain. The 8 by 6 inch glass plate was a common format for commercial work of that era, and the streaks and blemishes visible on it come from the natural breakdown of its original coating.
| Created / published | [between 1910 and 1926] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch seven. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 7,048 × 5,481 px · prints to 23 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-261367 |
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