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U.S.S. Boston – Antique Wall Art

U.S.S. Boston, [between 1890 and 1901] — historic photograph
U.S.S. Boston, [between 1890 and 1901]. Historic photograph from the Boston 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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This rare historic photograph captures U.S.S. Boston in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Named for the Massachusetts city, the U.S.S. Boston was a steel protected cruiser from the first generation of ships of the modern U.S. Navy, built in the 1880s. The Detroit Publishing Company, which made this 8 by 10 inch glass negative, photographed American scenery, cities, and ships for sale to the public, so the picture reflects that commercial interest in the navy's new vessels. Cruisers like the Boston were built for speed and scouting rather than for the heavy battle line, and she later served in the Pacific during the Spanish-American War. The date is estimated from the company's 1901 catalog, which places the negative in the years just before that.

Created / published[between 1890 and 1901]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDate based on Detroit, Catalogue J (1901). 3" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020149. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsBoston (Cruiser) Cruisers (Warships)--American.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-63451

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