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Off for the Indian River – Antique Wall Art

Off for the Indian River, c[ca. 1910] — historic photograph
Off for the Indian River, c[ca. 1910]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company 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 steamboat named the *Republic* lies at a pier on the Indian River, and a sign at the dock reads "For St. Augustine and Palm Beach," naming the destinations it served. Boats like this carried winter visitors, mail and freight along Florida's east coast, linking inland lagoon towns to Atlantic resorts that grew quickly after railroads reached them in the 1890s. The Detroit Publishing Company produced many views like this one to promote travel, and its large glass negative keeps fine detail in the boat, the dock and the sign.

Created / publishedc[ca. 1910]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesFor St. Augustine and Palm Beach" on sign at dock. "G 6960" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071753. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsRepublic (Steamboat) Piers & wharves. Steamboats.United States--Florida--Indian River.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-72990

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