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[Freighter Midland King, Cleveland, Ohio] – Antique Print

[Freighter Midland King, Cleveland, Ohio], [between 1900 and 1915] — historic photograph
[Freighter Midland King, Cleveland, Ohio], [between 1900 and 1915]. Historic photograph from the Cleveland 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 [Freighter Midland King, Cleveland, Ohio] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Freighter Midland King, Cleveland, Ohio]

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The Midland King, a freighter photographed at Cleveland, was one of many bulk carriers working the Great Lakes in the early 1900s, and the cargo in this view is coal. Cleveland sat on the south shore of Lake Erie and served as a busy port where coal moved out and iron ore moved in, supplying the steel mills and rail lines of the region. The picture comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers made glass-plate negatives between about 1900 and 1915 to document American cities, industry and scenery. The 8 by 10 inch negative captures fine detail in the ship's hull and rigging.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1915]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
NotesTitle from jacket. No. 106 G.F.C." on negative. "James Ellsworth
SubjectsMidland King (Freighter) Coal. Cargo ships. Shipping.United States--Ohio--Cleveland.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan827 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-74770

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