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[LUSITANIA, 1907-1914, New York City: warping into new pier, 20 Nov. 1908] – Vintage Print

[LUSITANIA, 1907-1914, New York City: warping into new pier, 20 Nov. 1908], 1908 Nov. 20. — historic photograph
[LUSITANIA, 1907-1914, New York City: warping into new pier, 20 Nov. 1908], 1908 Nov. 20.. Historic photograph from the New York City 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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Here the Cunard liner Lusitania is being warped, or hauled by lines, into a new pier in New York Harbor. Warping was a common way to position a large ocean liner at a berth without relying on its own engines, and the work depended on dockhands and tugs. Lusitania had entered service in 1907 and was among the fastest and largest passenger ships of its day, so a picture of her maneuvering into a new berth in 1908 documents the busy Atlantic liner trade at the port. The photograph comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, a large body of news pictures taken in New York in the early 1900s.

Created / published1908 Nov. 20.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Ships--LUSITANIA; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,090 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-131453

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