S.S. La Bretagne – Vintage Print
![S.S. La Bretagne, [between 1890 and 1895] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f9/f9756a438d9c-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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of S.S. La Bretagne. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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S.S. La Bretagne
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The S.S. *La Bretagne* was a French transatlantic steamer of the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, which ran passenger service between Le Havre and New York in the late 1880s and early 1890s, when European lines competed hard for speed and passengers. The Detroit Publishing Company sold views of ships, harbors, and travel destinations to tourists and collectors, and this 8 x 10 inch glass negative, dated roughly 1890 to 1895, fits that commercial work. Because the attribution rests on the style of the title and numbering rather than a signed record, the exact photographer is uncertain.
| Created / published | [between 1890 and 1895] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Attribution based on style of title and numbering. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022340. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 796 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-65300 |
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