U.S.S. Baltimore, Captain Forsythe [sic] – Historic Reproduction
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U.S.S. Baltimore, Captain Forsythe [sic]
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Captain James McQueen Forsyth is the subject of this portrait, though the original caption misspells his name as "Forsythe." He commanded the USS Baltimore, a steel protected cruiser commissioned in 1890 that served the U.S. Navy through the years around the turn of the century. The picture was made in 1900 on an 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate, a large format that gave photographers fine detail. Formal portraits of ship captains like this one were often made for service records, newspapers and public occasions.
| Created / published | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs.Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. no. 020136. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | Forsyth, James McQueen,--1842-1915. Baltimore (Cruiser) United States.--Navy. Cruisers (Warships)--American. Military officers--American. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 791 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-63438 |
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