Launch of the S.S. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy – Historic Reproduction
(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 Launch of the S.S. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Launch of the S.S. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy
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Wyandotte, Michigan, a river town south of Detroit, is the setting for this view of the launch of the steamship *Sir Thomas Shaughnessy*. The ship bore the name of the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, a company whose lake and ocean vessels tied its rail network to shipping routes. Around 1906, launches like this drew crowds of workers and townspeople to the riverfront, and the Detroit Publishing Company sent photographers to record such industrial scenes. This 8 by 10 inch glass negative preserves the moment the hull entered the water.
| Created / published | c1906. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Detroit Publishing Co. no. 022242. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949. |
| Subjects | Sir Thomas Shaughnessy (Steamship) Ships. Launchings.United States--Michigan--Wyandotte. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 791 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-65224 |
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