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- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Jenkins Steamship Company freighter CHARLES O. JENKINS, under steam. A man stands outside the pilot house, another stands near the aft cabin, and between 14 figures are on the main deck. Several people in a small boat, flying a large American flag float alongside the starboard side of the JENKINS. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Erie and Western Transit Company freighter CONEMAUGH, under steam. Several crew members are on the flying bridge. Smoke from the stack of another vessel rises from the left edge of the frame. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the freighter IMPERIAL, under steam. Two men are on the flying bridge at midship. A line extends from the stern off the left edge of frame. Several animals grazing along a tree-lined shoreline are visible in the background. The photo is captioned with the year, 1915.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Zenith Steamship Company freighter HOOVER AND MASON, under steam. Two figures are on the flying bridge, another walks along the main deck, a small group sits in front of the aft cabin, and two more work atop it. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1915." "3436," was handwritten on the non-archival envelope which previously held the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company freighter LUZON, under steam. A figure stands at the bow, another is on the main deck near midship, and another person is in the doorway of the aft cabin. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1916.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass plate negative taken immediately after the launch of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter HARVARD on the grounds of the Detroit Ship Building Company, as taken from off of its port quarter. The freighter float in a slip, having just been side launched. A group of people stand on board the freighter near its stern. A group of spectators are in the foreground at the edge of the slip. Several other people watch from the scaffolding beside the slip.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Sepia-toned photo of the launch of the U.S. Shipping Board cargo freighter CRAWL KEYS at Great Lakes Engineering Works, taken from across the slip its being side launched into, off of its port bow. A banner, blurred by the motion of the launch, is hung at midship on the vessel's port side; its discernible portion reads, "A World's Record, This Ship Launched [...]," referring to the freighter's record setting 29 day construction period. A crowd has gathered in the background at the end of the slip, beneath a building with a large "Great Lakes Engineering Works" sign on its roof. "7-29-1918," is printed near the bottom center of the image. The photo is mounted on beige cardboard with a decorative brown border. "Fred Mogk, Photographer, 23 Henry St. River Rouge - Michigan," is stamped on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation Company freighter JOHN LAMBERT, under steam. Two figures are on the flying bridge, and two others are near the stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the year, 1916. "63-13-#2, 3194," was handwritten on the non-archival envelope which previously held the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Great Lakes Steamship Company freighter GEORGE B. LEONARD, covered in ice and under steam. A person kneels on the forecastle deck, while another walks along the main deck. Several small buildings on a tree-lined shore are visible in the background.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Mahoning Steamship Company freighter LEONARD C. HANNA, under steam. Several figures are on the flying bridge, while another sits under the awning behind the pilot house, and two others stand near the aft cabin. Two people are also in a small boat being pulled behind the HANNA. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. The image is captioned with the date, "1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
