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- Description:
- Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter FRANCIS E. HOUSE, under steam. A group of roughly ten figures is gathered outside of the aft cabin. In the foreground, the small boat DELOS carries three passengers beneath its canopy. 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
- Description:
- Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the starboard side of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company freighter SIR WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN, under steam. Two crew members stand near the cabin at midship. A line extends off frame from the stern of the freighter, suggesting that it is tugging something. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background. "In 1915" was handwritten on the non-archival envelope which previous held the plate.
- Date Issued:
- 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
