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1. A mounted, glossy, sepia-toned photographic print of the "Launch of Fireboat James Battle," as titled at the lower left corner

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A mounted, glossy, sepia-toned photographic print of the "Launch of Fireboat James Battle," as titled at the lower left corner. The fire tug, stern facing the camera, is being side-launched and is kicking up a splash at Wyandotte's Detroit Shipbuilding Company. Crowds are visible along the sides of the dock, as well as on the roof of a structure in the foreground. A sailor, adjusting his footing, is on the deck of the JAMES BATTLE. "Detroit Photographic Co." is written in the lower right corner of the print. "With compliments of Wm. Cason," handwritten on verso. Matting is green cardstock.
Date Issued:
1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Fire Department

2. A mounted sepia-toned glossy photographic print of a group of 27 men posing at the drydock on the occasion of the launching the fire tug "JAMES BATTLE" on October 18, 1893

Description:
A mounted sepia-toned glossy photographic print of a group of 27 men posing at the drydock on the occasion of the launching the fire tug "JAMES BATTLE" on October 18, 1893. Mounted on beige cardstock. "With compliments of Wm. Cason" written on verso.
Date Issued:
1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Fire Department

3. Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of 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

Description:
Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of 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 has been side-launched into a slip, and water splashed from beneath it. A group of people brace themselves on board the freighter near its stern. A group of spectators watch from the scaffolding beside the slip, and below near the edge of the slip.
Date Issued:
1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Maritime

4. Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of a woman posing beside a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Ship Building Company, with the nearly completed City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE on a launch ramp on the opposite shore of the slip

Description:
Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of a woman posing beside a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Ship Building Company, with the nearly completed City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE on a launch ramp on the opposite shore of the slip. Scaffolding supporting tracks and a crane stands in the background.
Date Issued:
1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Maritime

5. 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

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

6. Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of the side-launch of the City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE into a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, as taken from the opposite side of the canal off of the boat's starboard bow

Description:
Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of the side-launch of the City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE into a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, as taken from the opposite side of the canal off of the boat's starboard bow. Water splashes around the tug. Scaffolding supporting tracks and a crane stands in the background.
Date Issued:
1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
Maritime

7. A mounted, glossy, sepia-toned photographic print of the "Launch of Fireboat James Battle," as titled at the lower left corner

Description:
A mounted, glossy, sepia-toned photographic print of the "Launch of Fireboat James Battle," as titled at the lower left corner. The fire tug, stern facing the camera, is being side-launched and is kicking up a splash at Wyandotte's Detroit Shipbuilding Company. Crowds are visible along the sides of the dock, as well as on the roof of a structure in the foreground. A sailor, adjusting his footing, is on the deck of the JAMES BATTLE. "Detroit Photographic Co." is written in the lower right corner of the print. "With compliments of Wm. Cason," handwritten on verso. Matting is green cardstock.
Date Issued:
1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

8. Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of a woman posing beside a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Ship Building Company, with the nearly completed City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE on a launch ramp on the opposite shore of the slip

Description:
Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of a woman posing beside a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Ship Building Company, with the nearly completed City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE on a launch ramp on the opposite shore of the slip. Scaffolding supporting tracks and a crane stands in the background.
Date Issued:
1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

9. A mounted sepia-toned glossy photographic print of a group of 27 men posing at the drydock on the occasion of the launching the fire tug "JAMES BATTLE" on October 18, 1893

Description:
A mounted sepia-toned glossy photographic print of a group of 27 men posing at the drydock on the occasion of the launching the fire tug "JAMES BATTLE" on October 18, 1893. Mounted on beige cardstock. "With compliments of Wm. Cason" written on verso.
Date Issued:
1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society

10. Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of the side-launch of the City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE into a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company

Description:
Monochromatic glass plate negative taken of the side-launch of the City of Detroit Fire Department fire tug JAMES BATTLE into a slip on the grounds of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, as taken from the opposite side of the canal off of the boat's starboard bow. Water splashes around the tug. Scaffolding supporting tracks and a crane stands in the background.
Date Issued:
1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society