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Launching Party for the Steamer "Merton E. Farr," September 11, 1920

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Artifact Overview

From 1895-1924, Detroit Publishing Company was one of the world's major image publishers. Its wide-ranging stock of original photographs included scenes from around the globe. Detroit Shipbuilding Company launched the Merton E. Farr in 1920. Workers built the 587-foot-long freighter using surplus materials from a World War I shipbuilding program. The vessel was scrapped in 1970.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

11 September 1920

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Photographed by Spencer & Wyckoff Photo Company, Detroit, Michigan. Published by the Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.

Collection Title

Detroit Publishing Company Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.022845

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 7.25 in
Width: 9.25 in

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