Loading Package Freight on Stern-Wheeler "Jas. T. Staples," Mobile, Alabama, circa 1910
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Artifact Overview
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America. Here, the steamer James T. Staples takes on sacks, boxes, kegs, and crates of freight (including a piano, right) at a busy wharf.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1910
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.DPC.039544
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Sepia (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.125 in
Width: 9 in
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