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

Creator Notes

Photographed by Lycurgus S. Glover. Published by Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.

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

Loading Package Freight on Stern-Wheeler "Jas. T. Staples," Mobile, Alabama, circa 1910