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"City of Cleveland" and "Western States" Steamers Boarding Passengers, 1911

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Artifact Overview

Steamboats were popular for long-distance and inter-city travel. These boats made trips between Detroit and Cleveland in 1911.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

1911

Subject Date

1911

Creators

Place of Creation

Collection Title

Detroit Publishing Company Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.0500902

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Toning (Photography)

Color

Brown

Dimensions

Height: 7 in
Width: 9 in

Inscriptions

On back: In pencil: City of Cleveland- (later City of Cleveland III / Burned 1954 In grease pencil 0500902 X Photographer's negative number: B329 ? Ink stamp verso lower left: JUL 1911 In pencil on side: [Copy Neg. No. B.85930 1-15-79)
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"City of Cleveland" and "Western States" Steamers Boarding Passengers, 1911