"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
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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