"Docking a Big Liner," RMS Oceanic, 1903

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Artifact Overview

The Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world from 1895 to 1924. Its wide-ranging stock included this photograph of the RMS Oceanic. She was the world's largest ship from 1899 to 1901. The ocean liner was built and named for the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, better known as the White Star Line.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1903

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.021795

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.938 in
Width: 9.188 in

"Docking a Big Liner," RMS Oceanic, 1903