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- Boat Bailer, 1808-1809 - Rain and seepage can endanger small wooden boats on the water -- a bailer like this helped keep them afloat. Reputedly, John Denson, nicknamed Johnny Trout by his friend Daniel Webster, made this bailer in the early 1800s. Trout and Webster occasionally fished together, and Webster, according to stories passed down, sometimes used this bailer.
- 1808-1809
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Boat Bailer, 1808-1809
Rain and seepage can endanger small wooden boats on the water -- a bailer like this helped keep them afloat. Reputedly, John Denson, nicknamed Johnny Trout by his friend Daniel Webster, made this bailer in the early 1800s. Trout and Webster occasionally fished together, and Webster, according to stories passed down, sometimes used this bailer.
- Fire Alarm at Old Mill Creek, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Fire Alarm at Old Mill Creek, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Boating in the Trough of the Potomac, Maryland, 1890 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- 1890
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Boating in the Trough of the Potomac, Maryland, 1890
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company's wide-ranging stock of original photographs documented life and landscapes from across the nation and around the globe. From the tens of thousands of negatives, the company created prints, postcards, lantern slides, panoramas, and other merchandise for sale to educators, businessmen, advertisers, homeowners and travelers.
- Leon Bollee Steering the Boat "Eugene," circa 1900 - Leon Bollee (1870-1913) created his first invention -- an adding machine to assist at his father's bell foundry in Le Mans, France -- in 1887. He formed Leon Bollee Automobiles in 1895. Later, Bollee supported Wilbur Wright during Wright's successful demonstration flights at Le Mans in 1908. This image is from a collection of Bollee's photographs.
- circa 1900
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Leon Bollee Steering the Boat "Eugene," circa 1900
Leon Bollee (1870-1913) created his first invention -- an adding machine to assist at his father's bell foundry in Le Mans, France -- in 1887. He formed Leon Bollee Automobiles in 1895. Later, Bollee supported Wilbur Wright during Wright's successful demonstration flights at Le Mans in 1908. This image is from a collection of Bollee's photographs.
- North Beach, Old House, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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North Beach, Old House, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Naval Yards of Maisons-Laffitte, circa 1946 - Following World War II, Ettore Bugatti built a small number of watercraft at his Maisons-Laffitte naval yards near Paris. Prototypes of the Type 75 You-You boat were produced in three different lengths, with space in the bow for a small inboard motor. The project ended soon after Bugatti's death in 1947, but not before thousands of brochures had been printed.
- circa 1946
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Naval Yards of Maisons-Laffitte, circa 1946
Following World War II, Ettore Bugatti built a small number of watercraft at his Maisons-Laffitte naval yards near Paris. Prototypes of the Type 75 You-You boat were produced in three different lengths, with space in the bow for a small inboard motor. The project ended soon after Bugatti's death in 1947, but not before thousands of brochures had been printed.
- Man in Row Boat at Old Mill, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Man in Row Boat at Old Mill, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- A Modern Noah's Ark - Tebo's Yacht Basin, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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A Modern Noah's Ark - Tebo's Yacht Basin, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Hermit of Sand Island, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
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Hermit of Sand Island, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- Tebo's Yacht Basin, 1890-1915 - In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the <em>New York Herald</em>. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.
- 1890-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Tebo's Yacht Basin, 1890-1915
In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.