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- "Docking a Big Liner," RMS Oceanic, 1903 - 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 <em>Oceanic</em>. 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.
- 1903
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"Docking a Big Liner," RMS Oceanic, 1903
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.
- "Off for Europe," circa 1905 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- circa 1905
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"Off for Europe," circa 1905
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. It had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, many of which were colored using the company's patented "Phostint" process. Popular "Phostint" postcards, the Detroit Publishing Company claimed, were delicately "executed in Nature's Coloring" to be truthful, tasteful, beautiful, and educational.
- The World's Wonder Ships, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, 1949 - In this brochure, Cunard White Star Line emphasized the size, speed, and comfort of its ships <em>Queen Mary</em> and <em>Queen Elizabeth</em>. The ocean liners provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s -- which cut travel time from days to hours -- ended the age of ocean liners.
- 1949
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The World's Wonder Ships, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, 1949
In this brochure, Cunard White Star Line emphasized the size, speed, and comfort of its ships Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. The ocean liners provided weekly express service between Great Britain, France and the United States. The arrival of transatlantic jet airliners in the late 1950s -- which cut travel time from days to hours -- ended the age of ocean liners.
- Henry, Clara, and Edsel Ford aboard Ship on their European Trip, 1912 - Thanks to Ford Motor Company's success, Henry and Clara Ford were able to travel often with their son, Edsel. The family took their first trip to Europe in 1912, where they toured Great Britain and France. Before that, the Fords had visited North American sights like Niagara Falls, Pikes Peak, the Grand Canyon, and California's redwood forests.
- 1912
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Henry, Clara, and Edsel Ford aboard Ship on their European Trip, 1912
Thanks to Ford Motor Company's success, Henry and Clara Ford were able to travel often with their son, Edsel. The family took their first trip to Europe in 1912, where they toured Great Britain and France. Before that, the Fords had visited North American sights like Niagara Falls, Pikes Peak, the Grand Canyon, and California's redwood forests.