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- "Fishers Schooners at 'T' Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts," 1904 -
- 1904
- Collections - Artifact
"Fishers Schooners at 'T' Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts," 1904
- Canal Boats In Winter Quarters, New York, circa 1903 - Some canals were impassable during winter months. Many Erie Canal captains rafted their boats up and had them towed down the Hudson River to New York City. Canal boat captains (often with their families) lived on docked boats or rented nearby housing, overhauling the boats or working temporary jobs elsewhere until the weather warmed and canals became navigable again.
- circa 1903
- Collections - Artifact
Canal Boats In Winter Quarters, New York, circa 1903
Some canals were impassable during winter months. Many Erie Canal captains rafted their boats up and had them towed down the Hudson River to New York City. Canal boat captains (often with their families) lived on docked boats or rented nearby housing, overhauling the boats or working temporary jobs elsewhere until the weather warmed and canals became navigable again.
- Daily River Excursions, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Daily River Excursions, Detroit, Michigan
- Detroit Excursion Steamers, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1908
- Collections - Artifact
Detroit Excursion Steamers, Detroit, Michigan
- What "Captains Courageous" Bring Home: Cleaning Codfish on Cape Ann Wharf, Gloucester, Mass. -
- Collections - Artifact
What "Captains Courageous" Bring Home: Cleaning Codfish on Cape Ann Wharf, Gloucester, Mass.
- "Farewells," Tugboat Pushing Off White Star Line Ocean Liner SS Majestic, circa 1903 - 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.
- circa 1903
- Collections - Artifact
"Farewells," Tugboat Pushing Off White Star Line Ocean Liner SS Majestic, circa 1903
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.
- Wood Engraving, "The Levee at New Orleans," 1853 -
- 1853
- Collections - Artifact
Wood Engraving, "The Levee at New Orleans," 1853
- Locomotive and Passenger Cars, circa 1845 - Early American railroad passenger coaches rode on four wheels, but these cars were largely supplanted by eight-wheel models by 1840. The eight-wheel design, which placed the car body atop two sets of pivoting four-wheel trucks, made for a stable car that was longer but still able to negotiate sharp curves.
- circa 1845
- Collections - Artifact
Locomotive and Passenger Cars, circa 1845
Early American railroad passenger coaches rode on four wheels, but these cars were largely supplanted by eight-wheel models by 1840. The eight-wheel design, which placed the car body atop two sets of pivoting four-wheel trucks, made for a stable car that was longer but still able to negotiate sharp curves.
- Club House, Kennebunkport, Maine, 1902 - 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.
- 1902
- Collections - Artifact
Club House, Kennebunkport, Maine, 1902
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.
- Excursion Steamers, Detroit, Michigan - From the mid-19th century until well into the 20th century, steam-powered excursion boats carried passengers from Detroit to various ports on the Great Lakes. Many of these vessels took visitors to nearby destinations like Boblo Island or Tashmoo Park. Others went to farther points like Cleveland and Buffalo to the east, or Mackinac Island to the north.
- circa 1901
- Collections - Artifact
Excursion Steamers, Detroit, Michigan
From the mid-19th century until well into the 20th century, steam-powered excursion boats carried passengers from Detroit to various ports on the Great Lakes. Many of these vessels took visitors to nearby destinations like Boblo Island or Tashmoo Park. Others went to farther points like Cleveland and Buffalo to the east, or Mackinac Island to the north.