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- Assembly of Marine Compound Steam Engines, Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1901 - 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.

- 1901
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Assembly of Marine Compound Steam Engines, Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan, 1901
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.
- Henry Ford's Yacht "Sialia" Undergoing Modification at Detroit Shipbuilding Company, 1925 - Henry Ford purchased a yacht in 1917. He retained the vessel's given name, <em>Sialia</em>, the scientific name for the bluebird. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, the yacht also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. This photograph was taken during an operation to add diesel engines and lengthen <em>Sialia</em> by 21 feet.

- April 02, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford's Yacht "Sialia" Undergoing Modification at Detroit Shipbuilding Company, 1925
Henry Ford purchased a yacht in 1917. He retained the vessel's given name, Sialia, the scientific name for the bluebird. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, the yacht also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. This photograph was taken during an operation to add diesel engines and lengthen Sialia by 21 feet.
- Card, "The Ships," 1830-1870 -

- 1830-1870
- Collections - Artifact
Card, "The Ships," 1830-1870
- Chromolithograph, "The Great Eastern on the Stocks as Seen From the River," 1857 - The SS <em>Great Eastern</em> is shown under construction in this print. It was the largest passenger ship ever built at the time of its launch in 1858. In 1866, the <em>Great Eastern</em> was converted to lay the second--and first successful--transatlantic cable. During its career, this ship laid multiple submarine communication cables totaling over 32,000 miles.

- 1857
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Chromolithograph, "The Great Eastern on the Stocks as Seen From the River," 1857
The SS Great Eastern is shown under construction in this print. It was the largest passenger ship ever built at the time of its launch in 1858. In 1866, the Great Eastern was converted to lay the second--and first successful--transatlantic cable. During its career, this ship laid multiple submarine communication cables totaling over 32,000 miles.
- Henry Ford's Yacht "Sialia" at Detroit Shipbuilding Company, 1925 - Henry Ford purchased a yacht in 1917. He retained the vessel's given name, <em>Sialia</em>, the scientific name for the bluebird. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, the yacht also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. This photograph was taken during an operation to add diesel engines and lengthen <em>Sialia</em> by 21 feet.

- April 02, 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford's Yacht "Sialia" at Detroit Shipbuilding Company, 1925
Henry Ford purchased a yacht in 1917. He retained the vessel's given name, Sialia, the scientific name for the bluebird. Intended as private transportation during trips to investigate possible industrial supply sources, the yacht also carried the Fords and their guests on family excursions. This photograph was taken during an operation to add diesel engines and lengthen Sialia by 21 feet.
- "T. Smits Vly in Early Times" (New Amsterdam, later New York City), Lithograph from 1861 - Immigrants from the Netherlands settled present-day New York City in the early 1600s. The Dutch settlement, christened New Amsterdam, flourished as colonists bartered with Indigenous communities, farmed and plied various trades. This 19th-century print depicts boat builders working along the river and a prosperous farm with a windmill where colonists ground their grain.

- 1861
- Collections - Artifact
"T. Smits Vly in Early Times" (New Amsterdam, later New York City), Lithograph from 1861
Immigrants from the Netherlands settled present-day New York City in the early 1600s. The Dutch settlement, christened New Amsterdam, flourished as colonists bartered with Indigenous communities, farmed and plied various trades. This 19th-century print depicts boat builders working along the river and a prosperous farm with a windmill where colonists ground their grain.
- Workers inside the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900 -

- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Workers inside the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1900
- Chromolithograph, "The Great Eastern on the Stocks during Construction, Stern View," 1857 - The SS <em>Great Eastern</em> is shown under construction in this print. It was the largest passenger ship ever built at the time of its launch in 1858. In 1866, the <em>Great Eastern</em> was converted to lay the second--and first successful--transatlantic cable. During its career, this ship laid multiple submarine communication cables totaling over 32,000 miles.

- 1857
- Collections - Artifact
Chromolithograph, "The Great Eastern on the Stocks during Construction, Stern View," 1857
The SS Great Eastern is shown under construction in this print. It was the largest passenger ship ever built at the time of its launch in 1858. In 1866, the Great Eastern was converted to lay the second--and first successful--transatlantic cable. During its career, this ship laid multiple submarine communication cables totaling over 32,000 miles.
- "SS Morro Castle at Cramp Shipyards, Philadelphia," circa 1905 - 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 1905
- Collections - Artifact
"SS Morro Castle at Cramp Shipyards, Philadelphia," circa 1905
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.