Title

Santa Marta, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service.

Caption

Santa Marta, between c1910 and c1915. Shows the Santa Marta (built 1909), a refrigerated fruit transport ("banana boat") at an East River dock in New York city, with Brooklyn Bridge in background. The Santa Marta was also used to transport elements of US Army Base Hospital 22 from France to New York in March 1919.

Date

20th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A22_400

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,7Mb (1,9Mb) / 17,5in x 11,9in / 5246 x 3578 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation river season library historical boat boats New York New York City industry country ship ships bridge bridges geography color structure industrial wharf docks dock war location Armed Forces century cargo ship Brooklyn Bridge photograph concept photo East River B&W new york state Army Library of Congress warfare wintry United States of America Colour shipping Industry United States Army water transport black & white black and white B W armed services white and black 1910s 20th century US Army American history historic America USA geographical feature TGN winter photograph united states Bain George Graham Congressional Library U.S. Army Heritage Art glass negative Santa Marta still image fruit industry Bain News Service George Graham Bain George Grantham Bain