Caption
View of the deck of the George S. Blake, page, photomechanical print, name: 'Heliotype Printing Co., 220 Devonshire St., Boston.', inscription: 'View of the 'Blake's' deck looking forward from the bow of the starboard quarter-boat. Ready for paying out the dredge.', number: 'Plate 30.', United States of America, printer (person): Heliotype Printing Company, Boston (Massachusetts), c. 1870 - in or before 1880, Heliotype Printing Company, printer (person), North America, Massachusetts, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 200 mm x width 165 mm, ships (in general), A sepia-toned photograph showing the deck of a ship with a central mast, rigging, and multiple ropes and chains running vertically and diagonally across the frame, a large spool of cable mounted on a wooden cradle near the center, mechanical winches and pulleys, a small deckhouse with curtained windows, coiled ropes and fenders along the rail, davits holding a boat secured on the starboard side, metal vents and chimneys, a crewman standing near the deckhouse, and distant masts and shoreline visible through the rigging.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B03_051
License type
Rights managed
Available size
42.4Mb (10.9Mb) / 11.2in x 14.7in / 3361 x 4407 (300dpi)