Légende
View of the Sigsbee sounding machine on the George S. Blake, page, photomechanical print, name: 'Heliotype Printing Co., 220 Devonshire St., Boston.', inscription: 'The Sigsbee sounding machine in position: run in with the tubes lowered and the accommodation grating triced up.', number: 'Plate 14.', United States of America, printer (person): Heliotype Printing Company, Boston (Massachusetts), c. 1870 - in or before 1880, printer (person), North America, Massachusetts, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 160 mm x width 212 mm, steamship, motorship, machines, parts of machines, tools and appliances, fathoming, sounding, A sepia-toned photograph showing the deck and rigging of a wooden sailing vessel alongside a calm body of water, with a shoreline of buildings and low hills visible in the background. The deck contains coiled ropes, a winch, a mounted drum, various pulleys and mechanical fittings, and sections of lattice railing. Two tall masts with ratlines and standing rigging rise from the deck, one partially obscured by a horizontal spar. The hull displays horizontal planking and several circular opening covers, and thick mooring ropes extend from the deck down toward the water. The scene is framed by a pale border.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B03_045
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
43.7Mo (10.1Mo) / 36.1cm x 30.3cm / 4261 x 3582 (300dpi)