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View of the George S. Blake in the navy yard in Washington DC, page, photomechanical print, inscription: 'The 'Blake' at the Washington navy yard. The dredging gear ready for work.', name: 'Heliotype Printing Co., 220 Devonshire St., Boston.', number: 'Plate 24.', 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 210 mm x width 164 mm, steamship, motorship, Washington DC, District of Columbia, A sepia-toned photograph of a docked sailing vessel seen from an elevated quay, showing the ship's bow and side with ornate carvings, rigging, tall masts, and spars, along with coiled ropes and chains on the deck and pier; a steam funnel rises amidships and various deck machinery and pulleys are visible, while the foreground shows a stone-edged quay with scattered planks, ropes, and a gas lamp post; water surrounds the vessel and a distant shoreline with low hills and other moored boats appears in the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B03_048

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45.8Mo (8.5Mo) / 30.3cm x 37.9cm / 3579 x 4475 (300dpi)

Mots clés

View George S Blake navy yard Washington DC page photomechanical print inscription Washington navy yard dredging gear ready work name Heliotype Printing Co 220 Devonshire St Boston number Plate 24 United States America printer person Heliotype Printing Company Massachusetts c 1870 - 1880 North America paper collotype photoprint height 210 mm x width 164 mm steamship motorship District Columbia sepia-toned photograph docked sailing vessel elevated quay showing ship's bow side ornate carvings rigging tall masts spars coiled ropes chains deck pier steam funnel rises amidships various machinery pulleys visible foreground stone-edged quay scattered planks ropes gas lamp post water surrounds vessel distant shoreline low hills moored boats background