Digital Collection
Negative, Glass-plate
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2011.040.204

Negative, Glass-plate

Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and starboard side of the Gilchrist Transportation Company freighter GENERAL GARRETSON, under steam. Several crew members are on the flying bridge. Another is at the stern, peering toward a rowboat which crosses the freighter's wake. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background.

Date
c. 1910
Year Range From
1907
Year Range To
1913
Collection
Print Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Freighters, Boats, GENERAL GARRETSON, Gilchrist Transportation Company, Wilson Transit Company, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Litton Systems, Incorporated, Kinsman Marine Transit Company, E.J. KULAS, POWHATAN, CHARLES A. PAUL,, B.F. JONES
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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