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Negative, Glass-plate
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2011.040.221

Negative, Glass-plate

Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the bow and port side of the Gilchrist Transportation Company freighter FRANK W. GILCHRIST, under steam. Four figures stand around the aft cabin. A pile of coal rises above the coal bunker. Two people in a small boat, which appears to be getting towed by the GILCHRIST, float off of its stern. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background.

Date
c. 1908
Year Range From
1903
Year Range To
1913
Collection
Print Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Freighters, Boats, FRANK W. GILCHRIST, Gilchrist Transportation Company, Interlake Steamship Company, Paterson Steamships, Limited, N.M. Paterson and Sons, Limited, Goderich Elevator and Transit Company, Limited, CEPHEUS, MANTADOC, R.G. SANDERSON
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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