Digital Collection
Negative, Glass-plate
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1969.012.134

Negative, Glass-plate

Negative, glass-plate. Monochromatic glass-plate negative from the studio of Louis James Pesha depicting the port side of the M.A. Hanna and Company freighter WILLIAM F. FITCH, under steam. Several crew members are on the flying bridge and near the pilot house. A pile of coal rises from the coal bunker. A tree-lined shoreline is visible in the background.

Date
c. 1915
Collection
Print Size
7" x 5"
Search Terms
Freighters, Boats, WILLIAM F. FITCH, Detroit Ship Building Company, M.A. Hanna and Company, Franklin Transportation Company, Pioneer Steamship Company, Jenkins Steamship Company, Detroit and Cleveland Steamship Company, Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, U.S. Maritime Commission
Studio
Louis James Pesha
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